Extraordinary Eco-Friendly Fine Art

My vision: to respond to the muse through the disciplines of painting and mosaic by creating a connected collection of representational or abstract images in segments of amazing color utilizing resources that would otherwise go to waste.

It's an organic communion of thought and inspiration. I portray images as I imagine they should be. I am motivated by external stimuli - art and beauty, fashion and design.

I am a rabid recycler - I am compelled to upcycle* unusual resources to create my art and give others’ images and words a new life in my work. Look closely for menu items, cruise itineraries, gallery openings... stand back to view the sum of the parts - a textural representation of beauty.

In my head, Synesthesia*, Eidetic Imagery*, Perfect Pitch* and an unquenchable desire to delve into concepts, history, images and ideas – compete and collide. I take fascinating and colorful expeditions down rabbit holes. My art reflects the conclusion of these voyages utilizing an ability to see images in tiny bits, in a color scheme that may only exist in my mind. 

"What's in a face?" "What is beauty?" I am forced to explore this concept. It is only a visage we present for review. Look past the immediate and discover what's behind the mask. See the “thinker behind the eyes” through an intricate facade. I believe we are an aggregate of tiny bits: who we are and where we've been - or who we want or pretend to be. The tesserae, the "tiles" represent those bits in color and texture and meaning.

The how, the process, is not important – the finished creation is the end of the journey. Now, it is up to you to enjoy.

Read more about Upcycling, Synesthesia, Eidetic Imagery, etc: read more by clicking here!

I did have three new works... but, they all sold last weekend!

All American Blonde [The Karen E Project, Part III]

Mixed Media on Canvas

32x40" - Framed - $3900.00

Haughty or Naughty?

Mixed Media on Canvas

22x28"- Unframed - $1850.00

Visit The Collection Page to see everything...

Or, to quickly find out what's available, click on:

Fox 10 News @ 9:00

Click here to watch the artist on Fox 10 News!

Did you click over from Robert Schimmel's site? He's my brother. His portrait is on the Collection Page... Scroll down!

GALLERIES:

• Tryst Gallery - Chandler, AZ

• Raw Style Gallery - Santa Monica, CA

AND:

• Visit the Events page for a listing of upcoming shows and/or events.

• Artist's Studio by appointment: 602.667.6926

NEWS:

• For all media coverage, click HERE

• Story in Natural Home Magazine: Read an exerpt:

• See my work on Stop Junk Mail.Org [Great Britain] The Stop Junk Mail Campaign

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"I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the hearts' affections and the truth of imagination - what the imagination seizes as beauty must be truth whether it existed before or not."

- John Keats

"Being average scares the hell out of me."

-Terry Gilliam

"There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening, that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique."

- Martha Graham

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

- Eleanor Roosevelt