Mixed Media Contemporary Art by Deanna Thibault

 

My work ranges from impressionism to abstraction. It is always full of design, color and pattern. Many of my paintings incorporate black line, drawn with black ink, and using a technique called blind contour drawing. In this technique, you look only at the objects as you draw, not at the paper, letting your eye move along shapes and edges in the objects, letting your hand follow your eye as you draw. This technique often creates whimsical shapes. Working very spontaneously, to these shapes I add fresh, bold color, pattern and texture using watercolor and acrylic paints, and then apply hand-painted collage papers for additional pattern and color.

Recently, with the help of the staff at Sarnoff's Art & Writing in Tucson, I've developed a new process that allows me to frame my canvas and paper-based work without glass or plastic glazing. This process essentially seals each layer of my work — painting, mat and backing — with several layers of clear acrylic gel medium. When dry, these layers are assembled into a "sandwich" using a heat mounting process. The finished piece permanently fuses backing, mat and painting, and imparts an interesting non-reflective texture that is also protective. These works are then framed without glazing; in the case of works on gallery-wrapped canvas, they are ready to hang.

Please inquire about prints for any of the art you see here - just tell me about what size you want, and it can be custom made for you.

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Alley Cats, 22x30 inches	Canyon Spirits, 22x30 inches
Black Flowers, 30x22 inches (SOLD - prints available)	Paradise, 41x31 inches framed
Dotted Still Life, 30x22 inches	Blue Trees, 30x22 inches
Butterfly in the Passion Flowers, 13x35 inches
Dance of the Waters - (SOLD - Prints Available)
The Crab and The Clown Fish (SOLD - prints available)
Desert Hills, 16x46, triptych
Ghost Ranch, triptych framed separately, each panel 11x11 inches
Hear the Music, Feel the Culture, 22x30 inches	Stop Drinking When You See the Purple Frogs, 28x28 inches
Sedona Spirits, 20x16 inches	Sabino, 30x22 inches
Under the Sea  (SOLD, prints available)
Tuscan Vineyard  (SOLD, prints available)

Figurative Work

Contemplation - 13 x 24 inches
Kick It Up - 13 x 18 inches
Collage of Figures - 11x17 inches
Figure Drawings - 9 x 30 inches (details of each panel below)
Figure Drawings - detail 1	Figure Drawings - detail 3		Figure Drawings - detail 2
Figure Drawings - detail 4		Figure Drawings - detail 5

 

Florals

Canna Lily - 24 x 10 inches	Daffodils - 24 x 10 inches	Desert  Bluebells & Golden Poppies - 24x10 inches
Dramatic Iris - 24 x 10 inches	Poppies - 24 x 10 inches	Passion Flowers - 24 x 10 inches

 

 

 

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