WOW! IS THIS BEAUTIFUL! As I mentioned in my last post I have been very busy in the studio for the past few weeks.  I am so excited to share this one!  It’s a combination of a few techniques that…

A Special Piece for a Special Friend This weekend has been full of joy and love in the Ostrander home.  I am so grateful to my close circle of friends for joining me to celebrate my four minutes of fame…

MY FIRST EPOXY RESIN POUR This is something that I have long been wanting to try and look forward to many more to come!  I watched several videos on-line for working with resin and have been sitting on a gallon…

ART FOR THE NEW BATTLE STATION Just completed a transformation of my son’s battle-station/homework room.  We removed a large, enclosed desk that revealed a wall behind his cockpit for which he commissioned me to fill with a custom painting. Existing…

BYE BYE, FISH COLLISION! Another fabulous milestone achieved and another great learning experience gained… this evening I shipped off my first sold work via post to Washington State! “fish collision” was created in September, 2019 just one week prior to “fall…

THE MULTI-DIMENSIONAL DIPTYCH I am near complete with a project that started as an experiment and just resulted in a fantastic addition to my portfolio.  I say ‘almost finished’ because I am seeking advice for how to present my latest…

POUR WITH MORE In a familiar setting we’re all experiencing today, “debating the line” is a time-capsule that challenges onlookers to question reality.This piece is part of a series I call Pour with More.  About a year ago I started…

PAINTING WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRUSH I created a style of using only the energy of gravity to lay down colors on canvas; this weekend I finished the third iteration, Gravitron 3.0.  My goal with this series is to achieve color…

MY FIRST COMMISSION “fall leaves” is my first commissioned piece. A friend was moving into a new house and wanted something with the bright oranges and yellows of Autumn. She provided some example images and I chose to focus on…

HOW IT ALL STARTED ”landscape” was my first large format acrylic painting on canvas. I had little expectation for much more than a great Sunday afternoon, painting. After all, I had only prior experimented with a 6-color set on nothing…