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  • Spirit World
    "Spirit World"

    "Spirit World"  acrylic, mixed media on wood panel.  25" x 36"

    Available for Purchase
  • The Depth of Blue
    "The Depth of Blue"

    "The Depth of Blue"acrylic, mirrors, milagros on 16" x 20" panel (my experience with a healer in Venezuela)

    Available for Purchase
  • Avian Nights
    "Avian Nights"

    "Avian Nights" acrylic, ink, graphite, clay birds on 18" x 24" panel

  • Shaman #2
    "Shaman #2

    "Shaman" #2 acrylic, ink, mixed media on 14" x 11" panel

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About pamela

Baltimore County  

With painting,  I let my life experiences lead the way. 
Early on in my life the eco-spirituality movement caught my attention and since then has inspired and guided my work as a painter.  As a result, the core of my work has been the inseparable deep connection to nature, human nature and spirituality.  Poetry, my love of books and many travel experiences have also informed and woven their way into my paintings.  
In the late 70's I quit my job working in an art gallery and… more
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WANDERINGS

Exploring other ways of deciphering the spiritual world. 

  • Into the Night I go
    "Into the Night I go"

    "Into the Night I Go". acrylic, mirrors, clay birds on two panels.   20" x 34"

    Available for Purchase
  • Guardians
    "Guardians"

    "Guardians"  acrylic, clay birds on a panel.  15" x 12 1/2"
     

    Available for Purchase
  • Dawning
    "Dawning"

    "Dawning"  acrylic, clay birds on a panel  14" x 11"

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    • HEALERS AND SHAMANS

    These paintings reflect my experiences with the healers and shamans I've met in my travels as well as working in the healing arts.

    • Wondrous Land
      "Wondrous Land"

      "Wondrous Land"  acrylic, mixed media on canvas. 131/4" x 10"

      Available for Purchase
    • Spirit World
      "Spirit World"

      "Spirit World"  acrylic, mixed media on wood panel.  25" x 36"

      Available for Purchase
    • Shaman
      "Shaman"
      "Shaman" acrylic, ink, graphite, abalone shell on 14" x 11" panel (A shaman I met in Peru)
    • Mystic
      "Mystic"

      Mystic"  Acrylic, mixed media on canvas.  13"x 10"

      Available for Purchase
    • Curanderas
      "Curanderas"
      "Curanderas" acrylic, ink, graphite on 14"x 11" panel (inspired by an eight-generation curanderas I met in New Mexico)
    • Shaman #2
      "Shaman" #2

      "Shaman"#2 acrylic, ink, mixed media on 14" x 11" panel

      Available for Purchase
    • Sanctuary
      "Sanctuary"

      "Sanctuary" acrylic, ink, abalone shell, clay birds on 18" x 24" panel

      Available for Purchase
    • CallingThe Spirits
      "CallingThe Spirits"

      "Calling the Spirits" acrylic, ink on 16" x 20" panel (inspired by a Pachamama ceremony in Peru)

      Available for Purchase
    • Offering
      "Offering"

      "Offering" acrylic, ink, graphite on 16" x 20" panel (meeting the healer, Venezuela)

      Available for Purchase
    • The Depth of Blue
      "The Depth of Blue"
      "The Depth of Blue"acrylic, mirrors, milagros on 16" x 20" panel (my experience with a healer in Venezuela)
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    • COLLAGES

    Completed during Covid and part of the "Healers and Shamans" series.  I recycled some earlier prints and watercolors to create these. 

    • Cantata
      "Cantata"

      "Cantata" collage, graphite on paper 25 3/4" x 19 3/4"

      Available for Purchase
    • Retablo
      "Retablo"

      "Retablo" collage, graphite on paper 25 3/4" x 19 3/4"

      Available for Purchase
    • Wind Prayers
      "Wind Prayers"

      "Wind Prayers" collage, graphite on paper 25 3/4" x 19 3/4/"

      Available for Purchase
    • Temple
      "Temple"

      "Temple" collage, graphite on paper 25 3/4" x 19 3/4"

      Available for Purchase
    • Spirit Vessel #1
      "Spirit Vessel #1"
      "Spirit Vessel #1" Collage, graphite on paper 15" x 11"
    • Spirit Vessel #2
      "Spirit Vessel #2"
      "Spirit Vessel #2" collage, graphite on paper 15" x 11"
    • Spirit Vessel #3
      "Spirit Vessel #3"
      "Spirit Vessel #3" collage, graphite on paper 15" x 11"
    • Spirit Vessel #4
      "Spirit Vessel #4"
      "Spirit Vessel #4" collage, graphite on paper 25" x 11"
    • Sanctuary City
      "Sanctuary City"

      "Sanctuary City" collage, graphite on paper 19 3/4" x 14"

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    • CREATIVITY

    With a burst of stored up creative energy I did these two large works after almost a year absence from my studio while being a caregiver. 
    • A Place Beyond Dawn
      "A Place Beyond Dawn"
      "A Place Beyond Dawn" acrylic, ink, graphite, copper, abalone shell on panel 33" x 56"
    • The Creative Self (Wild Seed)
      "The Creative Self (Wild Seed)"
      "The Creative Self (Wild Seed)" acrylic, ink, abalone shell, found object on panel 52" x 40"
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    • BOTANICALS

    A sampling of the many works on paper I did exploring form and pattern in nature.  

    • Place of Passage
      "Place of Passage"
      "Place of Passage" acrylic, ink, plant material on paper 36" x 53"
    • August Field
      "August Field"

      "August Field". acrylic, ink on paper 40" x 52"

      Available for Purchase
    • Field Walk-Summer
      "Field Walk-Summer"
      "Field Walk-Summer" acrylic, ink, graphite on paper 47 1/2" x 31 1/2"
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      %22Field Walk-Fall%22.jpg
      "Field walk-Fall" acrylic, ink, graphite on paper 47 1/2 x 31 1/2"
    • Botanical Findings #1
      "Botanical Findings #1"

      "Botanical Findings #1" acrylic, ink, graphite, linen tape on paper 42" x 60"

      Available for Purchase
    • Botanical Findings #2
      "Botanical Findings #2"

      "Botanical Findings #2" acrylic, ink, graphite , linen tape on paper 42" x 60"

      Available for Purchase
    • Pod Study #14
      "Pod Study #14"
      "Pod Study # 14" acrylic, sumi ink on paper 41" x 29"
    • Pod Study #12
      "Pod Study #12"
      "Pod Study #12" acrylic, sumi ink on paper 41" x 29"
    • Study for Botanical Series #1
      "Study for Botanical Series #1"
      "Study for Botanical Series #1" acrylic, ink, graphite on paper 30" x 22"
    • Study for Botanical Series #2
      "Study for Botanical Series #2"
      "Study for Botanical Series #2" acrylic, ink, graphite on paper 30" x 22"
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    • MAPS

    "Old maps lead you to strange and unexpected places" 
      
    • Gate Keeper
      "Gate Keeper"
      "Gate Keeper". watercolor, graphite on old map 15" x 11 1/4"
    • My Earth
      "My Earth"
      "My Earth" watercolor, graphite on an old map. 9 1/2" x 11 1/4"
    • A Poet's Landscape
      "A Poet's Landscape"
      "A Poet's Landscape" ink, watercolor, collage on an old map 26 1/4" x 23 1/4" (inspired by a stay on the island of Corsica, France)
    • Animal Shaman
      "Animal Shaman"
      "Animal Shaman" watercolor, graphite on old map 11 1/4" x 9 1/2"
    • White Light
      "White Light"
      "White Light" watercolor, graphite, collage on old map 14" x 23 1/4"
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    • PLACES WHERE LINES FLOW

    A drawing exercise using graphite on paper and adding branches from the False Indigo plant.  The paper is handmade and from an album.  
    Each 9 1/2" x  7 1/2"
    • Places Where Lines Flow
      "Places Where Lines Flow"
    • Places Where Lines Flow
      "Places Where Lines Flow"
    • Places Where Lines Flow
      "Places Where Lines Flow"
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    • Places Where Lines Flow
      "Places Where Lines Flow"
    • Places Where Lines Flow
      "Places Where Lines Flow"
    • Places Where Lines Flow
      "Places Where Lines Flow"
    • Places Where Lines Flow
      "Places Where Lines Flow"
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    • ALTERED BOOKS

    Here I explore nature using discarded book covers and experimenting with natural and found materials in a 3-dimentional way.   
    • Untitled
      "Untitled"
      "Untitled" book, graphite, wax, thread, fabric, wings, seeds, etc. 7" x 7"
    • Detail of Untitled
      Detail of "Untitled"
      Detail of "Untitled"
    • Seed
      "Seed"
      "Seed" mylar, ink, linen, thread on book cover 6 1/4" x 8 1/2"
    • Drift
      "Drift"
      "Drift" mylar, ink, linen, thread 6 1/4" x 8 1/2"
    • River
      "River"
      "River" mylar, ink, linen, thread 13" x 21"
    • Found Objects
      "Found Objects"
      "Found Objects" linen, colored thread, branches, parchment, photos 8 1/2" x 11"
    • Path
      "Path"
      "Path" linen Branches, thread, parchment 13" x 21"
    • Debris Field
      "Debris Field"
      "Debris Field" mirror, thread, fabric, branches, found objects 10" x 6"
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