Tasty Delicious
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Karen Mason in collaboration with Margaret Dorfman
Collaborating with fellow artist, Margaret Dorfman (www.margaretdorfman.com) to create cocktail, fruit and vegetable themed paintings with a backdrop of parchment made from what is on your breakfast or dinner table. Margaret first transforms fresh fruit and vegetables (papaya, lemons, beets, radishes) into translucent parchment sheets through aging, drying and pressing which permanently preserves their botanical structure and natural colors. I then adhere the sheets to cradled wood panels, pour a thick layer of resin over the piece, and once dry I sand the surface to prepare it for the paint and ink. For this series, I primarily used opaque ink to provide a semi-transparent effect, and oil for the shadows. A final pour of resin is applied, giving a 3-dimensional feel with the upper layers of the painted subject floating above the lower layer of actual vegetables/fruit from which they were inspired. The piece can may be finished with a matte finish that resembles encaustic but is more durable.
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Lemons Hanging out with Friends
14"x11" Lemons, Oranges, Ink, Acrylic, Resin on Cradled Board |
Lemons Swinging with the Crowd
14"x11" Lemons, Oranges, Ink, Acrylic, Resin on Cradled Board |
Gorgeous Greens and Beets
12"x12" Beets, Ink, Acrylic, Resin on Cradled Board |
Rainbow Radish Feast
16"x16" Radishes, Ink, Acrylic, Resin on Cradled Board |
Double the Radishes
12"x12" Radish, Ink, Oil, and Resin on Cradled Board |
Beets a Basking
10”x10” Beets, Ink, Acrylic, Resin on Cradled Board |
Oranges are In Season
16"x16" Oranges, Oil, Acrylic, Resin on Cradled Board |
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Margarita Time
12"x12" Limes, Ink, Oil, Resin on Cradled Board |
Lemons & Lemon Drop Time
12"x12" Lemons, Ink, Acrylic, Resin on Cradled Board |
Margarita and Lime Time
12"x12" Limes, Ink, Acrylic, Resin on Cradled Board |
Margarita for Two (Sold)
14”x14” Limes, Ink, Acrylic, Resin on Cradled Board |
Plum Wine is Fine
12”x12” Plums, Ink, Acrylic, Resin on Cradled Board |
Lemon Drop Martini
12”x12” Lemons, Ink, Acrylid and Resin on Cradled Board |
Lemon Drop in a Coupe (Sold)
12”x12” Lemons, Ink, Acrylic and Resin on Cradled Board |
Lemony Drop Martini (Sold)
12”x12” Lemons, Ink, Acrylic and Resin on Cradled Board |
Carrots a Yum Yum
8”x8” Carrots, Ink, Acrylic and Resin on Board |
Yes, More Carrots Please
8”x8” Carrots, Ink, Acrylic and Resin on Board |
Orange Sunshine Morning (Sold)
16" x 16" Oranges, Ink, Acrylic, Resin on Cradled Board |
Never Can Have Enough Oranges (Sold)
Oranges are the sacred fruit to Venus, goddess of love 16" x 16" Ink and Resin on Cradled Board |
Lemon in Blue Bowl
8"x8" Lemons, Lime, Orange, Ink, Acrylic and Resin on Cradled Board |
Kiwi in Blue Bowl for Maria (Sold)
8"x8" Kiwi, Ink, Acrylic and Resin on Cradled Board |
Orange in Blue Bowl
8"x8" Oranges, Lemon, Ink, Acrylic and Resin on Cradled Board |
Beets Swinging on a String (Sold)
14”x14” Beets, Ink, Acrylic, Resin on Cradled Board |
Mixed Doubles (Sold)
8"x10" Radishes, Beets, Acrylic, Ink, and Resin on Cradled Board |
Beets a Flirting (Sold)
8”x8” Beets, Ink, Acrylic and Resin on Cradled Board |
Beet Doubles (Sold)
12”x12” Beets, Ink, Oil and Resin on Cradled Board |
Sun Kissed Bamboo Sonnet
16”x16” Leek, Ink, Acrylic and Resin on Cradled Board |
Leek and Bamboo Dance
16”x16” Leek and Resin on Cradled Board |
Blue Bamboo Sonnet
16”x16” Leek, Ink, Acrylic and Resin on Cradled Board |
Bamboo Bunch Quartet
24”x18" Leeks, Ink, Acrylic and Resin on Cradled Board |
Carrots Balancing on a String
16”x16” Carrots, Ink, Acrylic and Resin on Cradled Board |
Double the Carrots
14”x14" Carrots, Ink and Resin on Board |
Leek & Bamboo Doubles (sold)
14” x14" Leek, Ink and Resin on Cradled Board |
Green Papaya Doubles
14”x14” Green Papaya, Ink and Resin on Cradled Board |
Bold Papaya
8”x8” Papaya, Ink, Acrylic and Resin on Cradled Board |
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Night Heron – Decisions
12”x12” Daikon, Ink, Acrylic and Resin on Cradled Board |
Night Heron - Debating
10”x10” Zucchini, Ink, Acrylic and Resin on Cradled Board |
Kiwi Contemplating Kiwi Dessert (Sold)
12”x12” Kiwi, Ink, Acrylic and Resin on Cradled Board |
Kiwi, All About Kiwi (Sold)
12”x12” Kiwi, Ink, Acrylic andResin on Cradled Board |