| Pink Lotus #6 mixed media 7.5"x 9.5" 400.00 |
| Pink Lotus Bud #3 mixed media 7.5"x 11" $400.00 |
| Four Pink Lotus mixed media 7.5"X 9.25" $400.00 |
| Pink Lotus Bud & Pads mixed media 7.5"x 10.5" $400.00 |
| Pink Lotus Buds mixed media 8.27"X 10.5" $400.00 |
| Pink Lotus-diptych acrylic on canvas 30'x 56" $2,500.00 |
| Magenta Lotus mixed media on linen 26"x 60" $2,350.00 |
| Lotus Pond, acrylic on canvas with metal leaf, 40"x80" $4,000.00 |
| Pink Lotus Blossom mixed media 10"x 15" $450.00 |
| White Lotus mixed media 30"x 40" $1,500.00 |
| Lotus Pond, detail |
| A friend asked me to do a painting in her bathtub. What do you paint in a bathtub? That was the first of the Waterflower Series. |
| Pink Lotus Blossom & Pads#1 mixed media 12"x 16" $550.00 |
| White Waterlily Blossom & Pad acrylic on linen 20"x 60" $1,800.00 |
| Pink Lotus Bud #2 mixed media 4"x 6" $200.00 |
| White Waterlily detail |
| I grew up on the Gulf Coast where plants grow in marshes in abundance; water plants like hyacinth, lotus & water lilies are so pervasive they are sometimes considered a nuisance. The images of my origins have, quite naturally, permeated my work. Over the years I have used oceans, land, people, pets and flowers as subject matter for my artwork. The common theme of origins relates these diverse subjects. Each individual carries inside an inward landscape of the imagination. It is a complex of images that shapes our understanding of life. My inward images were shaped partly in childhood and, of course, these experiences have carried through into my perception of my exterior environment and, ultimately, my artwork. My earliest memories are of planting flowers in the garden under the guidance of my Great Grandmother Rosa. My love of the shapes and colors of flowers started at age three and has grown and flourished throughout my life. I still love digging in the dirt. Conveying perceived light is one goal of my work. I work with materials that give light to my images: metallic paints and papers (metal leaf), interference pigments and glazing. My love of Asian prints, especially Japanese woodblock, has a strong influence on my artwork. Their simplicity, understatement and clarity achieved through presenting the essence of the world around us gives the viewer a visual, if sometimes abstract, challenge. I avoid the picturesque in flowers, sometimes making them larger than life, other times dissecting and rearranging them. I work for images that show the spirit of and the struggle for life. I present flowers to the observer not as dainty objects of decoration but as powerful symbols of life: the origin of life and the life energy in ourselves and our environment. Art does not always come from such deep soul searching. Several years ago a dear friend asked me to do a painting in her bathtub. What kind of image do you put in a bathtub? That was a challenge and the first of the Waterflower Series! |
| Other Flower Paintings |
| Pink Callas mixed media 42"x 26.5"x1.5" $1,400.00 |
| Friends as Flowers |
| The Nine: Amaryllis, Joan F. acrylic 20"x 27.5"x4" $800.00 |
| Red Poinsettias acrylic & gold leaf 30"x40" $1,500.00 |
| Azaleas in Mobile acrylic on linen 30"x 60" $2,700.00 |
| The Nine: White Spider Mums, Shirley acrylic 49"x 36"x4" $2,200.00 |
| The Nine: Daffodil, Barbara M acrylic 22x 27.5"x5" $850.00 |
| The Nine: Aztec Lily, Margo acrylic 20x31"x5" $950.00 |
| Rose Mallow: Caroline acrylic 34"x 40"x 4" $2,000.00 |
| Pink Poinsettias acrylic on linen 36"x 48" $2,150.00 |
| Magenta Cattleyas acrylic on linen 43"x46"x4" $3,000.00 |
| El Dorado: treasure hidden in plain view |
| El Dorado Series: Narcissus Amaryllis (sold) Poinsettia Columbine Hibiscus Bird of Paradise Iris Calla Lilies mixed media with gold leaf on hand made paper 16"x 12" $500.00 each |
| My web site, like my life, is a work in progress; check back often for updates & changes. If you have questions, please send me an email. Judi |
| J. Geer Kellas - The Waterflower Series & other Flowers |
| Your comments & questions are always welcome. Send me an email: Judi |
| Outdoor Garden: pink lilies acrylic on Rives BFK 30"x 40" $1,500.00 |
In Eastern culture the lotus depicts the multi-dimensional nature of the mind. The fertile, marshy areas where the lotus grow represent the Earth where the mind can realize its highest states of awareness. |
| Two Pink Rose Mallow acrylic on canvas with wire & textile glue 35.25"x 53"x 2" $2,300.00 |
| Wildflowers: wild plum, blue sage, bell flowers mixed media 8"x 10" $400.00 |
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| Camellia Japonica Available for a donation to Bert Nash Mental Health Center 10 note cards $5.00 poster $10.00 |