The Frog and the Angel was photographed in Novato, CA.
Artist Joel Yau creates Lucille Ball
This was at an Italian Street Painting event in San Rafael, CA. Artist Joel Yau is using pastels.
Shopping in Fatahillah Square, Jakarta
A shopper with her groceries in Jakarta, the capitol of Indonesia.
Pompeiian Bulb
Light Series: Bulbs and Tubes, Oil on Canvas, Oil on Panel, Silverpoint on Panel 2001-2017
Luminosity and unseen communication drive my work. The elements–earth, air, fire, water, and space–are my muses. I create from a place of stillness and allow my work to develop organically.
The lightbulb series was inspired my pursuit of the essence of light. Pompeiian Bulb was inspired by the colors of Pompeiian frescos.
I prepare my own panels and add in handmade pigments. In a weaving and unweaving of the tradition of representing light, I am working with electric bulbs and vacuum tubes which allow me to work with the interaction of the glass and the filaments in order to express the primal energy of fire.
My exploration of luminosity started with fresco painting and my love of burnishing pigments with agate to create a jewel-like effect.
Gone Fishing
Bald Eagle. Homer Alaska
Barbados – East Coast
This is the east coast of Barbados – where Bathsheba and Cattlewash are located.
Bald Eagle
bald Eagle. Homer Alaska
ROOTS 3
Roots Series, Works created in Cascade Falls, Silverpoint on panel, 2014-2018
Luminosity and unseen communication drive my work. The elements–earth, air, fire,
water, and space–are my muses. I create from a place of stillness and allow my work to
develop organically.
I delve into unseen communication with a series of roots drawings, the system of roots that we do not see. My drawings emerge from my relation with the trees, the empty waterfall bed, and the elements. My intention through my work is to give energy to others.
This Root Series began as a response to the drought in California in 2014-2015. I chose silverpoint as my medium. I prepare panels with layers of marble dust as a ground to hold the silver and to create a luminous effect when the light hits the surface.
Roots 3
The waterfall bed was essentially dry, so I descended into it to draw.
Charlie Chaplin
Portrait of the actor Charlie Chaplin
Ingrid Bergman
Portrait of the actor Ingrid Bergman
