Marybeth Heikes

Paintings in Watercolor & Mixed Media

Posts Tagged “Wood”

Wheels & Belts #2

Wheels & Belts #2

July 23, 2013

Machine compositions seem to have captured my interest again!  This design is just a small piece of an old threshing machine. I love the old rusted pieces of metal and weathered wood sections of the machine. It would be fun to see it actually working in the field. When I begin my watercolor compositions, I […] more »

Equilibrium

Equilibrium

September 9, 2012

For this still life setup, I wanted to do something really different and unusual.  I used a combination from my glassware collection: the bronze champagne glasses; the bubbly, purple goblets; the turquoise goblets; a cobalt blue wine glass; and the red bubble martini glasses. To achieve depth and height, I stacked them on scraps of glass. […] more »

Red Delicious Tableau

Red Delicious Tableau

August 30, 2009

This is a continuation of my glassware series combining red elements — the apples which are a favorite design shape and the silk scarf woven around the glasses. There was a lot to think about while painting this: getting the sharp crispness of the apples and glass with the softness of the fabric, and working […] more »

Dylan’s Martini Blues

Dylan’s Martini Blues

January 4, 2008

Part of the glassware series still lifes, this is a portrait of Bob Dylan with a martini glass on a wood table. The combination of the portrait and glass was very challenging; the glass patterns are an interesting contrast with the softer angles of the portrait. The wood texture adds to the linear quality of […] more »