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In an Instant

February 27, 2012 mfcarter@mfcarter.net Abstract, Art, My Exhibits & Work
In an Instant © Copyright MFCarter 2012

In an Instant © MFCarter 2012

This painting was inspired by a conversation that I was having one morning with Mario. We were talking about how things can change in what seems a blink of an eye. Things such as health, a job, a loved one, a lifetime… the list is long. Whatever you care to name; it can leave you quickly and with a sense of loss, of gain, of comfort or abandonment. These feelings can be overwhelming and rapid.

Life and time are like this. Things change, simply change, no matter how hard you try to grasp them and hold them tight – maintaining them and nurturing them. Change is always there and it sometimes occurs much more rapidly than you or anyone else could ever think possible.

Like a lightning bolt traversing the night, things in your life can blaze and fade quickly, almost as if they never existed at all and yet they leave a mark in the retina of your eye that no one else can see but can change you forever.

This painting is acrylic and gold leaf over canvas and is sized 24″ x 30″.   It is available for sale.

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20 Photographs of Abstractions of Ice and Snow

February 13, 2011 mfcarter@mfcarter.net Art, Photographs

Winter is an amazing season of the year. The world becomes very stark with it’s colors of white and black. You gain the opportunity to see the world very differently with its many reflections of light by the ice and snow. What follows is a mixed set of 20 photographs that view winter as an abstracted season of the year.

Sandbar Lake Champlain
Sandbar Lake Champlain

Iceburgs 2
Iceburgs 2

Melting Abstraction
Melting Abstraction

Untitled

Ice and Fissures
Ice and Fisures

Ice Abstract
ice abstract

Drain Spout 2
Drain Spout 2

Frozen Droplets
IMG_8799

Lone Pine Tree
Lone Pine Tree

Blue Ice Abstract
blue ice abstract

Snow Fence
Snow Fence

Rocks, Ice, and Snow
Rocks, Ice, and Snow

Ice and Trees
Ice and Trees

Ice and Leaves
Ice and leaves

Frost on Window. Winter Theme
Frost on the Window. Winter Theme

Bench and Snow
Bench and Snow

Ice Storm
Ice Storm

Ice Fans
Ice Fans

Rise Up
Rise Up

Untitled

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Silver Light of the Moon

August 9, 2009 mfcarter@mfcarter.net Abstract, Art, My Exhibits & Work

This painting was an experiment for me.

I wanted to bring out even more texture when I paint so I decided to mix the paint with sand.

In addition, I wanted to go lighter and use colors that were not bright nor as warm as what I usually use. Instead, I went for silver and a lot of white, yellows, and browns. Of course, I couldn’t resist a hint of red.

I am very satisfied with the result.

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Rain on my Window 2

July 28, 2009 mfcarter@mfcarter.net Abstract, Art, My Exhibits & Work

I recently completed a painting called Rain on my Window. I have started using acrylic paints in addition to oils and one of the things I totally love about acrylic is the ability to combine it with water to make the paint even more fluid.

This painting represents several firsts for me. It is my first painting on this scale. It is 7 feet wide by 4 feet tall. In addition, I painted it on wood. The truth is, I just could not face stretching a canvas across a frame at this size. While I know that some of my friends enjoy this part of the process, it does not warm my heart. I was very intrigued by painting on wood and I was curious at how well it could work at this size. Overall, I am very happy with the whole process and very contented with the result.

I hope you enjoy the result as much as I do.

Rain on My Window 2
Acrylic on Wood
7ft x 4ft

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Textured Light

July 25, 2009 mfcarter@mfcarter.net Abstract, Art, My Exhibits & Work

Perhaps always, I’ve been inspired by texture and I am focusing on it more and more. This latest work was a lot of fun for me to create. In addition to fairly strong colors which I love, I also was able to experiment some with additional media such as gravel and marble dust. This is the result which I am very happy with.


Textured Light
Acrylic, Gravel, and Marble Dust on Canvas
24″ x 30″
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Virus

June 17, 2009 mfcarter@mfcarter.net Abstract, Art, My Exhibits & Work

Recently we’ve been seeing in the news the hysteria over the swine flu virus now called h1n1. This simple name change represents the confusion and fear that the name flu or virus creates. It’s difficult for me to believe that in this age that some countries were banning or killing their pigs out of fear that they could be contaminated with the virus.

When I was recently in Costa Rica, we had to fill out forms when entering the country indicating if we had any symptoms of the flu. When we were leaving the country there were announcements in the airport saying that visitors should report to a special area if they had any symptoms of cough, headache, or fever.

In my mind, a virus is a normal part of life. They’ve been here at least as long as humans have and will be here long after us. Perhaps, one day we will be able to control the movements of humans or perhaps provide a “cure” for a virus at a moment’s notice but we aren’t at that point today.

Perhaps it is a bit fatalistic on my part but there’s little we can do except wash our hands and be extremely conscientious when we or others around us are ill.

My latest painting I have dedicated to the virus.


Virus
Acrylic on Canvas
24″ x 30″
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