Birk

Lavinia is a sculptural painting comprised of skins made from acrylic binder, urethane, ultralight, and branches built on a foam and wire armature attached to a canvas.

Lavinia

An experimental piece using ultralight as a paint skin that is supported by window screen

Stop Looking At Me

This is a large paint skin (a sheet of acrylic paint/emulsion that is removed from a substrate) that has been adhered to a cradled panel in a bunched up way to create folds and creases. The paint skin is then painted to shade and add highlights through multiple layers of paint and color. 

Is This Growth Or Is It Just Mold?

This piece, made from a sheet of acrylic paint that has been folded and adhered to a cradled panel to create a secure hanging surface. 

The In-Between

Discarded is a sister piece to Birk. I made a paint skin with yarn embedded in the paint. I also embedded wire into the paint skin to give me more control over how the piece hangs once mounted. Birk and Discarded are inspired by a grove of Birch trees in my front yard.

Discarded

This piece is made of a very large paint skin that has been crumpled and adhered to a cradled panel. It was then painted to create further depth in the work.

I Glow Brighter When You're Not Here

A large paint skin with aged qualities manipulated into a square. She's trying so hard to stay within the confines of the square, but bits of her are spilling over the edge. There's a tension of wanting to just let go, but she can't bring herself to allow that.

Cougar

Inspired by a walk amongst sheep along the Eamont River in Eamont Bridge England. 

On the Banks of the Eamont River (mind your step)

Lousy Chameleon

I Faked It

Inspired by the roofline outside my bedroom window during my stay in Penrith Cumbria (UK) last November. 

Angel Lane

Made from primarily ultralight, a lightweight modeling acrylic emulsion, this piece is an exaugurated detail from the Maine woods. 

Lost

This is one of 32 panels panels painted by local artists for Waterfall Arts in Belfast Maine.

Public Art in Belfast Maine

Popham Beach

Queen Bee

Mustachioed Man Lover of Flamingos 

End of Innocence

Portrait of Dad

Crocodile Love

Dreamscape no. 1

Acrylic and oil painting with piped roses on the surface of the canvas.

Hush

Untitled Disruption

My first attempt at a sculptural painting, untitled is an exploration of materials. 

Untitled

This piece was my second attempt at making sculptural paintings made with paint skins and found materials. This piece is a collection of items that I found in my home. An egg separator, a plastic net lemon bag, plastic lemon slices, yarn from past crochet projects, glass pieces, and plants made from wire and acrylic paint.

Lemon Curd

Chrysalis is a hanging sculpture built from paint skins, found objects, urethane, ultralight, broken china, glass balls, amethyst, and an LED lighting system on a foam and wire armature. The lighting system is triggered to turn on when the viewer gets in range of a sensor. It lights up the interior of the piece that showcased an inside space covered in small pieces of amethyst and purple urethane with glass balls. Many viewers have said how it feels like they are peering into a body.

Chrysalis

Alice is a sculptural painting derived from skins made from an acrylic binder that is layered over a foam armature. Paint, ultralight, urethane, glass balls, quartz aggregate, and found materials are then built up on top of the skins. Medical tubing with an LED lighting system snakes it's way through the piece and is connected to a sensor that activates the lighting when the viewer approaches the work.

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Libby Sipe