Untitled (Gold), collage, acrylic, metal leaf, interference color on pieced canvas, 32" x 30" 2000.
Underwater, collage with found objects, fish prints, acrylic and metal leaf, 32" x 40" 1996.
Hillside, collage, acrylic on canvas, 24" x 30" 1998.
Kitchen Mesa #8 (Circles), acrylic, canvas, cheesecloth on canvas, 30" x 24" 1998.
Scaffold, collage, acrylic on canvas , 60" x 48" 1999.
Excited by the limitless possibilities of collage and mixed media, I work intuitively combining color and texture. I attempt to convey a sense of movement, mood or emotion. I work in series, often working several canvases at once.
Solo Exhibitions, Since January of 1999, rotating, 8-week exhibitions at local Community Sites, including two at Ridgeside Café, Portola Valley.
Group Exhibition, Hang Gallery, San Francisco, CA, July - December, 1998
Pacific Art League of Palo Alto, various monthly judged/juried shows since October 1997, Ramona St., Palo Alto, CA.
AWARDS: 2nd prize 1/2000; 3rd prize, 10/1998; Honorable Mention, 1999
Solo Exhibition, St. Michael's Alley Art Café, 806 Emerson, Palo Alto, CA , 1998
Solo Exhibition, Palo Alto Unitarian Universalist Church, 505 East Charleston, Palo Alto, CA , 12/97 - 1/98
works represented in collections in Europe, Canada and U.S.A.
Please direct inquiries to Martha Castillo.