Of the Land
Vaughan finds a kind of comfort zone in these representational landforms that keep formal painting in check. Rarely are there figures, buildings or man-made structures in her vistas. Vaughan is drawn to “all earth” compositions in these pieces about the “Sacred Planet.” The goal is animating a cloud, a tree or a meadow to the point of personification as alive as we are. Everything breathes in Vaughan’s land paintings.
tilt
12 x 72”
acrylic on wood with metal mid-panel
3000.
This panorama piece suggests a slight roundness of earth in this landscape of slow-moving water. The metal X inlay echoes the planet with a middle white circle, marking a significant moment in time. Our precious orb sits on an axis in orbit and tilts each day around the Sun.
tillage hill
29 x 36”
acrylic on wood with weathered inlay
4000.
This tilled landscape depicts colorful hills with a base painting of energetic growth. From distant vista to macro lens foreground, this two-part painting captures the life force of soil itself.
top of the world
19 x 32”
acrylic on wood with weathered panel
2400.
A hill is just a hill, until you begin to understand the bounty of the fertile earth beneath it. This colorful incline represents all rising places that lift the spirit and make us feel whole. The weathered redwood panel below houses a natural round opening that becomes a symbol of the planet itself.
memory lane
22 x 45.5”
acrylic on canvas with antique parts
2400.
This meadow is painted from the memory of walking the countryside of France near Mende. Lavender patches, yellow paddock and green overgrowth give the scene a feeling of the past. Antique parts are added to give this landscape a sense of antiquity and time gone by.
field day | SOLD
32 x 24”
acrylic on wood
2400.
This yellow pasture is painted intuitively with physical marks and random form. It captures the beauty of earth meeting sky, giving the viewer a sensation of fresh air on a windy day, rather than a perfect replica of land. Thus, the artist had a “field day” with spontaneity of paint and palette.
wonderland | SOLD
34 x 19”
acrylic on wood
2200.
This quintessential Northern California ocean cliff-side teems with poppies. We are energized by the abundance of flower and burgeoning earth, reminding us we truly do live on a planet that offers human beings a form of paradise
the color purple | SOLD
17 x 12.5”
acrylic on wood with weathered inlay
1000.
This dream state hillside painted in physical marks is a memory of the countryside of France. An old tunnel at bottom cuts into the earth with mystery and a sense of older days. The color purple in an of itself always carries a bit of magic in it.
kin to sod
13.5 x 15.5”
acrylic on wood with weathered panel
1000.
David Thoreau once said he was “ kind to sod.” This small windy top hill with a green tree suggests we all should be finding our truest conviction in the beauty of the earth.
beaut
5.5 x 7.5”
acrylic on wood
325.
This lively little round-cornered painting is a study to larger work, but wanted to stand on its own as a form of earth, or plateau or bountiful butte.
greensward | SOLD
15 x 26”
acrylic on wood within metal rim from a 1950’s TV cart
1000.
The British call a spanse of green grass, a “greensward.” In this image of quiet current, this word implies the word “green” and the word “forward.” As the future unfolds, let us hope Man will protect the natural greenswards of our planet.
wintertide | SOLD
30 x 77”
acrylic on wood with old metal panels
5000.
The Platte River for those of us who know it, changes distinctively with the four seasons. The cold weather can turn its flat expanses of sandbar and waterway into a sheet of white that enhance the light, especially at sunset. Two retro aluminum panels give the raw, winter river scene, a modern take on the long, horizontal lines that reflect Nebraska.
trinity | SOLD
54 x 66”
acrylic on wood within vintage black 3-part screen
4000.
This rare 1930’s black screen encorporated into a large triptych, houses a landscape of Northern California, making a traditional vista, sacred, as a visual experience. The old meets the new in a nostalgic way. A shelf of rolling marbles hints at the idea that the earth is a planet (often called the “blue marble” ) and is constantly shifting, changing and moving as we are.
river logic | SOLD
23 x 31”
acrylic on wood
2000.
This colorful river scene was painted for the cover of a book entitled River Logic by Denise Blanc, a California author whose work uses the river as metaphor to relationships and the art of communicating. It was meaningful to paint water as it continues to be a valuable, if not a priceless resource in our changing world.
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