Bio-tiques
These playful, compact works of art are based on biotic details and nature entities. The word “bio-tique” is a word created by the artist, whereby the idea of biotics (biology) and antiques (the past) come together in a sort of manifesto to environmental issues. Watch for unexpected orbs or hidden earth entities in these small-sized, intimate pieces.
Vaughan has a mania for circles – in reference to the earth as a blue marble or feminine circle of its own. (Mother Earth) Therefore, marbles, pods, knobs and other circular forms are sometimes combined with her modern painting style. Her work is not about assemblage. It is about painting in a way to communicate messages relating to Man’s conflict with or connection to Nature.
pebbles
10.5 x 11”
acrylic on wood with vintage children's hanger
450.
A spotted green toad stares into a cluster of pebbles as a vintage puppy with yellow ball above brings a smile to our face. Circles are a perky element in this quirky piece as domestic animal and wild-life amphibian “stay, fetch and sit”compositionally in two different worlds.
gaze
10.5 x 10.5”
acrylic on wood within vintage biscuit tin
600.
A stalwart owl gazes directly at us in this ode to wisdom within an old biscuit tin. The vintage Nabisco logo influences the palette, calling for this tenacious bird to be placed amid forest and fauna. A message about Man alongside Nature is suggested in this combo.
twittie
10.5 x 10.5”
acrylic on wood within vintage biscuit tin
600.
I am not sure Nature produces a sweeter species than the titmouse, tenderly aware of us as he goes about his darts and dashes. This tweetie bird housed within an old man-made Sunshine biscuit tin, displays a dichotomy of opposites – Man juxtaposed alongside the natural world.
spiffy | SOLD
9 x 9”
acrylic on wood within vintage biscuit tin
600.
What is more gleeful than a bluebird? Three primary-colored marbles roll along the bottom of this old tin in metaphor to the miracle of color itself and the rainbow spectrum. Red, blue and yellow are found within Nature and cannot be mixed. This triad creates every other color on our planet. This warbler in the high chroma it wears is quite spiffy.
chub | SOLD
12 x 12”
acrylic on wood within vintage swivel frame
450.
This chubby little guy in the brambles gives us a look of awareness, housed in a 1930’s swivel frame. This kinglet’s charm is only equal to the whimsy of this antique wood form. Old meets the on-going new of earth’s life cycle in this small work..
pooh bah
13.5 x 10.5”
acrylic on wood within German Hummel shadow box
600.
These kitsch panoramas by Emil FInk sold like hotcakes in America in the 1950’-70s. Taking the original image of a young peasant girl out of the frame (it is on the back of this piece) and replacing it with a bird perched on a woodland branch, this image takes on a hilarious setting. Small blue-headed wooden birds show hero-worship for an unexpected feathered friend in the forest. They turn their joyful attention to their very own giant pooh-bah.
greenie | SOLD
35 x 9”
acrylic on wood
700.
A tree frog amid jeweled brambles spies our movements. Every seedling, pod, bubble and floating organism signals the on-going plethora of living form found within healthy habitats.
scamp | SOLD
17.5 x 4.5”
acrylic on wood within vintage bottle cap opener
300.
Sometimes an idea makes you laugh out loud. After years of watching raccoons integrate onto Man’s turf, usually late at night, this piece sent a humorous signal about commercial discard over discord.
alight | SOLD
10.5 x 10.5”
acrylic on wood within vintage biscuit tin
600.
A chickadee alights upon a branch in a thicket, acting as harbinger to the beauty of the earth. Framed in a worn biscuit tin, the word “Quality” appears and we ask ourselves if we are living our best, quality existence by caring for the natural world around us?
toad rage | SOLD
18 x 5”
acrylic on wood with automobile display parts
1,000.
Rain is spitting moisture as a fat toad lingers in the damp undergrowth. Seedling, air bubble and pod mix with his camouflaged appearance. He stares us down, acting as a wise old soul up against our inability to recognize the importance of the biotic world.
little prince | SOLD
10.5 x 10.5”
acrylic on wood within vintage biscuit tin
600.
A kinglet darts into the scene, aware of our presence. The landscape background reminds us to pay attention to the natural world, where lessons of quietude versus haste can be found.
red rover | SOLD
10.5 x 10.5”
acrylic on wood within old biscuit tin
600.
A sandhill crane struts across a paddock within this man-made old tin. This ancient bird has a way of cheering us up with an ornithological sense of humor and beautiful crimson crown.
pip | SOLD
10.5 x 10.5”
acrylic on wood within vintage biscuit tin
600.
The weathered flaws on this old tin inspired the whiteness of a fleeting sparrow on a moss-laden perch. To place this nester in an old advertisement display, plays homage to the idea of Man alongside Nature.