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.
day by day
Day by day the tide rises and fall as metaphor to the human condition. Life rolls on, no matter what. All things shift and change. The cycles teach us lessons through divine presence and enduring consistency. This landscape of sand and rock capturing low tide, reminds us to be aware of the ways of the planet, finding meaning in them.
16.5 x 49”
acrylic on wood with metal mid-panel
2400.
breadth
35 x 49”
acrylic on wood with old base panel
3500.
This landscape is all about dune and distance. No manmade structures accompany this scene and we are taken back to an age of sea and sand. We imagine the ocean the way it has always been, even before Man, shifting and changing with the elements. To breathe in the breadth of open space and the rhythm of sound is a kind of human longing.
glissade
24 x 8”
acrylic on wood with art nouveau frame at top
700.
The art nouveau frame in the shape of a fin inspired this piece based on naval travel and the oceans. A vertical scene of sea and flowing waves, accompanies this quiet ode to water as the form above glides us onward.
bedrock
52” x 19”
acrylic on wood
2200.
What is a lake, if not another world or atmosphere below the surface. From rock and wind, to layers of stone amid greens of moss below, deep water illustrates quietude.
jewels
36 x 20”
acrylic on wood with thin wood inlays
2000.
This vertical seaside scene plays homage to earth entity, in this case sea urchin, sand and pebble that remain behind as the tides come and go. This soothing painting simple suggests paying attention to the small details of life everywhere we ramble.
blue horizon
27.5 x 49.5
acrylic on wood
3000.
The edge of the sea is often dramatic in terms of land mass and light. Here, blue shadows and water pools meet cliffs of sedge and wild flower in a rich palette. For those of us who are lucky enough to experience the sea, this painting takes on a quality of miracle and gratitude.
tilt
12 x 72”
acrylic on wood with metal mid-panel
2500.
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.
crop lines
32 x 40”
acrylic on wood within hand-built crossed-corner frame
2400.
This colorful landscape depicts mellow hills of vineyard country before crop lines burgeon. Liberties are taken with an animated palette and laying in paint with intuition.
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
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
275.
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.
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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