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| Thinking of Peggy & Zooey |
C.C. Newkirk - Artwork stemming from my travels and experiences abroad in the form of paintings, collages, collaborations, shows, and mail art.
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Thinking of Peggy & Zooey
Who can these lovely ladies be if not Peggy Guggenheim and Zooey Deschanel (do you see a resemblance?). These are the newest ornaments I created using mixed media including paper mache, magazines, book pages.
Monday, November 11, 2013
Portrait of a Young Man from the Marais
Shifty eyes and a well-manicured mustache, this is the young man from the Marais. Mixed media collage for the Postcard Exhibit at The Art Gallery, Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA.
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| Portrait of a Young Man from the Marais |
Sunday, November 3, 2013
Good Housekeeping with Mutter Wilma
After years of making 2-d collages, my newest venture was to create an assemblage.....a diptych inspired by Catholic school days with Mutter Wilma.
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| Good Housekeeping with Mutter Wilma |
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Friday, August 9, 2013
Girl with the Rose Colored Cheeks
The Girl with the Rose Colored Cheeks is a collage for a pop up exhibition, "Memories are made of this" in Suffolk, UK.
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| Girl with the Rose Colored Cheeks |
Monday, August 5, 2013
Petit Martine and le Directeur
School days on the Right Bank. I made this mixed media collage for The Richmond Art Gallery 2nd Biannual International Mail Art Exhibition in British Columbia.
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| Petit Martine and le Directeur |
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Get It Together Girl
Was it a split personality or simply a union of the soul?
This collage is for a show called, UNION at Instituto Brazil Solidario in Sao Paolo.
This collage is for a show called, UNION at Instituto Brazil Solidario in Sao Paolo.
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| Get It Together Girl |
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
The Deliverance
What are You really like? It was a lesson to us all....a lesson of hard-heartedness.
4 x 4 1/2" collage
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| The Deliverance |
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Sunday, July 14, 2013
Unlucky in Love
The 4 stages of suffering at being Unlucky in Love. Collaborative project for Gallery6pdx, Portland, Oregon. August, September, October 2013.
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| Unlucky in Love |
Monday, July 1, 2013
Angel in the House
In the land of once upon a time, the Angel in the House exists only in the mind of a few.
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| Angel in the House |
Friday, June 28, 2013
Thursday, June 13, 2013
The Salvation of Monsieur Jacques
Heaven was certainly alluring for the puppy, but Monsieur Jacques found salvation through the two ladies.
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| The Salvation of Monsieur Jacques |
Sunday, May 19, 2013
The Rebellious Fishlass
After years of subordination, she ventured out of the confines of her fish loving husband. Original 4x6 collage.
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| The Rebellious Fishlass |
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Anthropological Conundrum
After an obsession of making strictly collages, I decided to try a new style of painting and collage. This is an homage to one of my favorite illustrators, Maira Kalman.
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| Anthropological Conundrum |
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Woman in the Recoleta
Amidst the feral cats in the Recoleta, the woman emerged into a vision of loveliness.
4x6 collage
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| Woman in the Recoleta |
Monday, April 1, 2013
Concert at the Louvre
They play for the Mona Lisa and they play for cupcakes....a concert at the Louvre.
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| Concert at the Louvre |
Monday, March 25, 2013
The Ballet Lesson
The Ballet Lesson - the petit rats de l'opera listened intently to the ballet matron.
Original 5x7 mixed media collage
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| The Ballet Lesson |
Monday, March 18, 2013
Monday, March 4, 2013
Thinking of you....Susan B. Anthony
A day late, a dollar short.....
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| Thinking of you....Susan B. Anthony |
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Duchess and Bird in Versailles
Little Emelie searched far and wide for a menagerie of exotic animals.
Original collage made the old-fashioned way - cut & paste.
This collage is made for "Artists without Borders" Istanbul, Turkey.
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| Duchess and Bird in Versailles |
This collage is made for "Artists without Borders" Istanbul, Turkey.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Hail the Synchronized Skaters
Slick and smooth, these synchronized skaters glide across the ice with the precision and elegance.
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| Hail the Synchronized Skaters |
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Meet Me at Noon Tonight
Her thoughts were elsewhere.....can you guess what she was thinking about?
Original collage for FEATURING Magazine, The Netherlands.
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| Meet Me at Noon Tonight |
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Invisible Bridge
Staring at the crossroad of the Invisible Bridge, Klara leaped at the opportunity that she would eventually regret.
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| Invisible Bridge |
Sunday, January 13, 2013
The Elegance of the Husky
Simple, elegant and splendidly luxurious....the Husky.
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| The Elegance of the Husky |
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Dreaming of the Snow Queen
Little Gerda neglected her multiplication tables; instead she spent her mornings dreaming of the Snow Queen.
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| Dreaming of the Snow Queen |
Friday, January 4, 2013
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