Mimzi's Art

Noctuary I and II

A "noctuary" is a record of what passes in the night. That description was the inspiration for this piece in mixed media. Heavily textured images look like shrines and contain paintings of the moon. This piece is an award winning entry the Rock Island Fine Art Exhibition in 2010 at Augustana College. Framed in a Spanish walnut ornate carved frame, linen mat and copper fillet, overall size is 40" x 30"; SOLD
St. Emil Reliquary

A tribute to my Great Uncle Emil Kretschmar, this painting/shadowbox was created as an entry for Quad City Arts Exhibition "Roots". It was the first place winner. In the top opening is a painting of Emil and his dog with a gold leaf background; below is a walnut basket he carved and a poem written by my brother, Tim, entitled "St. Emil", the inspiration for this piece.
Canyonlands I

One of the most magical places I have been to is Moab, Utah; The Anasazi, or Ancient Ones, were the prehistoric dwellers in this place and left many remnants of their culture including petroglyphs and pictographs. This piece was inspired by our many off-road jeep trips into the back country where these rock artworks and ruins are everywhere. Mixed media on handmade paper with artifact from clay, stone and turquoise; Framed in red linen with a black distressed frame- overall size 16"x20"; $375
Discovery

This is a mixed media painting utilizing torn linen as a base, with application of texture. The stark triangle of white against the earth and rock color and dimension suggests a discovery. 26"x21", framed in walnut with mats and fillet, with museum glass; $675
Cloud House

Mixed media on handmade paper, this textured painting features my "flying house" motif. The colors are luminous. It is framed in fluted silver with a brick red linen mat, silver fillet and museum glass. Overall size 20" x 24", $675
Excavation

This wonderfully colorful mixed media piece, like many others, is inspired by archeology; It has the feel of something being unearthed in a dig site layer. It is extremely textural with some touches of irridescent purple; beautifully framed in dark brown linen with a mottled pewter frame and conservation glass to assure non-fading color. Overall size 35" x 43"; $1800
The Long Way Home

Of the symbols I use in my work, the house and ladder show up frequently. In this painting, acrylic on linen, I have used torn and frayed fabric for visual texture. This piece is on a gallery-wrapped canvas 2-1/2" deep; 24"x30", $800
Luna

Luna is a beautiful and thought-provoking painting on paper with deep texture and wonderful color. People see many different things in the imagery. I have also made use of a variegated gold leaf with blue irridescence that inspired this color palette. It is framed in a large gold frame with taupe linen mats and a fillet. Approximately 38x32; SOLD
Sante Fe Zig Zag

This painting was done on a shaped piece of plexiglas in mixed media. The strong graphic design is softened with use of silver leaf with Southwestern jewelry colors in a narrow band across the top. Framed size is 20" x 46"; SOLD
Tree of Life

Creating small pieces is a joyful experience for me. This little mixed media piece includes a handmade clay artifact with a feel of antiquity. I love the asymetrical mat with the antiqued pewter frame; with museum glass,overall size 11"x14"; $185
Annular Eclipse

The night sky is one of my influences and this triptych on handmade paper shows the progression of an eclipse. There are pieces of mica and words and images impressed in the surface. As a total concept I have added hand-painted corners to the frame with paintings of moon phases. 30-1/2" x 22-1/2"; with museum glass $1250
Three Eggs

As are many of my paintings, this one is done on handmade paper from India. I love the irregular edges and handmade character of this paper. The eggs are painted in mixed media on the textured background. Framed with a 2-3/4" black frame and reflection control conservation glass with an overall size of 16" x 19"; $450
What Lies Beneath

A three panel piece mounted on linen, this is done in mixed media on plexiglas. The green strip at the bottom is irridescent and changes to bronze. Overall size 38"x19"; $1075.
Moon Tower

I love creating pieces with this enchanting house imagery. In Moon Tower, mixed media on hand-made paper, the tower has great texture and lively color enhanced with irridescence. 22"x24", $695
Frequency

A two-painting piece with many rich layers of paint, Frequency is one of my favorite pieces. The addition of gold leaf used sparsely on the half-circles makes it sparkle. Acrylic on handmade paper, 22"x17" $385.
Arabian

Original painting on handmade paper, this piece is highly textured with highlights of irridescence; We floated the art on a two-tone mat with a copper inlay. Overall 20" x 20"; $700
Bad Girls

This collection of six embellished paintings of notorious women of the Old West is framed in distressed pine with museum glass. 37-1/2 x 16, $1250
Eggs

I love the beautiful simple shape of eggs. In these two pieces I have created "fantasy" eggs with colors and patterns I have imagined. The originals, acrylic on 2 1/2x5 paper with gold deckle, were a commissioned pair for a client. Here are giclee prints on 5x7 paper, framed in 8x10 bronze frames with a fillet accent, and floated on brown silk. Overall size 10"x12"; each $165
Earth to Mimzi: Ground Report B

This painting was done in Arizona of a feather found in the desert. It is one of a series of "ground reports" that became a kind of journal. It is a pair with Ground Report F, also a feather. It was created in mixed media on hand-made paper. The feather was drawn on and scratched into the surface and highlighted with acrylic paint. Framed in a light wood burl with rag mat and conservation glass, overall size is 22"x22"; each $1200
Song for a Secret Garden

Mixed media on handmade paper, this delicate painting incorporates a floral image and a musical score. In yellow and lilac with copper highlights, framed in copper with a violet mat with museum glass. Overall size 15"x17"; SOLD
Eggs and Feather

In this mixed media piece on handmade paper, I have painted the three eggs and added an "artifact" with a feather embossed on it that I made from clay. The pastel color of the mat is enhanced by a French marbled paper line around the opening, with a simple walnut frame. Overall 13"x 16"; SOLD
Palm Court

Impressed with palm leaf images and relief designs, this subtle two part painting suggests the art deco era. Accented with deco corner cuts and a black and gold frame with museum glass; Overall 12"x18", SOLD
Inscription I

This is a great collage piece, incorporating artifacts that I created; included is a trompe l'oeil fly and a "fragment" bound in brass on aged linen. Framed in carved brown with a stucco-textured mat and museum glass, overall size 13"x15", $245
Where You Are

This sweet shadowbox piece is three dimensional; the spacing behind the house and ladder makes them appear to float on the starry sky. 6"x19" mixed media. SOLD
Karnak Fragment

This piece was inspired by my interest in Ancient Egypt. The "artifacts" were made from clay and the heiroglyphics in the background are dimensional. Pieces of mica and metal leaf give it a look of antiquity. The mat is embossed with interesting designs and covered with linen. 13"x20", $500
April 1865

I have done many paintings of Abraham Lincoln and this is one of my favorites. The image was inspired by a broken glass plate photo of Lincoln, taken weeks before his assasination. I scarred and distressed the paper to replicate that look. Framed in pewter with a brown silk mat and fillet with museum glass. Overall size 21" x 24". SOLD
Midheaven

Midheaven is mixed media on linen mounted to a board. The colors are subtled with bits of gold leaf and texture. Matted with a distressed taupe mat with silver fillet and contemporary silver and gold frame. 32"x29", $875
Space Lullaby

This was an experimental piece using oil crayon and acrylic with sgraffito (scratching); The surface texture is really unique and interesting. 9"x20"; SOLD
Annette

Here is a very simple collage piece using an old photo and a textured and painted piece of handmade paper. The picture is adhered with tiny copper brads; 12"X14". $165
William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill)

A giclee print on archival canvas of my original portrait of Buffalo Bill. This image can be printed on demand to any size, on canvas or paper. This image, 24"x30"-$1200
Reaching

This is a textured image on handmade paper showing hands with some background text for interest. The raised areas are highlighted with gold leaf and the piece is double matted and frame in a wide white and gold striated frame. 16" x 14". $225
Cowboy Boot

This is one of a series of cowboy boots done on handmade paper. The designs on the boot are raised and handpainted in acrylic. Overall frame size 11" x 13"; $275
Wisdom, Courage, Destiny

This mixed media painting includes an "artifact" made with clay. We framed this piece with an oriental feel, including special corner cuts and an irridescent panel painted on the mat. Overall 11 1/2" x 18 1/2"; $375
Cairn

This little painting, on plexiglas, is done in oil; I love the look and irregularity of cairns and photograph them as I travel. This cairn was in the backcountry of east central Utah. Matted with debossed designs covered with taupe linen and framed in walnut veneer with museum glass; Overall size 16"x18"; $400
Shalako Mano

I am fascinated by the imagery of the Hopi kachina. This piece is mixed media on paper; the feathers on the bottom of the dress have been scratched in; There are accents of copper leaf. 20"x24" floated on red and framed in distressed walnut. SOLD
Cowboy Boots

This pair of boots is framed in a triple mat of gold linen, red, and green in an unusual cut. The frame is a white pine look and has conservation glass. Each boot is unique and dimensional, in mixed media on handmade paper. Overall size each 14"x15"; each $275
Coronation I and II

These whimsical mixed media paintings are very dimensional and detailed with irridescent paint and gold leaf. Framed in a black and gold toned frame with matching fillet and grey suede mats, overall size is 16 1/2" x 16 1/2"; SOLD
Isadora's Scarf

One of a series of "twist" paintings I have done on plexiglas. This painting has three panels with gold leaf background. It is designed to "float" on the wall frameless from a wooden frame on the back. Total length 57" x 12" wide. $1100
I Carry Your Heart

This piece, which I truly adore, is inscribed with a line from my favorite poem by e e cummings "And its you are whatever a moon has always meant and whatever a sun wil always sing is you" It really resonates with me so I chose to represent it in these two pieces on handmade Indian Village paper; they are full of texture and metal leaf (Gold for the sun and silver for the moon); For a total presentation, I debossed stars on the mat and covered it with linen. The frame is a simple black cap. 26"x46"; $2500
Portal

Original acrylic painting on watercolor paper; This continues an ongoing theme of portals and doorways. Size 36"x28", $895.
Fairie Dress

I love this little painting I did for my daughter, Alex. This piece is a giclee print in actual size, with a suede mat embellished with hand-painted dimensional butterflies and pearls. 16"x24", $425.
Caldera l and Caldera II

A highly textured pair of original paintings that remind me of lava coming from a volcano. Simply framed in metal with some Southwest-type corner cuts in the mats. 15"x18", $295 each.
Woodland Journal

This wonderful little painting on hand-made paper contains writing and a fern impression; It has been beautifully and unusually framed; 8"x10" $195