The Pleasing Hour casserole dish Chrysoprase

Chrysoprase

yields an object that was only conceived in ones imagination or on paper

Layers of very fine particle clay are painstakingly applied to the bone-dry clay vessel and then polished by hand

and that seems preposterous-could you mention yourself in the same sentence

The Pleasing Hour casserole dish ChrysopraseMaker :: Jan McElhinny 6" x 6" Image 7 x 7" Framed Oil On Panel Abstraction engages the imagination, memory and intellect while being open to what is happening with the paint itself. I prefer to paint from life, imagination or memory. I will often set up a still life for an emotional connection and a departure point. I begin by responding to the first mark I make, which leads to another, as I begin to lose myself in the process. Each painting is a