Mauree Childress          art and advocacy

There's People in the City

Windows to the Past

Layers going way back with a nod to Mark Rothko. Many layers of glazes. Wrapped canvas. Acrylics on procion-dyerd canvas. 30"H x 24" W. available

I See Random Acts of Beauty

I look down a lot to navigate our world. I found that beauty is everywhere. Even twigs and leaves blown down on a wet driveway are interesting in their random patterns. Look and you will find beauty everywhere. Part of the "Precious Ground" series. Acrylics on procion-dyed canvas. 20"H x 16"W

"Deconstructed Flower"

20"H x 16"W frame in a black metal frame. Procion dyes and acrylic paint on silk noil. Flowers are a beauty of nature and get deconstructed all the time from wind, water, or man. Yet their beauty is undiminished.

Nature's Lace

16"H x 20"W. Acrylic paints on procion dyed canvas with variegated leaf. Vibrant colors with texture show a closeup of these leaves that insects also liked. Yum. Framed in a bright green metal frame. It may sound gauche, but looks pretty funtastic.

Break Out

Procion-dyed silk. Acrylics. Textured mini. 6" x 6". sold

Into the Sunrise

Relief-like qualities made with procion-dyed silk, acrylic paints and variegated gold leaf. Lush and shimmering. Wrapped canvas. 30"H x 24"W

Leaves in a Row

20" x 16" acrylic paint on procion dyed canvas. Vibrant exercise using color. Tastefully framed.

It's Complicated

20"H x 18" W. "It's Complicated" has many layers of dyes, paints and glazes. It is framed in a black wooden frame. Quite lovely, actually. SOLD.

Story of a Line and a Shape

15"x 30" Acrylics on dyed canvas. It's a storyboard. The line becomes a rope and captures the circles. Follow the story. Framed in a simple brown wood frame. Available.

Story of a Line and a Shape - 2

15"x30" Acrylics on dyed canvas. Story of a line, which becomes a rope, and shapes, which become circles. Oh no! Some escaped. Pieces of rope and escaped balls evade the lasso. Framed in a white frame. Available.

"Wynton Marsalis and All That Jazz"

Acrylic paints. 11"H x 14"W. In a beautiful, simple-but-rich mahogany frame. See the sounds, rhythm and complexity heard at a Wynton Marsalis jazz concert. SOLD.

Peaks and Valleys

Acrylic paints and mediums. 10"H x 8"W. Framed in a warm wood. Interpretation of the peaks and valleys, and textures, of a life.

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