Erik Akre
Black Eyed Susan I
This was my first hit on using flowers as inspiration. The improvised patch of black eyed susans in the front yard just struck me one day. The geometry flows instinctively and intuitively from the...
This was my first hit on using flowers as inspiration. The improvised patch of black eyed susans in the front yard just struck me one day. The geometry flows instinctively and intuitively from the...
Featured Work
Still Life with Apple and Pencils
This painting is not characteristic, although it may hint at a new direction in the distant future. I guess it's a personal statement of two careers: making art and teaching. This is an acrylic piece, 20" x...
This painting is not characteristic, although it may hint at a new direction in the distant future. I guess it's a personal statement of two careers: making art and teaching. This is an acrylic piece, 20" x...
Sun Behind Clouds
I have an interest in the mandala, and it stems in part from having painted this. The "clouds" are a texturized acrylic medium that I tried. They look a little like a raised, rough surface of concrete, in...
I have an interest in the mandala, and it stems in part from having painted this. The "clouds" are a texturized acrylic medium that I tried. They look a little like a raised, rough surface of concrete, in...
Black Eyed Susan II
This is a pastel study of our black eyed susans, on pastel paper. It's small, 12.5" x 12.5", but framed very nicely in gold and green.
This is a pastel study of our black eyed susans, on pastel paper. It's small, 12.5" x 12.5", but framed very nicely in gold and green.
