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As I continue to build the website new information and images are added periodically.
Gallery Page
Here you can view examples and details of the
unique mixed media digital collage paintings that I have done along with
commissions for specific spaces, continue reading on and looking at
the details of the artwork and you will see what makes these
works of art stand out from a typical photo-collage or digital collage.
You will also find links to my other websites featuring fine oil, acrylic,
watercolor and mixed media paintings:
www.MaslaFineArt.com
www.PhotoCollageArt.com
Click on the link to the right for Art Workshops, Classes and Instruction
(including classes in: Introduction to digital photography, collage and
painting). See it at:
Casa de los Artistas, Inc:
www.ArtWorkshopVacations.com
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In most cases you can click on an image and a seperate page will
open with details of that image and sometimes explanations of
the image sources, process, etc. Note that the details of each collage painting that appear after you click the finished version,
are usually shot at an angle to reveal some of the texture and
techniques of the painted surface as well as some of the
unique "treasures" hidden in the composition.
These "treasures" -little tricks of the eye or references to my oil or watercolor paintings, etc. as well as my playing with
the images to make them interesting , keep viewers looking over
and over at the paintings, searching them out and discovering
them over time. Due to the angles that the paintings are shot,
there are distortions of focus and occasional glare on the
canvas or painted glazes, and textures - the area of sharp focus and
clarity (a painted trompe l'oeil technique or faux texture, etc.),
thus being highlighted.
This added hand painting, textures, etc. (a good deal of "kitchen work")
along with the "hidden treasures" are two of the major factors that
distinquish these works from a typical photo collage or
digital collage - they are in fact each unique -
Mixed Media Digital Collage Paintings
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www.MaslaFineArt.com
ArtWorkshopVacations.com
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Poster (20"x30") for Springfield Museum of Fine Arts exhibition
- of original digital collage painting - "Doors of Fortuity", 30"x40"
- Acrylic, oil and alkyd paint, acrylic gels, modeling paste, pumice and
pigmented inks on canvas
Doors of Fortuity details
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The "Mexico" Series
The piece above and quite a number of the works thoughout this
website are inspired from images in and
around my studio south of the border,
Casa de Los Artistas, in Boca de Tomatlan, Mexico
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3 Keys, 30"x40" - Acrylic, oil and alkyd paint, acrylic gels,
modeling paste, pumice and pigmented inks on canvas
3 Keys details
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Passages, 40" x 60" - Acrylic, oil and alkyd paint, acrylic gels,
modeling paste, pumice and pigmented inks on canvas
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Above and Below in Mexico, 20"x40" - Acrylic, acrylic gels, modeling paste, pumice and pigmented inks on canvas
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Of the Earth, 20" x 30" - Acrylic, acrylic gels, modeling paste,
pumice and pigmented inks on canvas
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True North, 30"x40" - - Acrylic, oil and alkyd paint, acrylic gels,
modeling paste, pumice and pigmented inks on canvas
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The "Four Seasons" Series
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Summer - (From the Four Seasons Series), 40" x 60"
- Acrylic, oil and alkyd paint, acrylic gels, modeling paste, pumice and
pigmented inks on canvas
Summer details
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Pebbles and Shells -1 - (From the Four Seasons Series), 8" x 10"
- Acrylic, oil and alkyd paint, "acrylic skin" created with acrylic gel, modeling paste and paint and pigmented inks on canvas
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Pebbles and Shells -2 - (From the Four Seasons Series), 8" x 10"
- Acrylic, oil and alkyd paint and pigmented inks on canvas
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Pebbles and Shells -3 - (From the Four Seasons Series), 8" x 10"
- Acrylic, oil and alkyd paint, "acrylic skin" created with acrylic gel, modeling paste and paint and pigmented inks on canvas
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Pebbles and Shells -4 - (From the Four Seasons Series), 8" x 10"
- Acrylic, oil and alkyd paint and pigmented inks on canvas
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Fall - (From the Four Seasons Series), 40" x 30"
- Acrylic, oil and alkyd paint, acrylic gels, modeling paste, pumice and
pigmented inks on canvas
Fall details
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Winter - (From the Four Seasons Series), 30" x 40"
- Acrylic, oil and alkyd paint, acrylic gels, modeling paste, hand made
paper, masonite, pumice and pigmented inks on canvas
Fall details
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The "Tea" Series
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Tea with Bhuddha, 20"x30" - Acrylic, acrylic gels, modeling paste,
pumice and pigmented inks on canvas
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Tea4Too, 20"x30" - Acrylic, acrylic gels, modeling paste,
pumice and pigmented inks on canvas
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One Two Tea, 20"x30" - Acrylic, acrylic gels, modeling paste,
pumice and pigmented inks on canvas
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The "Onyx" Series
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Onyx 1, 30"x40" - Acrylic, acrylic gels, modeling paste, pumice and
pigmented inks on canvas
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Onyx 2, 30"x40" - Acrylic, acrylic gels, modeling paste, pumice and
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Onyx 3, 40"x30" - Acrylic, acrylic gels, modeling paste, pumice and
pigmented inks on canvas
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Bottles of Light, 20" x 30" - Acrylic, oil and alkyd paint, acrylic gels,
modeling paste, pumice and pigmented inks on canvas
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One Light, 16" x 20" - Acrylic, oil and alkyd paint, acrylic gels,
modeling paste, pumice and pigmented inks on canvas
One Light - details
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Keys to Music, 20" x 30" - Acrylic, oil and alkyd paint, acrylic gels,
modeling paste, pumice and pigmented inks on canvas
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By the Sea - (little creatures), 30"x40" - Acrylic, oil and alkyd paint,
acrylic gels, modeling paste, pumice and pigmented inks on canvas
By the Sea - details
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The "Flora Erotica" Series
The Flora Erotica Series was inspired by my numerous trips to the
beautiful Vallarta Botanical Gardens, just up the road from the Casa. We often
bring guests up there to photograph and paint.
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"Flora Erotica - Rhythm", 30"x40" - Acrylic, oil and alkyd paint,
acrylic gels, modeling paste and pigmented inks on canvas
Flora Erotica, Rhythm - details
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"Flora Erotica - Primrose", 30"x 20" - Acrylic, oil and alkyd paint,
acrylic gels, modeling paste and pigmented inks on canvas
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"Flora Erotica - Dance", 30"x 20" - Acrylic, oil and alkyd paint,
acrylic gels, modeling paste and pigmented inks on canvas
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"Flora Erotica - Passion", 20"x 30" - Acrylic, oil and alkyd paint,
acrylic gels, modeling paste and pigmented inks on canvas
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"Flora Erotica - Echinacea", 20"x 30" - Acrylic, oil and alkyd paint,
acrylic gels, modeling paste and pigmented inks on canvas
Flora Erotica, Echinacea - details
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"Offering to the Goddess", 40"x 30" - Acrylic, acrylic gels,
modeling paste and pigmented inks on canvas
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"In The Valley", 30"x40" - Acrylic, oil and alkyd paint,
acrylic gels, modeling paste and pigmented inks on canvas
In The Valley - details
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More from the "Mexico" Series
"Love and Fear", 24"x 10" - Acrylic, acrylic gels, modeling paste
and pigmented inks on canvas
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"Lions at the Gate", 24"x 10" - Acrylic, acrylic gels, modeling paste
and pigmented inks on canvas
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"Mercado", 20"x40" - Acrylic, acrylic gels, modeling paste and
pigmented inks on canvas
Mercado - details
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The Principles of Understanding, 16" x 20" - Acrylic, oil and
alkyd paint, acrylic gels, modeling paste, pumice and
pigmented inks on canvas
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The "Contemplation of Life" Series
The paintings in this series were concieved from the reflection of
two aphorisims - the Vedic - "Tat Taum Ausi" - "Thou Art That", and the
Buddhas' teaching from the Dhamapada -
"All that we are is a result of all that we have thought".
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The Contemplation of Life, 20" x 30" - Acrylic, oil and alkyd paint,
acrylic gels, modeling paste, pumice and pigmented inks on canvas
The Contemplation of Life - details
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"Torn Apart and Blue", 20" x 30" - Acrylic, rice paper,
acrylic gels, modeling paste and pigmented inks on canvas
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All That We Are, 20" x 30" - Acrylic, oil and alkyd paint, acrylic gels,
modeling paste, pumice and pigmented inks on canvas
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Kalya Tapasya - The Transforming Fire of Time,
(Self Portrait completed on my 50th birthday),
30"x40" - Acrylic, acrylic gels, modeling paste, pumice and
pigmented inks on canvas.
to see details of this peice and to learn about it's
inspirational sources Click on the image or text below
Kalya Tapasya details
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The following 6 portraits where done for my 2009 exhibition
"Mixiing It Up - Digital Collage Paintings by Robert Masla",
at the D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts, in Springfield, Ma.
I had wanted to pay tribute to artists with whom I have had
personal interaction and with whom I deeply respect.
By clicking on the images that indicate they have details
a "detail page" showing close up sections of the image, will open in my
PhotoCollagePaintings.com website. This site is dedicated to displaying my
commissioned mixed media photo collage paintings.
"Portrait of Paul Winter - A Celebration of the Music of Life"
A couple of years ago I had the good fortune of attending
(with my son, Brahm) a wonderful "Sound Music" workshop
conducted by Paul Winter at the Rowe Conference Center near
our home in MA. Pauls' music has inspired me since my early
teens when I first saw him perform the "Icarus" album with his
Winter Consort in Central Park. His deeply spiritual music and
that connection through the earth has always resonated with
me and throughout the years I often listen to his music when I
paint, particularly my "Grand Landscapes".
The idea for this series was born when Paul humbly and generously
agreed to pose for my camera at the workshop. This series,
(as you will see), has led to a much more painterly hand in the
Photo Collage Portraits, as I now incorporate an actual hand
painted portrait in the work.
"Portrait of Peter Kitchell"
(click on above image for detail)
"Portrait of Jane Lund"
(click on above image for detail)
"Portrait of James Steinberg"
(click on above image for detail)
"Portrait of Robert Markey"
(click on above image for detail)
"Self - Portrait - Out of the Blue"
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Contact Info
If you are interested in purchasing or commissioning a work or have any
questions or comments, feel free to contact me:
Robert Masla
962 Apple Valley Road
Ashfield, MA 01330
413-625-8382
You can also email me at:
bob@maslafineart.com
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You can also see and purchase my work in Northampton, Massachusetts
R. MICHELSON GALLERIES
132 Main St. Northampton, MA 01060 • 413 586-3964
www.RMichelson.com
Editions Limited Gallery, Mallon Fine Art
838 E. 65th St., Indianapolis, IN 46220-1611 Phone: 317-842-1414
www.MallonFineArt.com
Gallerie des Artistes
Leona Vicario #248
Puerta Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
Tel: 011+52 3223 0006
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