Behind the Lichen-Covered Door

 A new 5x7 oil painting suggested a peak behind the door.  Added are some photographs from Mendocino in March 2016 and an original soundtrack inspired by Edvard Grieg's Bekken (Op. 62, No. 4).

A Little Video of Some 2025 Oil Paintings with Animation

Featuring five 2025 oil paintings

1.  Blue Jay on Rock Wall, oil on linen 8 x 10.  with AI bird flying animation. 

2. On the Road landscape, oil on linen 5x7.  with animated car

3.  Raven on a Tightrope, oil on encausticbord 12 x 16.  with rain animation

4.  Two Suburban Friends from 1969, oil on canvas 28 x 22.  with a glimpse of the photo by E.A. Autrey of me with friend Marguerite Barron that inspired the painting.

5.  Yearning for What Once Was (Sunflowers), oil on canvas 36x36.  with various photographic alternative views, shot in California, seen out the window.  

Capped Parrot Symphony From art to Altered Reality

https://youtube.com/shorts/pvP2A0H3Q-Y?feature=shared

Another excuse to compose an orignal soundtrack with Cubase 14 and a Yamaha MX88.  This short 22 second video shows the transition of a segment from my oil painting, of a fantasy cape-wearing parrot, in a field in Mendocino, to a brightened version of the bird in the actual reference photograph.

Portals: Episode VI Wrought Iron Doors

The finale to a six part series of Spanish Doors painted in Ibiza, Spain in 2005 with photographs from all over the world and some animation.  Also included is an original soundtrack.

Portals: Episode V The Brown Door

Continuing on in my 6 part series of 1 minute videos.  The project started with a series of paintings done in Ibiza, of the local Spanish landscape as seen beyond a made-up doorway.  The first painting, a simple Blue Door, got progressively more complicated with each new painting from Yellow to Green to Red, and now Brown.  Painting #5 added Spanish tiles, a bull, wrought iron and a glass chandelier.   The door in this video opens out to a progression of photographs and animations in the color scheme of the doors, in this case the color brown.  Included are shots taken in India, Greece, Seattle, and Northern California.

Portals: Episode III The Green Doors

The 3rd in a series of Portals videos, each of which begin with doors that open out to landscapes and animations predominately featuring the colors of the doors themselves.  

Portals: Episode I The Blue Door

 First in a new series of 6 videos.  What's behind each unique door?  Tune in and find out.

Flying Over Auckland, New Zealand

Panorama of photos shot in New Zealand on a recent trip with some added extras!

Maori Wars Poster

 A poster photographed in the window of a shop in the cute village Matakana, New Zealand titled "Maori Wars."  Star Wars can be found all over the world!  

Egg Heads: a Mix and Mash Animation

Trying something new with illustrator art in the form of an episodic adventure loosely based on Mr.  & Mrs. Pumpkin Head.

Hydrangea Melody

It seems I've taken a lot of photos of Hydrangea over the years.  So I put them together and threw in some old family photos and oil painted butterflies to create a little fantasy.  Original music included.

Fun day shooting the beauty of San Francisco's Presidio in July

 Not Manderley, but intriguing nevertheless

Science Cowboy Digital Art

 

Daughter Amber Taylor wanted a digital painting of her Grandfather E.A. Autrey as a cowboy.  It was true he lived many years in Texas and owned and wore a Stetson but that was as close to a cowboy as he ever got.  He was a chemist, photographer, artist, rocket scientist and unique individual.  The top image is the final work.  It includes a photo of his face with mustache after the end of WWII when he got out of the army.  The body is from a photo of E.A. with friends after climbing Mt. Whitney.  The cowboy hat is from another Texas relative.  After the war, on the GI bill, E.A. got a law degree but when he moved the family to California he practiced chemistry professionally.  I've included a camera icon, various science icons and a few elements (Hydrogen, Oxygen and Californium) along with some drawings of violets.  I had so much fun cobbling the cowboy together I created a few other backgrounds including a fill pattern of a self portrait done by E.A. as an older man; an AI Generative fill pattern of black and white cows in a field (I wonder whose art got ripped off?) and a pattern I created as my latest fabric design.  More fabric designs are at Lucy Autrey Wilson Art Fabric, Wallpaper and Home Decor | Spoonflower

Updating My Website to Showcase More Art - Check it Out!

 

I've added a new collection to my website.  Now you can find Collection #1 (All About Birds) and a new Collection #2 (Flowers in Art) by clicking on the small image on the GalleryLAW page.  Each collection features 12 images which are a combination of paintings (oil, watercolor, pen & ink), printmaking, photography, fabric creations, etc.  Link: Lucy Autrey Wilson Art | Exploring My Creative Impulses

Devil's Dream - new video

My sister Susan and I had fun collaborating on a number of fiddle tunes.  Susan recorded them on her cello, and I added various digital tracks.  This one called out for a video that featured dreamlike imagery with a bit of humor.

Flower Garden - new little video with original soundtrack

My sister Susan recorded some little jigs with her cello.  I wanted to use some of the music, so I put together a little video of recent flower photos with older insect drawings and computer-generated fractals to go with the music.  I added a few Cubase loops as well.

East Bay Hills - latest video!

Hiking in the east bay from 2016 to March 2023.  Such a beautiful place!

Season of the Witch short video

Short little Witch video for Halloween using local Halloween decorations shot in and around Marin County, California

When Painting Ideas Go Astray!

I was mocking up a few photo composites as reference for some new oil paintings I was planning, using old family photos.  Having learned the hard way that some people are sensitive about memories associated with certain images, I thought to ask permission.  Permission was denied!  One alternative suggested, by my entomology specialized sister, was to replace human heads with insect heads, as I had been doing with bird heads.   I tried a few versions, but they all looked quite unattractive.  The best was this photo composite with a few pen & ink insects drawings covering the faces.  I kind of like it for what it is, but it will not be the basis for any future oil paintings.  

Six New Original T Shirt Designs

 All now sold with the exception of red heart funky bird.  Yeah!