These two sketches eventually led to the conceptualization of the counterpoint sketches and painting.
The canvas sketch measures 12x9x.5 inches. It is unframed with partially painted sides and presents varying sized pink and purple diamonds, with various circles inside floating over a diagonal bar with a mixture of teal, black, and white. Incised lines in the back ground.
The unsigned paper sketch, on heavy acrylic paper, has three rows of diamonds and five columns on top of them on airbrushed paper. The shapes of the diamonds vary, and they are attached to one another, with circles and ellipses inside each. The archival acrylic paper measures 11.5×9 inches.
• • • • • • Amy Ione Title:Sketch (36037) and Sketch (36037a) Date: 2025 Medium: Golden acrylic, colored pencil, ink, airbrush Dimensions: Canvas: 12x9x.5 (unframed with partially painted sides); Paper: 11.5×9 inches (unframed) Canvas sketch signed on edge; paper unsigned: ________ Catalog Number: 36037
Like Pandemic Study #1, this evocative oil painting explores the interplay between darkness and illumination through a monochromatic palette. Using black and white only, the painting demonstrates how these contrasting values can generate an almost chromatic luminosity despite the absence of color. The composition investigates the optical phenomenon whereby white light contains the full visible spectrum, while challenging conventional notions of black as merely the absence of light. Continue reading “Pandemic Value Study #2”
Slight shifts in hue and value suggest land, distance and atmosphere. The work’s restraint and limited palette place the emphasis on perception, tone, and spatial ambiguity rather than narrative or detailed representation. Green evokes fertile landscapes and the fragility of natural environments.
Homage to Lichtenstein (2023) is a mixed-media work that pays tribute to the iconic Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997), while asserting my own personal visual language. Executed on white archival paper, the painting features a tightly structured composition of alternating vertical stripes punctuated by curved black forms and a bold diagonal band. Continue reading “Small Painting: Homage to Lichtenstein (2023)”
This evocative oil painting explores the interplay between darkness and illumination through a monochromatic palette. Using black and white only, the painting demonstrates how these contrasting values can generate an almost chromatic luminosity despite the absence of color. The composition investigates the optical phenomenon whereby white light contains the full visible spectrum, while challenging conventional notions of black as merely the absence of light. Continue reading “Pandemic Value Study #1 (2020)”
This acrylic and ink painting showcases layers and variations of the American flag with circular forms evoking the ideal of liberty. The interplay of stripes, stars, and spheres produces a tightly balanced field that is suggesting that “fighting for freedom” is an ongoing, process rather than a completed historical episode. It was inspired by all the people in Berkeley, California waving flags on street corners after Joe Biden won the 2020 election in the United States. Continue reading “Flags and Freedom (2020)”
Perceptual Study 31124 is an optical illusion study that deliberately engages the viewer, shifting perception with each glance. Therefore, this work is less about static imagery and more about how the brain interprets ambiguous visual cues and luminosity, making it a dynamic perceptual experiment in which both the illusionary shifts and the color gradations remind us that perception is unstable, contingent, and deeply personal. Each encounter with the painting is unique, making the viewer an active participant in the artwork’s unfolding. Continue reading “Perceptual Study, 31124 (2020)”
Amy Ione Title:Mobile Abstraction 31736 Date: 2021 Medium: Ink and acrylic on paper Dimensions: 6.75×4.75 inches (unframed); 10x8x.75 inches(framed) Signed: On front
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May Day (Pluralism) is a layered image that uses ink and acrylic to explore how distinct elements can coexist in harmony. The crisp lines of ink meet the softer washes of acrylic, creating a dynamic surface that resists singular interpretation.
May Day festivals are usually celebrated on May 1, around halfway between the Northern Hemisphere’s spring equinox and midsummer solstice. The title reflects the painting’s theme and in it, diversity and multiplicity co-exist. Though small in scale, the work invites viewers to reflect on expansive ideas about dialogue, difference, and unity. Continue reading “May Day (Pluralism) (2020)”
This small panel uses earth colors to capture both the feel and colors of nature. Overall, its chromatic elements not only display the earth, they also capture an element of light–perhaps sunlight–that serves to enhance the viewer’s visual experience.
