Pencil sketch with grid background. Foxing. On paper.
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This section showcases Amy Ione’s paintings from throughout her career. Other tabs sort by decades, topics, time periods, and so forth.
Through the Mining Circle Doorway (1986)
This painting was based on a series of photographs of the Mining Building rosette architectural ornamentation on the University of California, Berkeley campus.
Study #33862
Amy Ione
Title: Study #33862
Date: 2023
Medium: Mixed media: ink and colored pencil on white archival watercolor paper
Dimensions: 10 x 7 inches
Unsigned: ________
Catalog Number: 33862
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Jazz (Ink Drawing 1983)
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Amy Ione
Title: Jazz
Date: 1983
Medium: Ink on paper
Dimensions: 8.5×11 inches
Unsigned
Catalog Number: 1983_Jazz
Astrology Series (1981-1985)
The astrology series used each astrological symbol as a design starting point and the symbol of its ruling planet as a design counterpoint. The series was developed between 1981 and 1985.
Capricorn Study (Watercolor and Ink Painting)
This watercolor and ink painting uses Capricorn symbols as graphic elements to generate a musical and perceptual image. The 1983 piece is on archival paper
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Casement Windows, 1983
Based on the San Francisco Bay Bridge design, this diluted acrylic and ink piece was created on 300lb archival watercolor paper.
Faces (Drawing on Painted Paper), 1981
Faces captures the fleeting essence of human expression. The ink lines, at once delicate and assertive, animate the painted paper with a chorus of gazes. Each face is distinct, yet together they form a collective portrait that speaks to our shared humanity and the variety of expressions we wear. Thus, the work invites viewers to consider what identity is and how the act of looking connects us–and connects the artist with her work. Continue reading “Faces (Drawing on Painted Paper), 1981”
Polly’s Wedding, 1978
This mixed media piece (prismacolor and ink) was put together in Ann Arbor, Michigan when I there to participate in Polly’s wedding. It records a conversation with Polly’s mother before the wedding.
A free form abstraction drawing, like many of my Fantasy painting of this time, the perimeter is irregular and was intentionally cut this way to accentuate the image’s dynamic.
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Going Home (1977), a free form abstraction
Free form abstraction drawing created with prismacolor and ink. Like many of the Fantasy painting of this time, the perimeter is irregular and was intentionally cut this way to accentuate the image’s dynamic. Polly’s Wedding is another work in this series, although the irregular perimeter is not as pronounced.
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