"Stormy Night" Landscape by Minnesota Contemporary Mixed Media artist Terry Honstead

This 22 x 28 landscape (or seascape) painting called "Stormy Night"  was an experiment in using black as the background.  I have never painted on black before and this was fun.  A lot different than I expected!  I used a lot of iridescent and interference paints with this and it really made the colors pop on the black background!  You can find more of my work at:http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/terry-honstead.html or email me at:  honstead@paulbunyan.net.

Sail Away by Terry Honstead

This is a painting that I started a long time ago.  I was not sure how to finish it so it just sat there.  I think I am done with it now.  I added some golds to the sky and water and finished up with my collage leaves.  The land was done before.  I used paint that I had painted on parchment paper and then pealed off to use after it had dried.  It was fun putting the many colors together to form rocks, dirt, and tree stump.  If you are interested, you may reach me at:   honstead@paulbunyan.net.