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Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Flora and Fauna from My Backyard

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ChaoticBlackSheep said...: Beautiful close-up bee.; September 11, 2008 at 9:56 AM

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"$23.50 Club": Four Paintings for Willem de Kooning

T. Renner, "$23.50 Club #4 (for de Kooning)," 2008, acrylic on paper, 8" x 10" [SOLD]. This was one of those mornings ...
Antoni Tapies, R.I.P.

In honor of Antoni Tapies, who died on February 6, 2012, at 88, here is a series of prints that I made in the summer of 2010, in a workshop ...
Red Sotheby's Faction

T. Renner, "Red Sotheby's Faction," 2008, collage, watercolor, on illustration board, 11" x 14.
Imaginary ECM Compact Disc Cover

T. Renner, "Imaginary ECM Compact Disc Cover," 2010, acrylic on paper, 4" x 6".
Monkeywrench Sketch #1

T. Renner, "Monkeywrench Sketch #1," 2010, charcoal on paper, 18" x 24".
Sketch after Louise Nevelson's 'The New Continent'

T. Renner, "Sketch after Louise Nevelson's 'The New Continent'," 2011, pencil on lined notebook paper, 8" x 4.5&q...
16 Drawings for Nikola Tesla #6

T. Renner, "16 Drawings for Nikola Tesla #6," 2012, oil pastel on paper, 6" x 4".
Door with Ivy

T. Renner, "Door with Ivy," 2010, digital photograph.
16 Drawings for Nikola Tesla #13

T. Renner, "16 Drawings for Nikola Tesla #13," 2012, oil pastel on paper, 6" x 4".
Another Green World

T. Renner, "Another Green World," 2010, acrylic on wood panel, 10.5" x 10.5".

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