A night time view looking northward on Calvert Street in Baltimore, Maryland. The monument is a commemoration of the Battle of North Point, during the War of 1812.
20" x 16". Oil on canvas.
SOLD
©2012 Deborah Kommalan
Sparrows Point Fog
A view of the steel making plant at Sparrows Point, Baltimore, on a foggy day. Oil on canvas. 12" x 24"
SOLD
©2012 Deborah Kommalan
A Tweed Kilt
A most unusual request. A tweed kilt. Seen more often in Scotland than in the US. I appreciate being asked to make it. Something different and fun.
South on Cathedral
A view of Cathedral Street at Mulberry in Baltimore. Waiting at a red traffic signal, my eye was drawn to the flag. One favorite part of this painting is the traffic signal.
Oil on canvas, 12"x24" SOLD
©2012 Deborah Kommalan
Parking at the Fitz: Nightlights
Painting number eight in my parking garage series; it is a nocturne. This is the view of the garage from the Jones Falls Expressway. Although this shows the top two floors, the garage is actually eight stories high.
24"x24" Oil on canvas.
$800
©2012 Deborah Kommalan
Bernice Kish Gallery Show
First major show! Very exciting!
SHOW EXTENDED UNTIL MARCH 24TH, 2012
Parking at the Fitz
This is the sixth canvas in the signs series. A strong view of the Fitzgerald, a new apartment complex in the Mount Royal Arts district, Baltimore, Maryland.
Oil on canvas, 24" x 20". $1000
SOLD
©2011 Deborah Kommalan
The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
The Cameron Highlanders regiment wears Cameron of Erracht tartan. Here it is shown pleated to stripe, as is proper for a regimental kilt. In 1961, the Camerons merged with the Seaforth Highlanders to form the Queen's Own Highlanders. I thought I would show the kilt stretched out to it's full length. It will wrap around and be buckled to fit.
Unnamed plaid
Interesting that this plaid makes such a successful kilt. A plaid with no name - it's not a tartan. But it is woven in a traditional colorway: "weathered" - where the blues become slate, the greens become khaki and the blacks become a very soft brown-black, leaving the reds vibrant. In Scotland, such a fabric is known as a "fashion plaid".
Parking in Annapolis
This is the newest addition to my ongoing series of parking garages. This painting centers on the sign itself. I finally found one in which the background is brown, not blue. It is located at West Street and Taylor Avenue in Annapolis, Maryland.
Oil on canvas, 20" x 20".
$850
©2011 Deborah Kommalan
MacLaren kilted skirt
This is a "kilted skirt" so-called since in Scotland a kilt is men's wear. Hand-stitched and pleated to the yellow stripe. Modern colorway.
White Cloth with Conch
Above is the last canvas in the White Cloth series. Perhaps not the final one, but nothing is on the easel at the moment.
I intended to paint the lovely pink/green/gray luminescence inside the conch, but when I turned it toward the light the beautiful red color appeared. This canvas is also more about the shadows cast by the shell onto the damask cloth.
SOLD
Oil on canvas, 14" x 11".
©2011, Deborah Kommalan
White Cloth with Anemone
The fourth in the white cloth series. Still showing the hemstitching in the cloth and very subtle damask patterns. I was so taken with the intense blue of the anemones this spring. I also tried my hand at the transparency of the petals.
Oil on canvas, 14" x 11".
©2011 Deborah Kommalan
White Cloth with Tomato
Third in the white cloth series. Oil on canvas, 14" x 11".
© 2011 Deborah Kommalan
White Cloth with Eggs
Second in the white cloth series. Oil on canvas, 14" x 11".
SOLD
© 2011 Deborah Kommalan
New Show at MFA Gallery
I just finished hanging a show at the Md Federation of Art Gallery at 18 State Circle, in Annapolis, MD. Show is open March 2 - 13, reception is March 6, 2011, 3-5 pm. Come and visit! There are 12 artists showing work. Besides these paintings, there are 5 additional ones.
Today, March 13th, was take-down at the gallery. I am delighted to say that they sold three paintings for me. How very exciting!
Marrakesh
I had a chance to visit my painting this weekend. This couple will get to visit Le Jardin Majorelle in Marrakesh shortly. What fun! I hope they photograph themselves there.
County Cork Kilt
Irish tartans are newcomers in the kilt world. There is a tartan for every Irish county as well as Irish National Tartan. I think the county tartans are beautiful. Custom made kilt (they all are) for a young lawyer in Manhattan. Pleated to sett.
Leonard's Legacy
A study of DaVinci's Ginevra diBenci, the original is located in the National Gallery in Washington, DC. This project was incredibly difficult ~ of course! It's a DaVinci! It is a good and faithful copy.
Oil on panel, about 13" x 14"
©2010, Deborah Kommalan
Clan Smith kilt
A rare view of the inside of a kilt in work. The upper part of the pleats is graded away to minimize bulk and to make the back of the kilt fit smoothly to the body. This area will be covered with interfacing for stability and then a smooth lining so there are no raw edges.
Clan Smith in modern colors.