Original Paintings on Clay Board
Kathy Morrow has moved the medium of Clay Board (also called Scratch Board) beyond the traditional black and white into full color. The combination of rich color and graphic precision in her work is the result of a time consuming process. To begin the process, Watercolor is painted on white Clay Board; Hundreds of hours of detailed graphic cuts with an X acto knife; Painting color over the cuts with translucent oil glazes and sealing the painting so it has all the permanent properties of a fine oil painting and doesn't need glass for protection.
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Wanan Namayanhun Huwo?ne…the truck broke down in Deadwood and she needs a new Alternator.” That hit his funny bone and he cracked up laughing and I got what I was looking for, a good hearty laugh. To embellish my tall tale a bit further, I added smoke signals coming out of the antenna. Four puffs for a GOOD SIGNAL! David helped me name this painting, by telling me the Lakota way to say “Can you hear me now?” Wanan Namayanhun Huwo?
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Wanan Namayanhun Huwo?
Framed 24 x 32 " Image Framed with suede mat and loomed beads by the artist. $6,900.00 Chief David Bald Eagle has been a friend of mine since the 1980’s. I have made many paintings of him and members of his family. We met at Artist Ride in South Dakota where he was a model for the many artists that attend. We had finished a pretty long hot day of photography and David was dressed in his eagle feather bonnet and beaded shirt and pants that his wife Josee had made for him. He had a beautiful hand-quilled leather bag that was decorated with dyed porcupine quills. As we were walking from his tepee to my camp, his bag started buzzing. I asked him what that buzzing was and he pulled out his old cell phone and said, " People want to talk to me all the time on this thing." That gave me an idea for a painting and David was willing to pose again. I like to keep it real so as he held the cell phone to his ear, I decided to make him laugh by bringing up something that had happened that Spring….. “David! It’s Josee on the pho |
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Ebony Wind
Image size 24 x 20 Frame 34 x 30 Framed with suede mat and loomed beads by the artist. Original Painting on Clay Board $5,500. I met Monique at a Renaissance Fair where she was performing traditional Middle Eastern dance. She had a beautiful style and garments that she had made herself. We went to White Sands National Monument and she danced on the white dunes as the sun was setting. Below us, cars drove by and a crowd formed at the base of the dunes as people watch the magic of the dance on sparkling dunes in a golden sunset. It was the inspiration for Ebony Wind. |
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She Gathers Rainbows
![]() While attending an art show in Denver, CO and there was a performing group of Aztec Dancers. One of the young ladies, agreed to model for me. Her headdress is made of Macaw feathers and I placed a Macaw feathered fan in her hand. In my drawing, I sketched a Military Macaw, which is native to the Aztec area of Mexico. The drawing was taking on an oval feeling with the arch of the birds' tail balancing the curve of her arm and fan. I decided to build this piece on a large scale. Scratch Board are available in full sheets of 20 x 30, I used four sheets mounted to a heavier back board. The bead work would hide the seams and become a part of the art. I designed the beaded strips to be Macaw feathers changing colors as in a rainbow. Click on the Image to Enlarge
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The four strips would radiate from her hand as if she were holding the four directions. At the junction I beaded the medallion that was positioned as if her hand were holding it. Hanging from the medallion are Macaw feathers from a Blue and Gold Macaw. I designed and loomed the beads in the four sections. |