Monday, October 7, 2013
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Second Hands - Cloth Painting Progress
Yikes! I've missed the boat for August and September posts. It's been a busy end of the summer. I finally got to work more on this painting, thankfully. If all goes well, I have tentative plans with a friend to have my work displayed at his coffee shop in March. I'm hoping to have at least four finished by then.
For now, enjoy these pictures of my progress and my messy studio space.
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Graduation and Good Friends
Oil on Wood stump, approx. 2' diameter, 1.5" depth.
My good friend Carl (right) asked me to paint a portrait of him and his sister Katie (left) as a gift for her college graduation. In an attempt to split the wood to make a diptych, the wood was put through a "seasoning" process by experimental sessions of heating in a conventional oven. Nature vs. me, nature had its say and split the wood in three. This worked out well for a nice triptych. The project was fun, as well as very intimidating. Katie is a wonderful painter, and painting a portrait of a painter FOR the breath-taking painter herself is quite a nervous task! It was my pleasure to muscle through it and produce something for these amazing people that will last (hardly) as long as their strong and loving characters.
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
PART THREE: Progress...
I've broken a rule of painting (according to almost all of my art teachers ever) by saving the hardest part for last (as opposed to working all over the canvas equally for even completeness). Please don't mind the globular forms that look like ghost children. They are my next target, as will be the finishing touches throughout this painting. If all goes well, I've got about one more 6-hr session left for this to be done. Feedback is welcome! Thanks. Final photo to come soon.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
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