Monday, March 26, 2012 1:13:41 AM
masquerade, p272, gestural lines
This is the other painting that I recently finished and have been trying to decide whether to enter it or the white on black one, I'm now calling "Oops."
This one is on watercolor paper--a full sheet size. I have tried looking at it in every possible direction and seem to like this the best. Looks like a Mask on a woman's face. It was constructed in anger over the painting underneath that didn't seem to be going anywhere, so coated it with multiple layers of acrylic paint and gesso and then the large gestural lines. The black areas were painted in later, as well as some of the red areas.
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Friday, March 9, 2012 2:31:51 AM
medicine man, p33
Here's the latest images of my piece that was shown in the last post. There are some subtle changes, and the color and contrast is very close to what it is on the painting. Photographing very dark paintings like this is very difficult, and especially so because there is some shininess to the surface of the paint. Evenness of lighting is most important.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 4:25:56 AM
reworked, p33
This started out with multiple layers of paint underneath, but right now I can't find an image of it. I didn't like it so painted over the whole thing with black gouache, with a few areas of a bright red gouache. Then while it was still a little wet, I wiped some areas away, revealing the underneath painting.
Monday, February 6, 2012 1:27:23 AM
juried show, 2012, ISEA, Ignis Fatuus
The ISEA annual juried show will be in late September this year. So, it's time to get ready some paintings. Here are a couple that I'm working on now, but can't decide which to work on further. If you have any preference please comment and let me know. I really don't like the title I've chosen, if it strikes you as something else, let me know. Thanks.
Here's another that I like, and like the title I've chosen -- Ignis Fatuus, which is Latin for Spontaneous combustion, used especially in relation to marsh fire, which we now know to be from methane in marsh gas.
Both are on Yupo in acrylic ink and 20x26" in size.
Thursday, December 22, 2011 2:05:52 AM
Chen Khee Chee, 2011, watercolor, Christmas
Each Christmas I do a painting (usually watercolor) that I use for our Christmas card. This year's is made using a technique developed by Chen Khee Chee--a well known watercolorist, now living in Duluth, MN.
MERRY CHRISTMAS -- GREETINGS OF THE SEASON
Sunday, October 16, 2011 12:18:38 AM
spinner, Tasmanian devil, devil facial disease
This is sort of a commentary for awareness of the plight of the Tasmanian Devils that are being driven to extinction by a cancer that is passed from one individual to another by biting in fighting over food, and then causes grotesque enlargement of face and tongue, so that the animals can't eat and they starve to death. See all the details
here and here.This painting was started using a spinning flat platform that I can put the paper on and then drop the ink onto it. I started working on doing some emphasizing hand work this Fall, and now I think it's finished. Will have to look at it for a few more days before I'll be sure.
Thursday, September 29, 2011 1:53:04 AM
fumaroles, watercolor
This painting is on a half sheet of watercolor paper, and is all in w/c except this white spots which are gesso. This was inspired by a photograph I took of a wall water ornamental piece that was made mostly of copper, which because of the constant exposure to air and water had corroded with beautiful patterns of blue and red and yellow. It reminds me so much of the mud pots and fumaroles found in Yellowstone, thus it's name.
Check out more information about fumaroles
here.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 2:27:00 AM
I was trying various things for a POD, and was using my mobile phone. Took a picture of a marble, almost touching the lens. Used that print as the inspiration for this painting. As it turns out, not too much like the original photo. It's out of pastels with a watercolor base, about 14x20" (35x50 cm).
Monday, July 25, 2011 3:05:24 AM
P7, Dogs in blue, fluid acrylic
This piece is about 22x28 cm. done in fluid acrylics. I did it sort of an exercise in composition. Started with the darker blue, and then added other shades and created a center of interest with smaller and more contrasting shapes. When I looked at it after it was dry I could see dog faces in several areas. It's next on the list to get matted and framed.
Sunday, May 29, 2011 12:57:42 AM
P88, Henge Monument, gesso
This painting is in it's second life. Started out as a watercolor of flowers that I did not like at all, so gessoed over it with black gesso. This high contrast is what followed.
Henge Monument, 17x15" Acrylic on W/C canvas.
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