The first of may

So, as some of you may already know from my status updates on facebook, the show at Columbia U came with a few curve balls. Having said that, the artwork from the show will not be on view until May 8th, as previously stated. Despite this, I at least have some new work to share with you guys. Enjoy.

Triptych, mixed media on paper, 1.5"x3" (3x), 2010

The Prisoner, mixed media on canvas, 30"x40", 2010

Face in the Sand, mixed media on canvas, 16"x22", 2010

Atlas, mixed media on canvas, 36"x36", 2010

New Painting

I've got some more paintings in the works, but I thought I would share another one of the recent additions.

This is titled Field II, part of my exploration of Easter Island-like "monuments".

Artbistro.com

Hello again-

I thought I would let you guys know that I have been selected to be one of the featured artists on Artbistro.com's April 2010 artists. They've chosen "Noah's Arc" to represent my portfolio. Here's the link to check it out:

http://artbistro.monster.com/albums/140031-april-2010-artbistro-gallery

Thanks for checking me out.

New addition

Brealine, 24"x36", acrylic, conte' crayon, oil pastel, charcoal on canvas, 2010

Hopefully I'll be able to re-shoot this before putting a final version on my website, but I thought I would give you guys a peak at this anyway. Also, a couple of people asked me if this had anything to do with the KKK. The cone hats are dunce caps.

Evolving the new process.....

....is a product of necessary. As one might expect, I've hit a bit of a roadblock after my first volley of paintings using my revised style. HOWEVER, I was lucky enough to have a good art day to push me through. What resulted was a new found practice for me- if I can't seem to get a canvas painting done, do some small ones on paper. So far, its been good to me.

Before getting to those new ones....Dunce, 22x36", acrylic, conte' crayon on canvas

AND, the new additions (please note, the ones on paper are fairly small)....Ubu, acrylic, conte' crayon, oil pastel on paper
March, Acrylic on paperField (study), acrylic, charcoal, conte' crayon, oil pastel on paperField, 48x24", acrylic, conte' crayon, oil pastel, charcoal on canvasHouse, acrylic, conte' crayon, oil pastel on paperTv Radio, acrylic, conte' crayon, oil pastel on paper


until next time... hopefully really soon

One more

This one is titled Dung Beatle (48"x36").

As you can see, I have been pursuing my efforts to explore the the visceral qualities in my work- which I can happily say feels good, and far more natural than my previous approach. In this particular piece, I really wanted the impasto to come through, aiming to use it to my advantage in creating atmosphere.

I hope you are all looking forward to my next work.

Until next time...

4 paintings, 1 revision

So like I said in the previous post, I've been working on a different approach to my paintings in which I would allow my drawing technique to come through more.

"Shaken Not Stirred" is a painting I've struggled with many MANY times. Having said that, in spirit of experimentation, I thought it was appropriate to warm up on this one. I broke my previous inhibitions of adding line to my paintings but simply just going over this one with charcoal in my normal drawing style.
The paintings that following paintings are the result of my allowing myself to let loose a bit more, rather than worry too much about making sure everyone else will like my work.

"The Grand Pecking Order, III", Acrylic, Charcoal, and Oil Pastel on Canvas, 24"x48"


"Pink Elephant", Mixed Media on Canvas Board, 24"x18"


"The Conference Room", Acrylic, Charcoal, and Oil Pastel on Canvas, 24"x22"


"The Factory", Acrylic, Charcoal, and Oil Pastel on Canvas, 48"x36"