Another moon related painting. This one had some interesting texture variations in the sky.
Tag: life
The Water
Water is mesmerizing and soothing to watch. This year I have painted a number of vacant water scenes. They are also fairly mesmerizing to paint.
Gloom & Yellow
A simple cloudscape that I completed the other day. This one has a lot of subtle character that was difficult to capture with the camera.
Golden
A pretty simple little painting with some textural experiments that seemee a bit intriguing. More continuation on the moody landscapes.
The Rain
This is a 10×10″ painting I completed recently. I keep getting pulled back to clouds and atmosphere.
Hello?
This was a self-portrait I did as an experiment. It is composed of 4 paintings on plexiglass of my mug from slightly different angles. The underlying paintings were done with warm translucent colors. The top most painting is the boldest with the darkest values. I stacked them all in a frame which created an intriguing result. There is a very physical depth between the paintings that gives it a real sense of volume.
I photographed it from different angles to give you an idea how the color shifts and the image changes.
two of a kind
have a seat…
An empty chair is a vacant place. To some an inviting spot to rest their bones. When I paint one it is a lonesome nowhere (maybe that’s just me).
The show must go on! The show is over.
This weekend I flew up to Ketchikan to help pack up the “Empty Spaces” show. It was a great experience in a beautiful location. The town has a very active and engaged artist community.
I sold six paintings and it is nice to know those pieces will be part of Alaska. Some of them will reside on the waterfront with views much superior to The my studio.
I hope to make it up to this country again.
Happy Halloween!
A lot of my work tends to be autumnal. This one in particular seems appropriate for a Halloween post. The subject is a monkey skull in an old iPhone box. The juxtaposition seems to say it all.
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