Showing posts with label art process. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art process. Show all posts
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Friday, July 22, 2011
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Announcement!!
I will be participating in a Kianga Ellis Project, in
Santa Fe, New Mexico. Summer 2011
Please visit: http://kiangaellisprojects.com/home.html for further details.
Monday, April 4, 2011
What I Did Today
I custom made this stretcher frame from recycled Douglas Fir flooring, that was originally destined for the scrap heap(such a lovely/useful wood, it would have been a waste to let it go, IMO). I ripped each plank on the table saw for proper width, routed the canvas sides for a raised edge along the perimeter, and mitered the corners to fit. In the above photo, I am readying the first crossbeam.
Second crossbeam...
Using 6 criss-crossing brad nails and glue for all of the joints. In the above photo, you can see one of the corner braces being put into place.
And done... In the above photo, you are looking at a 6 foot tall by 5 foot wide canvas stretcher frame. I, of course, had to stop and rest, intermittently, through out the day; paying close attention to my level of fatigue, and napping when I needed to. All in all, I feel that this day was well spent.
A closer look at my joinery, and the raised perimeter edge that I mentioned...
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Monday, November 22, 2010
"Heaven's Dunes" At The Cusp of a New Visual Language
“Heaven's Dunes”
17 inches x 21 inches
Oil on Mounted Panel
2010
This is one of a series of paintings that I have been working on, wherein I am developing a new visual language. One that combines en plein air technique, with the use of strong abstract gesture as a deconstructive element; thereby exploring and expanding the best of what I consider two very painterly, and coexistent, aesthetics.
A note on the painting's subject: it is a free-verse meditation on out of body experiences, colliding worlds, and harmonious passages between raw and delicate mark making.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
A Look Into an Aspect of My Art Process
In my painting studio, I have a piano. When I reach a point in my work, where I need to step away from the painting for a few minutes, to clear my head and refresh, I will often sit down at my piano to play. This has become an essential part of my art making process, which is why I have chosen to share. I am not at all a musician or a performer, just an artist who uses music as part of my routine.
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