In the studio, finally'

48x40 . . . PINK

Finally got up to the studio to work on something unrelated to a home improvement project (kitchen & bathroom upgrades / repairs amongst others . . . New butcher block counter tops to the left). Put down some thick flat enamel to start something new. No clue where this is going to go, but that is part of the fun. To be continued . . . 

Detail.

A print from a few weeks back thar I do not remember posting . . . So, two color screen print on vintage map.

Detail

Detail.

Coccinellidae

Some experimenting with graphite, colored pencil and WD40. There is also some permanent marker off to the side.

Godson/Brother

Small print of Jonathan and his son, Andrew. I never know what to do with certain images from my cell phone that I want to paint/draw/make with. The image reference on this one in particular was a bit troublesome because it seemed so "typical"—smiling, etc. But the carving seem to solve for the predictability of the pose, at least for me. Anyway, what may have been the most interesting experiment tonight was printing on the shirt I was using for a rag. 

Guitar

I talked the guy at the Seward Attic down to 22.50 (from $45) on this broken guitar. Brought it home and put in a nine volt battery for the pickup . . . Played it through the amp with these three strings, and got sound.

That evening I glued and clamped the neck. The fretboard was still in good shape and the guitar has a truss rod . . . 

With the neck securely clamped, I started chipping away the finish with a razor blade. 

The next evening after a little more work with the blade and a vigorous sanding of the neck, I put. On some strings and took it for a test drive. I think eventually something will happen with the finish . . . I might paint it or something, but for now it is a solid little beater. I still need to adjust the action a bit, but that is a minor tweak. . . 

Studio Randomness from the past week

Canceled

There were about ten prints from the edition that did not make the cut. Those were relegated to this series . . . The bright orange works well . .