Late December

Above is what the studio looked like this morning. It's been a crazy three days of work. Long story short; a new exhibition possibility popped up this past week and the deadline for consideration is the same as another show's submission deadline. I couldn't pass up the new opportunity and so counter to how I have been thinking I worked toward finishing 5 additional works quickly so that I would have 11 pieces to to split between the two submission packets.

Painting with a deck brush.

Rejected Possibility.

The following four images are what I am considering to be completed along with the image with the orange tulips on it from my last post.  At least they will done for now, I think I will probably work on them after the submission process or any subsequent shows if they are accepted.

Hey man, the work is looking good. I am really enjoying seeing the progression and evolution of your more recent work. This is the most recent animation that I've been working with. I'm thinking less about gender / gender roles and more about programming and messaging.

Early December

 Scratched lines created with a nail punch.

Work

Creating some flat color panels to see how they would incorporate into the configurations.

Continued work on the patio portraits. Since the figures are in shadow it has been a challenge to get an established balance of the lights and darks. The background may need to go darker and I may need to loose some of the detail in the seated figures face.

Going in Circles

Two weeks ago I ran into painter's block, and was not getting anything done in the studio. As a way to get away from whatever was holding the work back and as an excuse to at least be doing something a little experimenting was done using circles on some random panels. Screws were drilled into portions of the panels and a thin board with a 3/8" hole drilled into it with brushes spring clamped to it was mounted onto the screw, this arrangement was used to generate the circular marks. 

Last week saw an all day critique at school and a long weekend trip to San Antonio to get away for a bit. Feel ready to paint again, got some work done last night. Hope to push though the next month and really get some paint moving. Kind of excited about the circles.

Two Weeks of Work

Tried working "outside" in the garage this weekend. It was too nice to be in the basement studio. 

Coffee

Here is the next piece in a series of 'daily video' explorations. The process is more time consuming that I had hoped, but the results seem worth it. I am not sure that I will be able to maintain the pace. 

These started out as an appropriation of imagery combining color elements into a gray environment, but with the content it seems to be a bit of a look at antiquated gender roles. The advertising seems absurd by today's standards. Other than that. I have three panels going with some paint . . . I'll attempt to get some pics posted eventually.