Process Drawing

This drawing was made using only four colored pencils: cyan, magenta, yellow and black. The colors blend visually to create the various colors and tones apparent in the drawing.

Also I drew it only using curly-q doodles, the kind we often absent mindedly make during idle time.

Here I am investigating how four color printing, known as CMYK, uses three colors and black to create realistic photos.

Click on the photo for a large image to better see how this drawing was made.


"Denise" 2009, Colored pencil on paper, 23x17,

Just For Fun

There are a lot of University of Georgia fans around here. This was a relatively quickly done painting of "Uga", the teams' mascot.

No heavy art theory here, just something for fun.

11/22/09 Update: Uga died unexpectedly on Nov 19th.



"Uga", 25" x 24", Acrylic on canvas

Synapse

"Synapse"
Encaustic on canvas
30" x 24"

Reclining Nude

Whole books have been dedicated to the reclining nude, so pervasive is its role in art history. Many contemporary artists continue to reinterpret this common subject.
Click on the image so you may view its surface. The figure was created by incising the wax.
"Reclining Nude" 18"x48" encaustic on panel

Dawn

I've been playing around again with what I've termed "anti-grid" paintings. In an attempt to speed-up the process, I used a smaller canvas, but same sized triangle as "Rose" (see earlier post). This leaves the face less defined and me somewhat ambivalent about this painting.

"Dawn", 30"x30", acrylic on canvas

Simon & Simon

For the last six months I have been unable to spend any quality time in my studio due to an abrupt change in my business. Things are settling down and thankfully I am able to return to the studio.

This diptych, completed just last week, is inspired by the work of NY artist, James Little. I sometimes copy the style of an artist I like, to better understand his/her process and motivations for making art. But more than that, it gives me a point of departure from which I discover my own take on a particular style that often no longer resembles the original work. For me, this can be among the most stimulating of art practices.

"Simon & Simon", 2009, 40"x39", encaustic on panel

Flow

I painted this encaustic on canvas painting while on a camping trip some time back. I hoped to strip away facial recognition leaving only a suggestion of melancholy.

Viewers' responses have been interesting. This painting is either really liked or really disliked. But either way, it always seems to garner attention.

Here's the dumb thing, though. I can't seem to do it again. I have attempted comparable paintings several times only to fail - miserably.

But try again I shall, since I am one of those who likes it.

"Flow", 48" x 36", encaustic on canvas