Saturday, July 30, 2011

California Studio, July 2011

This is a recent photo of my California Studio. Yes, its a mess. Enjoy!
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Competition - Three Figures


Acrylic on canvas, 'Competition - Three Figures', a recent painting from my California Studio.
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Recent Painting, Seated Figure

Acrylic on Canvas, 'Seated Figure'.
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Study Painting - draft version

Acrylic on canvas. This is a draft version of a study painting that I'm working on. If you were interested in buying it, sorry, I've already painted over it. Don't worry, the new version looks better!
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Recent Paintings, 7-29-2011, California Studio

Painting, acrylic on canvas, study sketch of figure in landscape.
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Recent Work in California Studio

Sketch, graphite on paper.
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Recent sketch in California Studio

Recent Sketch, graphite on paper.
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Sunday, July 10, 2011

Recent Work in California Art Studio


Acrylic on Canvas, 'Sports Play'.

Recently, I've been working primarily with charcoal, pastels and acrylic on canvases.  Some are stretched over wooden frames, others I'm stapling directly to the wall of my studio.   I'm saturating the canvases with water and keeping wet while working - the air is very dry in the California desert, and the heat tends to make the paints dry quickly.  Each painting is developed over multiple sessions, and worked at varying levels of impasto and dryness.

I'll update the blog with some of my larger works in the coming days, so stay tuned.

Enjoy!

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Recent Work in California Studio


Acrylic on canvas, Seated Figure

Recent Work in California Studio


Acrylic on canvas, Two Figures.

Work in California Studio, continued

Crayon on Paper, Portrait

Work in California Studio, continued


Mixed Media on board, Seated Figure

Work in California Studio, continued

Crayon on paper, Untitled

Work in California Studio, continued

Crayon on paper, Seated Figure

Work in California Studio, continued

Acrylic on panel, Seated Figure
Ink on board, Portrait

Recent work in California Studio

Acrylic on canvas, Untitled
Ink on board, Figure in Landscape

Friday, July 8, 2011

Acrylic on canvas - 'Seated Figure'

Saturday, July 2, 2011

California Studio - the 'Desert Hut'




This is an interior shot of my studio in Twentynine Palms, California, known as the 'Desert Hut'.

The painting on the right is 'Competition', the painting on the left is a portrait with a series of other canvases that are stapled to the wall beneath it.

When working like this, the painting on top leaves a residue on the painting directly under it. Architects often speak of the notion of palimpsest, where an aspect of the city or a previous building are left as a residual element in a new architectural construction. Extending this concept to painting, I'm discovering similar possibilities with the stacking and subsequent removal of paintings stapled directly to the wall one atop another.

This image can give you a sense of the various scales of work that I'm engaged in developing, ranging from small sketches to what I would call mid-sized canvases.
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