Untitled
5"x7"
Acrylic on fiberboard
SOLD

Tough to see on this one, but I continued on my "waxy" path, trying to get those translucent areas and dreamy dark places.

Untitled
5"x7"
Acrylic on fiberboard

Started this piece on friday, but had to finish it today. I tried working more with the negative space.

Untitled
5"x7"
Acrylic on fiberboard

No name for this one. That's all right, I guess. This painting is okay. I didn't spend a lot of time on it, so for that, I'm happy, if that makes sense. These are, after all, supposed to be thumbnail sketches, or studies for larger pieces. I like the way the permanent green light and the white/putty colors work together on the right side of the piece.

On other fronts, the commissioned war-themed painting still vexes me. I feel like I may finally have it by the balls, and yet, I just can't put it away. Perhaps it's an inability or unwillingness to go to the dark places needed to do such work, but I've always had a proclivity to reside there and so, I don't think that's it. Pehaps there's just too much baggage associated with it. Perhaps I'm not a good enough artist to pull it off. I really don't know. I only know that there is a constant fear of diminishing the subject matter by my own ineptitude.

I will continue to push forward.

Untitled
5"x7"
Acrylic on fiberboard

Grrrrrrrrrrr... This piece disappoints me.

"Waxy Window"
5"x7"
Acrylic on fiberboard


Yes, a strange name. I got it from the "window" on the right side of the painting, near the orange and reddish area. I used the acrylic additive that I had been using the day before, and came up with this somewhat cloudy area. I like the effect as you are able to see the underpainting. You know me; a big fan of seeing what's going on under there.

"Breakthrough"
5"x7"
Acrylic on Fiberboard


It may not look like much, but with this piece, I've had a bit of a breakthrough. This photo is too small to see it, but with this painting, I feel one step closer to melding a few different styles of mine into one, cohesive vision. Hmmm, yes, that sounded a bit self-serving, but there, I've said it. After finishing this, I worked on a commisioned piece, took the technique a step further, and solidified it that much more. It's a technique where I blend the textured areas more seamlessly with the other, less-textured areas. I think I'll call this piece, "Breakthrough".

"Brown, Orange & Green"
5"x7"
Acrylic on fiberboard


Those are the three colors D gave me to use on today's jewel. The green is there, I just added a ton of white to it, giving it the minty freshness to combat morning breath.

Raining Light
5"x7"
Acrylic on fiberboard


I haven't really posted much this week. I'm a slug, what can I say? I ran a marathon on sunday, and, just like last year's marathon, I had horrible allergies. D thinks I caught a cold. In any event, I've been feeling like sh*t this week.

D found a photo in a magazine recently of some guy onstage in a pool of light with stuff raining down on him. She wanted me to do a painting of it, (sans guy), and so, here that experiment is. It didn't photograph very well, but I'm somewhat pleased with the end result. I think D is right, this may make a nice larger painting.

"Inside Out"
5"x7"
Acrylic on Fiberboard


The title for this jewel came from the way in which it was painted. I took a different approach, although the end result doesn't seem all that different, except for the obvious horizontal vs. vertical aspect.