Within Reach

This is a 16" X 20" acrylic on canvas

Step Out

This is a 16" X 20" acrylic on canvas.  Sometimes the feet just don't want to move even though it's uncomfortable where they are standing. 

rotated to the up right position

The transfers are comming along nicely.  This is the way it will ultimately hang and I will continue to post in this position.

A Close Up

I like to play with things like this, creating as I go.  I'm conscious of the negative space and how it effects the over all composition.  The color balance is important as well and I tend to think in terms of three's but I don't always hold to that rule, I think it's more sub-conscious.  It's like a guitar player that hears the twang of a string and knows if it is in tune.  Will post another picture soon.

GOD BLESS YOU WHITNEY!

Not titled

Not much change, just a little re-design taking some of the business away.  This is under paint at this point using acrylic release techniques.  That's pencil you see, but I rolled gesso over it for two reasons.  First to set it so that it wouldn't smear and the second is to use the drawing as a shadow of what's to come.  I may or may not keep some of the drawing as part of the finished work.  There will be a lot of collaged acrylic paint applied like a decal such as you see dead center.  This may end up being a self portrait speaking to the mechanical human being.  I'm rolling those thoughts around in my head, especialy in light of some of the glazing techniques I've developed lately.  The drawing is complex and the paint will be even more so.  Think of this as a sugested road map that you may not follow to the letter.  I seldom use a drawing because of the confines it establishes.  I like paint to be paint.  De kooning, Pollock, and Basquait are high on my list for inspiration but I do a little bit of everything.  When something hits my world I have to paint it the way I envision it and it's a process because I change my mind as my moods change.  Another words, nothing is written in stone.  Welcome to my world.  I hope you enjoy watching this process.

untitled for now

A 28" wide X 45" high acrylic on canvas.  This is a work in progress I will photograph from time to time till it's finished.

Working with other artists

Tomorrow I will have two really great artist joining me in my studio to work on some science we have shared for 10 years or so.  The result of our collaboration I hope to post here for the world to see.  We are doing our best to be 21st century artists pushing the envelope of our trade, skills, and talent to the very max degree.  Each of us have our own painting styles and have approached this with our own emotions and enthusiasm but the science we have shared.

"Glaze Maze"

This is the first painting for 2012, a 16" X 20" acrylic on canvas.  The challenge was to layer images and layer paint film with the last layer being a reverse release shiny side up applied like a decal.  That's my story and I'm sticking to it!  A bit of science for all you crazy people out there.

Tangerine Tango

Well after a few set backs this is the last painting for 2011 ending on a high note.  This is a 16" X 20" acrylic on canvas and I titled it after the color of the year for 2012.