Been a While...

I’m not sure where to restart this blog, but I am making a promise to myself to be more diligent in posting. If for no other reason than to get better at talking about my practice. And to also improve getting my art thoughts out onto paper (or on the keyboard)

Anyways, here is to new beginnings and fresh starts. New directions in art and improving on old ones. Bottom line is to just to make space and time to create, everything else is just noise.

Figure studies using sculpture as the basis for the body

The Great Escape

This one is finally done. I left it in a good place yesterday, having a good idea of how to close it out. I put the English Beat’s “Save it for Later“ on repeat and got lost for two hours. I came out of the stupor with this and am super stoked about the result

The progression of a piece

This painting has been a thorn in my side for the past month. Unsure of where it wants to go, it has undergone various different stages.

Promising start. Watercolor blocked in by acrylic  

Still holding together, acrylic slowly enveloping the watercolor

The introduction of oil. No turning back now, unfortunately  

Oil has hooded our characters. Thought this was a good idea at the time

Current stage. Getting away from the hoods. Instead I opted for a blizzard of paint. 

I have two more sessions with this piece before I consider it DOA. 

Current works under construction

Closing out a painting is the hardest part of painting. Which is where I stand with these pieces.

One solution is to put them away for a few weeks and come back to them when they’re less precious. 

But for the rest of the week I’ll poke and prod them.