Oak and Bay

by | Apr 7, 2008 | 0 comments

8300 “Oak and Bay” 70″x 63″ Finished 8300. Kept it more raw and direct. These colors are also more subdued for me but they actually feel richer than a lot of my other work.

push

by | Apr 4, 2008 | 1 comment

I drastically changed the paintings today. It was beginning to feel tiring-when I feel as though no part of the painting can’t be worked on then the whole painting begins to look more cohesive. All parts are considered. Took me all week to really let go and...

wednesday

by | Apr 2, 2008 | 1 comment

#8300 #8157 #8283 Introduced these roundish shapes on #8300. Not sure I like it. Worked awhile on this and it might have gotten worse. Can’t really see it clearly yet. Moved on to the “Sand Shapes”-#8157 re do and #8283, the 36″ square-tried to paint as loose and as...

Lines

by | Apr 1, 2008 | 0 comments

#8300 Went back to #8300 from last Wednesday. This time I started by drawing lines on top of the existing composition. Starting a secondary conversation–quiet but seems to take the eye around in contrast to the extreme vertical composition of the shapes. Soft...

monday morning

by | Mar 31, 2008 | 1 comment

#8165 #8283 Started back into the two small paintings-#8165 and #8283 from last Wednesday. Trying to paint every mark while being cognizant of the whole. Trying to stay as loose as possible. The last hour it went better.