A good day

I never know whether I will ultimately like something I've just done.  But today, no matter what, I had a good day.  I did some collages as wrapping paper and also the two pieces below.  This first one was typical serendipity.   I found some lines and he appeared.  I'm not sure what happens with the background yet.

 Untitled.   Ink, acrylics, oil sticks on canvas.  18 x 24?

This one is based on old Indian (Southeast Asian) cave drawing.  He's supposed to be angry and menacing but I haven't gotten the expression yet.

Untitled.  Oil pastels on black sandpaper.

New pieces

I have a little head of a man in a larger piece that hasn't worked.  The little head does.  Here are a couple of attempts to redo the little man in a larger format.

This an initial version that I modified this afternoon -- the original was quite boring.

 Little Man #2.  Acrylics, oil pastels on paper.  9" x 13"

This one came together this afternoon as well.

Little Man #3.  Oil pastels on plastic laminate. 9" x 13"

And here is the original Little Man:

Little Man #1.  Acrylics on canvas.  About 2" x 3"

A couple of new things for a show, reception Nov 12th 6-9

There will an abstract show at the Carrboro Century Center during November and December.  I don't know how many pieces I'll have in but here are three I'm thinking about.  (The Shakori Nights piece in my last blog post is a fourth.)

We will have receptions at both 2ndFriday Artwalks, November 12th and December 10th, both running from 6-9 pm.  I hope to see you there.

This one is a piece that I started a couple of  years ago after seeing the remarkable Color Field exhibit at the Smithsonian Museum of American Art in 2008.  Many of the color field artists stained unprimed canvas with diluted acrylics.

 Untitled.  Acrylics on unprimed canvas.  30" x 35"

This one was an attempt to get the abstract juices flowing by starting by tearing some interesting paper and attaching it to a canvas.  The paper provides interesting textural options.

Cave Painting.  Mixed media.  Paper, acrylics, ink on canvas board.  16" x 20" 

Here is an oil pastel on an odd found material, sort of a slick Formica.  It really changes the way one works with oil pastels compared to paper.  It was fun but a bit messy when I added linseed oil.

Untitled.  Oil pastel on plastic laminate.  12x12 or so

More on the 2ndFriday Artwalk below the fold...

Update to the website

I'm updated my website with a new design.  It's a bit simpler and hopefully easier to look at.  Let me know what you think.  Here's a new featured piece:

Shakori Night.  Mixed media on canvas

Outsider artist Kelly Moore's new work

We met Kelly Moore at the Tesuque Reservation flea market outside of Santa Fe a couple of years ago.  An odd fellow but a compelling artist.  His new stuff is really interesting and worth a look.

 

Kelly Moore, Untitled, Sept 2010, 54" x 74"