Last Post of the Year

I'm closing out the year on a high note with the recent press from the Denver Post and the New American Paintings issue finally hitting newsstands. Here's a just-completed small work for the "Meditative Landscape" at the Dunedin Fine Arts Center in Dunedin, Florida. This will be the last post of the year. Looking forward to 2010!

"Light for Darkness", Acrylic on Canvas on Panel, 11x14"

New Work: "Passage"

"Passage", Acrylic on Panel, 24x48"

I've been working on that face since Thanksgiving. Finished it this morning and I'm glad it is done. It will be in the upcoming show at Rule Gallery.

Progress

I'm starting the biggest panel I've worked on since moving to Denver - definitely stretching the limits of my kitchen nook studio. The panel is 42"x60".

The bones of the panel
Adding glue

ClampsAdded weight to secure the glue to the center of the panel. I piled up other panels that are in progress and my drafting table on top for good measure. I'll let it dry overnight and then begin applying wood-filler to the imperfections in the wood, then sand down the edges and the top before I start applying gesso.

From the Archive: Ink on Panel Series

I did a series of paintings in 2006 that were done with spray paint, acrylic and a lithographic printmaking process on panels. I made the backgrounds, then hand-burnished images onto the panels from pronto plates. I mixed the ink specific for each panel, and often combined several images on one panel, so each was unique. I enjoyed the textures and atmospheric effects on these panels. It's funny - when I look back at older works sometimes it is like hearing something new in an old song.