Happy Easter

This is perhaps the best known painting of a hare - done by Albrecht Durer in 1502, and a couple of contemporary takes on the subject:

Barry Lorne, "Durers Hare Under An Apple Tree" 2003
Oil Painting
30x60x2 inches

Barry Lorne, "Morris the Rabbit" 2002
Mixed Media
20 x 30 x 2 inches

Happy Easter.

Wildfire

Nathan Abels, "Wildfire", Acrylic on Panel, 42x60"
based on a photo by Amy Gosch (used by permission)

Here's a photo of it in our apartment to give you some idea of scale. This is the biggest painting I've done since moving to Denver.

Landscapes from Bambi

Stills from Bambi

Attack Dogs

Gustave Courbet, The Hallali of the Stag, 1867

Frans Snyders, The Boar Hunt, 1650

Paul de Vos, Stag Chased by Dogs, 1637

New Work by Bill Amundson

LANDSCAPE WITH STUMP. BAG AND SIGNS 20"h by 36"w
LANDSCAPE WITH WALL, FENCE AND TANKS 18"h by 40"wLANDSCAPE WITH VANITY DEVELOPMENT (LOIS THORN) 25"H BY 24"W
LANDSCAPE WITH VANITY DEVELOPMENT (LORENZO'S TOWER OF FUN) 27"h BY 24"w
SELF PORTRAIT WITH BUILT IN CRITICISM (43"H by 40"w)

Bill sent over a few new images of what he's been working on recently. If you've been out to the new Plus gallery you may have seen the "Self Portrait with Built in Criticism" - humor, social commentary, and great draftsmanship all in one!

Jessica Ann Mills

I love these traced monotypes by Jessica Ann Mills. This is a technique frequently used by Paul Klee. Here's an example of how it works:

These are really nice, and very reasonably priced as well:

this one can be had at her etsy shop for just $225 - for an original work! one of one!

Old West Hipster Art?

George Catlin (1796-1872), this one is probably from the 1830s.

Doesn't this look just like something you might see in Juxtapoz or on FecalFace right now? If only he had drawn the buffalo and wolves on a blank piece of paper...

case in point: Maya.Bird on flickr

A new favorite at the Denver Art Museum

Frederic Remington, The War Bridle, 1909

This is one of my new favorites in the recently-opened 7th floor at the Denver Art Museum. The painting captures a brilliant noon-day light so well you almost squint. It's much more radiant than this digital image, that's for sure. I found this scan and its source photo at the War Bridle Project (of course).

Music for Your Studio; Vol. 7

This band releases art with each song they release. Free and legal too. Visit their really cool site here.

"Spaces is an experimental/instrumental band formed in 2008, comprised of Franco Colon and Duke Ahrens; two Florida natives currently residing in Brooklyn, NY. The two write and record all songs, with the occasional help of guest performers.

This album is made of conceptual songs that will be released monthly, collectively telling a story bound together by similar sounds and sonic qualities. Artwork inspired by each respective track will also be released along with the songs, created by local artist and friend, James Sanford."

Hollis Brown Thornton

"TV Room Study (Entry Hall Wallpaper)", acrylic, pigment transfer on paper 01-10-09 8 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches
"Cree Indians Call Electricity Nimischiiuskataau (Fire that Shakes the Ground)", acrylic, pigment transfer on canvas 09-09-08 30 x 46 inches

"Summer House", acrylic, pigment transfer on paper 09-10-08 8 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches

Hollis Brown Thornton ( site , flickr)

Paintings by Alika Cooper

Alika Cooper (site , flickr)

Guernica Lamp

Lamp prototype by Kadushin;

Guernica pendant lamp

Material: 1mm laser cut stainless or painted steel.
Production: 2008
After picasso's lamp in the Guernica painting.

Image of the Late Day

Edward Hopper, The Lonely House, Etching, 20x25", 1923

Work by Tom Bennett

Tom Bennett, "noctambulist"

Tom Bennett, Storm, monotype, 18 x 24

Leo & Pipo

Leo & Pipo

Colorado Art Open 2009

This show opens today at the Foothills Art Center in Golden and I'm one of the "98 exceptional Colorado artists" - there will be a new piece up there. I'll be at the opening too - see you there (Friday 5:30-8 pm)...

And So It Begins

Gesso is underway. This should take a while- I usually do upwards of ten coats.

Dark as Pitch

photo by Nathan Abels

"There is something worth living for when we are resisted, threatened. As at the last day we might be thrilled with the prospect of the grandeur of our destiny, so in these first days our destiny appears grander. What would the days, what would our life, be worth, if some nights were not dark as pitch, - of darkness tangible or that you can cut with a knife? How else could the light in the mind shine? How should we be conscious of the light of reason? If it were not for physical cold, how should we have discovered the warmth of the affections? I sometimes feel that I need to sit in a far-away cave through a three weeks’ storm, cold and wet, to give a tone to my system."

Henry David Thoreau, March 31, 1852

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.

Music for Your Studio; Vol. 6

Daestro has several eps up on his myspace page for free download as well as more on his blog. It's fun electronic pop music -highly recommended.


Also check out all the free music that Memory Cassette/We're Tapes has put up on his blog. It's gentle, spacey lo-fi disco music (more or less).