2010-06-27-at-00-28-26

A Little Exercise

Ink on paper Needing to get some things off my mind, I tore down some sketchbook paper and started drawing whatever came out. Together they look like hieroglyphics but as I drew them they were just forms and compositions that had been swimming around. I remember the Art of the Maya class I took in [...]

2010-03-24-at-21-25-48

Some Heres and Theres

Just a quick post to keep things alive around here. I’ve been getting to the studio a lot more lately. Things have been going smoothly. Not much else to say.

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State of the Studio

Still sketching. Trying to add more color. No idea will this is leading, if anywhere. I’ve realized that I don’t need to know, as long as I just keep making whatever it is I want to see. This way of thinking has helped me to relax and experiment more. I’ve found that I like using [...]

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Shooting for Color

After going through my phototblog I realized I base my compositions on form and color pretty equally.

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Nice Surprise

n most cases I do a single pour and leave it at that, but after multiple floods, I see the result has a more layered, intricate and detailed composition.

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State of the Studio

My studio neighbor came in and said “Ah! Meaty.” After looking at it for the past few days, I would agree. The pinning of canvas gives a strung-up-hide look as well.

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State of the Studio

Not much to say except I had just finished looking through a Guston book…

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State of the Studio

Using a line of water and adding ink (that orange and black is waay too Halloween-like)

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State of the Studio

While I feel like I’m going in a lot of different directions, I’m most likely not, but what I’m looking for is attachment. Attachment to a shape, color, mark, relationship.

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State of the Studio

For some reason the first thing I do when I get to the studio is take a nap. After that, I make a pot of coffee and things get movin’. Today went well.