State of the Studio

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 […]

Shooting for Color

Shooting for Color

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

Nice Surprise

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.

State of the Studio

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.

State of the Studio

State of the Studio

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

State of the Studio

State of the Studio

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

State of the Studio

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.

State of the Studio

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.

The Moat – Second Attempt

The Moat – Second Attempt

Latex moat on clayboard This attempt has more promise than the last. I used clayboard instead of gessoed paper (no buckling, hopefully). Instead of a huge bead of latex, I put down a flat border and then used thin, twisted paper (coffee filters, it’s all I had around) and dipped it in latex. When I […]

Small Study

Small Study

Dyed liquid latex resist and ink (detail) I’ve been working on a way to contain a pool of liquid on a surface. The above detail was a failed attempt which yielded a nice surprise. I used liquid latex (used for applications similar to wax resist in ceramics) that I’d dyed blue. I’ve had this stuff […]