Something Old and Something New

Prep Work for Inch Worm

Notice that I am painting over an old work.  How green I am,  how green I am, nobody knows how green I am.

Prep Work for Blessed Is the Bunny II

I am beginning this piece with a brand new canvas and need to establish some energy. Do you feel the movement?   I'll post an update of these two works by the end of my studio time (3:30 pm) today.

It Truly Is a "Good Friday"

Good Friday, 60"x 108" Acrylic On Wood Panel, Completed Friday, 4.16.10

Notice how the little additions have big impact and really make the work more cohesive.  I invite all my readers to come and see it in person.  It is a really a different viewing experience when you are standing in front of it.  I'll be painting all weekend and always enjoy visitors. 

Hooray! The Triptych Has a Name

Good Friday, 108" x 60",  Acrylic on Wood Panels

I am cryin' so bad as this triptych is on the verge of completion!  What's left you ask?  Me thinks it looks pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, good.  However, there is something missing. After looking at this piece for quite some time, I decided to continue the red diagonal behind the little girl in the Blue Panel.  That addition will act as the final hinge:  connecting the panels and pulling the narrative together.  Then Good Friday will be a completed work.  Hee Haw!!! 

 Yet, I am still a wee bit unsettled. I keep going back and forth on whether or not to add another icon/element between the father and son on the Yellow Panel.  I really like the empty space between them.  It is an analogy for their distant relationship.  I just don't know.  What do you think?  Add another element or keep the space?  Make a comment, please.

Evolution of the UNTITLED RED PANEL

I am very happy with my progress on this panel.
I corrected the proportions of the woman's arm.
Had a blast building movement under her blouse
and warmed up her skin tone quite a bit.  I was
on a roll, but then I noticed the time and had to
put away my brushes and pop on my Mommy Cap.
Maybe I'll finish this panel tomorrow.  Cross your fingers.

Fuzzy Logic: Contemporary Painting After a Century of Abstract Art

 Fuzzy Logic Installation Photo                           

After a century of abstract painting, many contemporary painters (yours truly included) infuse overtly conceptual methodology with non-objective painting practices.  Fuzzy Logic examines non-representational art with conceptual, rule-based strategies.  I submitted works from my Lace Series and was honored when esteemed curator and gallery director, Todd Bartel invited me to be a part of this exciting exhibition.