Thursday, March 29, 2007

Vibration

'Vibration' 4'x2', acrylic on board Summer 2006.
The whole figure on the right has a vibration
worth a further look - click on the picture to
see a larger version.

Composition has transparent interference
paint smears in gold and transparent blue,
they catch the light from opposite angles.

This piece sits at the top of my favorites list
for fast color work.

'Vibration' - detail
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Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Koi VII

Koi VII 18x24' acrylic on canvas
spring/summer 2006
includes translucent interference golds and blues at choice spots, visible from separate angles.

One of my favorites.

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Thursday, March 01, 2007

Practice Makes Perfect

The following may not be portfolio pieces, but they are the pieces leading up to greater works, and may be mentioned here:


Left: Cafard, 2x2' acrylic on board
Right: Ambitus, 10x16" acrylic on board

Winter 2007











To Fall (dreosan) 4x8' (Three stages shown here: Sketch, Color Prep, and Last) acrylic on board.

note:
I enjoyed the prep work and underlayings of this one more than the finished product... the board will be sliced soon to make new (smaller) paintings.

October, 2006.


































Solecism I-V Series 2x4' acrylic on board
landscape and portrait orientations
Autumn 2005

This piece began with about 20 figures, then slowly, in the fashion of Lucien Bernhard, a turn of the century poster designer, the figures were reduced until only the necessary fish remained.





Solecism II

Autumn 2006

Name derrived from soloikismos, a latin term, which means 'to speak incorrectly'.
Commonly interpreted as a breach of good manners; a piece of incorrect behavior.







Solecism III & IV
Autumn 2006
























Solecism V 12x16" acrylic on canvas
Summer 2005
















Dicing. 18x24" Oil on Canvas
Work in Progress.
Summer 2005
(poor photo w. reflections on the surface)


















Solecism VI and Solecism VII

2x2' acrylic on board
Spring 2005









Left: Baccia 2x2' acrylic on board
Spring 2005


Right: Koi 1 4x2' acrylic on board.
Spring 2005
Composition and colors after Joseph Rafael's watercolor
'shadow light'













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