where you have to walk away for a while and build more stretcher bars so you don’t screw up your painting and keep objectivity.
Sketchbook
I’ve always said a sketchbook is the best weapon in an artists arsenal, this is how I use mine in the planing stage
Manifesting Ideas
Or something like that.
Couple More
of these license plate paintings in the works, let me know of any signs you’d like to see!
A month later
And I’m still working away on this painting
Finishing Up
The last few pages of my Sketch Book Project before shipping it back to the Brooklyn Art Libaray! Here’s some of my favorites thus far.
In The Works
new ideas in the works.
It’s Taking Shape
Update on this new painting I’m working on.
Watching Paint Dry
Update on the piece I’m working on for my August exhibition.
Well Hello 2018
Under drawing for my first painting of 2018 - five hours deep mixing Denver from my childhood with the real celebrities.
Assembly Line
In the slim chance I actually get juried into the Cherry Creek Arts Featival I thought I would do a ton of small paintings. Here’s the first batch of 3 in x 3 in lucky rabbits feet. Still need to paint batches of burning matches, ocular prosthetics, and fireworks.
Feels Like I’ve
Been working on this painting forever. Oh wait I have. Still need to paint the rest of the tattoos and do a ton of glazes, then to finish it off with body hair. But first I might take time off for the holidays.
A Study of Objectivity
or
Self Portrait as a Famous Artist
or
I Wanna Tote Guns and Shoot Dice.
Research Sketches
I’ve spent more time on researching historic photos, and pouring over microfilm, than I have and actually painting. Juxtaposing Denver from my childhood with contemporary or historic images is eating up a ton of time. Hopefully the 43 percent of Colorado natives will appreciate the time and effort I’m putting into my 2018 exhibition. Here’s a few preliminary sketches but stay tuned for more weirdness and lost places of Colorado history.
Sneak Peek
Gonna be painting fire all day but here’s the progress so far on this 36 in x 48 in piece I’ve been working on.
Realism
36 in x 48 in painting in progress of on old Rocky Mountain News paper box but burning!