A Very Rare Occurrence

Two of my recent pieces, from this past year, are hanging in Palm Coast Coffee, St Simons Island.  Sightings of my work over the past few years have unfortunately been a rare occurrence.  Go down and catch a glimpse before they disappear into storage again.  Yes, they are for sale, I happen to be in the middle of a move and just haven’t made labels yet. That said, I believe my work is pretty obvious that it’s mine, at least in this community anyway. 1200.00 each. 

The Backside of Painting

For the past two days I have been cleaning, wrapping, and packaging, paintings, getting them ready for storage. I had leaned one against the wall, backside out, and it occurred to me that because I mill and stretch my own canvasses that each backside is unique and very telling to the history of each painting. In many ways the backside of the painting communicates the human experience more than the front, for one can see the physical traces left behind from the effort exerted in making this thing evolve into a finished product. Drips, staples, extra canvas, and exposed wood, the bones, internal organs, all revealed, fragile and destructible, no magic here.

It is my hope and dream, one day to have a show with all my paintings facing the wall. The nature of the human hand working, building, forcing into reality, a show of the back sides of the paintings, true beauty revealed.

Thoughts on Signatures

The Paintings

The Brush

As I was trying to sign a painting, the same painting for the second time this week, I realized that even with glasses I cant see the end of the brush anymore. I got curious and dug out an old painting to compare. Both of these are signed with the same brush so there are 17 years of use on the brush. However, that brush has been dedicated to only signing, so how bad can it be? The top image was signed in 1996 “without glasses” The bottom image was signed today “with glasses”

Something has gone terribly wrong.

The Last Painting Produced at 505 Mclane Street

36"x48"

As I continue to pack, it is getting to the point when I realize it's time to put the paints away. I have no idea where the next piece will be produced, but it will be, a much better place. 

Studio in Watkinsville GA 1996

While going through boxes, I came across these old photographs of my first studio in Watkinsville, Ga 1996. 

An update on the fish

All that is left is a solution for the missing eye and the broken fin. 

An Unusual Project

This was just dropped off and asked of me, with complete creative control, "Fix it up". That said, I am not sure how to describe the absolute feeling of joy that occurs within myself at the many different ideas flooding my mind.  I can't say how it is going to turn out, but it will be one hell of a fish. 

Local Art Market at Palm Coast

Come to the local art market at Palm Coast from 11:00 to 6:00 today. Great deals on great original paintings and hand made cards by my self, and other great creatives by local artist. Support your community, support your artist.

Completion

February 20^th when I first started building stretchers to March 10^th this first painting is completed.  Unfortunately in this picture the textures and linear elements that make up the bulk of this painting are difficult to see.  

Progressing

I wrestle, fight, and struggle to gain control of the surface, each move progressing towards a solution in which the image slowly takes its own identity, and commands my moves, creating itself.