New Pieces on Website

Check the new Succession Series gallery section of my website to see how the panels in this new series stack up and evolve from each other. Check back there occasionally to watch the progress of the whole large painting as it evolves.

Third Painting in the Succession Series

The idea behind this series is similar to the idea of ecological succession, which is a sequence of gradual supplanting of one community of (life) forms by another, each stage building upon the previous stage.

This painting evolved from the ropey forms in space of the second painting, and quickly moves into circular forms inspired by ice floes that bump into each other, thus building up the edges of the forms.

Second Painting in New Series

The first painting in the previous post below was inspired by an aerial photograph of cracks in an icy lake. This second painting evolved from the top edge of that painting, and takes a whirl into space with ropey forms dancing in three dimensions. Both are 12"x12" oil on gallery-wrapped canvas.

Start of a New Series

Every time I take a class with the wonderful painter Andrew Long, my work starts changing...

I took a class with him last spring, which helped greatly in the development of my rather freeform abstract encaustic paintings.

I took a longer version of the same class with him this past fall, and my work is evolving again. He really makes you think in ways you haven't thought before.

I have started several new series in the past many weeks. I am working out some new ideas I'm having about painting through these several series of paintings.

I plan for the final work in the first series to be a large painting made up of many 12"x12" paintings. The process of creating each new work in this series evolves from the previous work. The first painting is the seed for the whole series, and each new painting unfolds from an edge of the previous painting, continuing from the previous work, yet with the freedom for each new panel to go in a slightly different direction.

Here is a quick shot of the first seed painting in the series:

Blue Genie 2007

Had a small wall at the Blue Genie Art Bazaar for the holiday season, and sold quite a few prints of my latest abstracts. Thanks to everyone who managed to come out for the show!

The Blue Genie guys are very hard-working, extremely talented, and they put on quite a great show. It was a fun, funky and very unique venue. It's great that the artists don't have to be there to mind the store, so to speak: the Blue Genie folks handle all aspects of the show for the several weeks they are open during the holiday season.

Here's a shot of my little space before the start of the show. Some of pieces hanging on the wall are original oil or encaustic paintings, while most are full-size limited edition Giclee prints mounted on gessoboard. The editions are limited to just 25 per image per size (2 sizes - small and full-size). As this was the first time I offered any of these images as prints, I have not yet sold out of any editions--so be sure to contact me if you're interested in any of them!