Showing posts with label small work. Show all posts
Showing posts with label small work. Show all posts

Monday, September 12, 2011

MEMORY LANE...CONTINUED

Still stuck on the same course...waiting for the muses to pull (or push) me off onto something new. But until that happens I will continue to enjoy these sketching sessions with old photos and memories.


Chadds Ford PA...pen & ink and markers


Boston's Northend...pen & ink and markers


Chadds Ford PA...pen & ink, markers, and pastel

Saturday, September 19, 2009

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

12x12s

Some of the most enjoyable work occurs when I work on these small panels and canvases. I begin with little or no preconceived idea beyond the presence of a horizon. My selection of color at the beginning is very arbitrary, often whatever jar of paint is open or close by. After manipulating several layers of paint I acquire some sense of direction as the image begins to emerge. It remains an intuitive effort until the very end.

These paintings serve at least 2 purposes: they are available at modest prices for folks who enjoy original art, and they offer me a way to explore ideas and techniques that may be applied to larger works. I find it so much easier to be loosey goosey and fearless on a 12x12 canvas than on a 30x40 one.

Each piece...$300


Spindles


Idleness


Orange tree line