Studio Work

 Here are a couple of pieces I have in progress:

48"x60" unstretched canvas. This is where it is today. Below are a couple of previous stages.

Several layers in, but establishing the stripes

More layers in, establishing the bottom section of stripes

Another work in progress, on stretched canvas, 40"x54". This is where it is today. My next task is to vary the values on the bottom row of stripes.

An early stage of the above piece

A few more layers later. It is starting to look like a pinstriped suit to me, so that is why I started obscuring the top area of stripes.

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Orange

The last few days I've been trying to get back into a groove of painting. With studio construction back underway and various other projects I'm working on, painting has taken a lower position on my priority list. Building momentum always takes time, and can be frustrating. I flailed around for a while, and then decided to go back to something that feels reasonably comfortable.

As a workshop assignment I often do my Complementary Colors exercise. Here are a couple of  examples, which are 10"x10":

Achieving as much variety as I can within one color is a great exercise, and it helps me focus. So I decided to play with orange on top of "works in progress" (which means works that have been hanging around, unfinished, for a while and need an injection of drama). The following pieces are 20"x20" on panel:

The colors I've used here are:

• Vat Orange
• Pyrrole Orange
• Transparent Pyrrole Orange
• Cadumium Orange 
• Dairilyde Yellow
• Azo Yellow
• Hansa Yellow
• WHITE

Plus Caran d'Ache NeoColorII crayons.

Works in Progress

I have taken a bit of a break from posting, but hope to get  back to a more regular schedule. Last week I taught three classes at Art and Soul in Portland, Oregon. Great event! And SUPER well attended this year. I'm looking forward to next year.  More on that when all is finalized.

Meanwhile, here are some pieces I've been working on this week. A couple of the black and white ones are finished, the rest are in progress.

18"x24", finished but no title yet; canvas

20"x20", finished but not titled yet; canvas

18"x18" an earlier stage of the following image

Another step along the way of the above image. It's gone a bit further now, but still in process; canvas

The following is one piece in three recent stages.  There were many stages leading up to this point, and I don't know how much tweaking it will take to finish. This is 20"x20" on panel:

I'm thinking this is close to done, but I'm going to let it sit for a while and see what it says to me later.

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