Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Portraits of Sculpture

The following paintings are done in india ink on canvas board. These works are inspired by the sculptural works of masters like Brancusi, Giacometti, and Julio Gonzalez. The latter sculptor I became intimately familiar with through my work as exhibition designer and installer at the USC Fisher Museum of Art. My first show was the installation of works by Gonzalez - the Spanish artist who collaborated (introduced) Picasso to welded metal sculpture.






Figures in Oil

The following were painted using oil sticks on primed luan scraps from a Shakespeare Orange County production I worked on almost 4 years ago. Yes, "scrap" like this travels around with me until someday an idea, then a project, then a finished artwork, materializes.


(S)crap Figure #1
Oil on panel
9 x 24"

Closeup from (S)crap Figure #1
Oil on panel
9 x 24"


(S)crap Figure #2
Oil on panel
8 x 21"


Closeup from (S)crap Figure #2
Oil on panel
8 x 21"