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"

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

New Mexico Plein Air (Trip #2)

Tierra Contenta - Noon
Goauche on paper, 10x8"


Detail from Tierra Contenta - Noon


Tierra Contenta - 8AM
Gouache on paper, 6x6"


San Francisco Mission Church - Noon
Goauche on paper, 10x8"


Garden of the Gods - 8AM
Goauche on paper, 6x6"


Galisteo Afternoon
Goauche on paper, 10x8"


Agua Fria #1
Goauche on paper, 6x6"


Agua Fria #2
Goauche on paper, 6x6"


Agua Fria #3
Goauche on paper, 6x6"


Fort Marcy #2
Goauche on paper, 6x6"


Fort Marcy #1
Goauche on paper, 10x8"



At Work, Garden of the Gods