Dark Arts: Pride

4' x 4' oil on birch panel.

Dark Arts: Sloth

4' x 4' oil on birch panel.

Dark Arts: Lust

4' x 4' oil on birch panel.

Dark Arts: Envy

4' x 4' oil on birch panel.

Dark Arts: Gluttony

4' x 4' oil on birch panel.

Dark Arts: Greed

4' x 4' oil on birch panel.

Dark Arts: Wrath

4' x 4' oil on birch panel.

Finished: Flight From The Trench

This is a 16 x 16 inch painting I did today as a test for the 7 large scale paintings I'm doing for Halloween at Eye Level Art. It's completely reductive in approach.

16" x 16" Oil on Birch

In the Works: Dia De Los Muertos Altar

Here is part of the frame in an early state of the work I'm doing for the Dia De Los Muertos show at Gallery 57 on November 1st. It's tentatively going to be called 'Our Lady Of The Perpetual Apocalypse.' More to come.

On The Easel: 'Peckerwood'

This is my homage to Stanley Kubrick who had an obsession with Woody Woodpecker. There's not much more to do on it, just some background wall work, shadows and some finishing of the rotten wood post.

On The Easel: 'Harper' Commission

Here's a commission I've been working on of a little girl named Harper. It's nearly finished. Just a bit more work on the hands, face and hair.

NEEDED Exhibition

Friday October 23rd at 57 Chapel Street/Gallery 57. Come see the breadth of nine artists' work and commission someone to make art for you! If you have an idea and a price, we have artists willing to make work for you, either there on the spot or in the near future. 7 - 11 pm, be there!

Bonus piece of art goes to the person who can identify which parts are whose in the poster image.

Lock-In Interview

Miss JJ took this clip and was kind enough to post it. You can see just how out of it I was at the Lock-In. I'm out of town checking things out in the North East at the moment. See you soon.

Studio 57 at Gallery 57

Super fun Disco themed party at Gallery 57 at 57 Chapel Street. 9 pm on Saturday. Check out the sexy painting I'll have there. Picture to come soon! DJ's, lightshow, alc, and art. Charlie McAlister and Matt Foreman round the show out.

Rorschach Artists 1

These are four of the paintings I created during the Lock-In a week ago. They're mostly of the artists that participated in the event. From top to bottom they are Spike Kittrell (painter), Mike Elder (gallery owner), Laura Olsen (photographer), and Joanna Jackson (jackess of trades). They're acrylic on canvas, one foot square.

On The Easel: 'Playing Prey,' nearly done

Got most of the background laid in today. Letting it dry before distressing it and then finishing the feet/pedestal and that's it.

Sleepers!

Steven, Chris and Anson steal some sleep and make out like bandits.

Lock-In Shots

Here are a few shots from throughout the night. That's not dusk at the top, that's dawn. Bennett working on 'DeconstrucTABLE.' Shelley hard at work. View of the gallery and a smalls stack of some of the work I made.

The LOCK IN Was A Great Success!

This was my view of Eye Level Art 103 all night long on Friday. 20 artists and 20 hours. Hundreds of pieces of art were made. Final total for myself: 53 watercolors and 12 paintings. Props to the others who made it through all 20 hours without a wink of sleep. Everyone did awesome!

Talking To AMHS Students At The Circular Congregational Church

This is a video taken by Junius Wright at the Circular Congregational Church for the show She Shall Be Called Woman. The sound is a little difficult to hear but you may be able to make out some of what I had to say about the 'Repositions Of The Virgin' painting.

On The Easel: Supermen

Nearly finished, and well under deadline. Rah! I know, it's still a mystery, just wait and details will soon trickle in.

Art Lock In Preview!

Check it out everyone and be sure to be there on the 19th!

On The Easel: Mr. Judy in 'Supermen'

So this is a crunch time project. I'm under the gun to get it done by the 18th, but that won't be a problem. Laid the back wall in today and I'll start on the fore-figure this weekend. Details about this work to follow shortly...

On The Easel: Playing Prey

A beautiful barn owl (like the one in Labyrinth) posed in front of a wall on which will appear Mickey and Minnie Mouse. The barn owl is nonplussed. Next: work on the base, feet, graffiti on back wall and some detail work.

The 24 Hour Art Lock-In

The 24 hour art lock-in is sneaking up on us! You have to come see what 20 artists can make in one day. This is going to be an art explosion. At 7pm on September 18th 20 artist will be locked in a room and asked to create as much work as possible. At 7pm on September 19th the doors will be opened to the public. DJ Jeff will spin and the crowd will buy art. Support your local artists!

Back to Work!

Gessoing panels for a whole new batch of paintings. Sometimes on a gray day like this all you can do is menial, necessary work like prep.

Red Mask preview

I've been tasked with creating a mask for charity by Rebekah Jacob Gallery. The them is 'RED.' Here's the product: A double layer mask of opulence and flayed flesh.

Big Success

Thanks everyone for coming out to She Shall Be Called Woman. What a great show. I'm happy to have been a part of it.

Post and Courier Article

City Paper Article

Finished: Reposition Of The Virgin

Well it's all done (as done as a painting can be). 'Reposition of the Virgin' oil and gold leaf on birch, 6' x 4.' This painting draws from a number of sources, most notably the 'Birth of Venus' by Sandro Botticelli on the back wall. I sought to create parallels between aphrodite/venus, the Virgin Mary and Wisdom/Sophia. There is a lightly written poem about Sophia on the back wall that is difficult to see in a photograph. Of course Mary is cast in the role of Jesus in this picture, taking the classic pose of the deposition, that is, when one is taken down from the cross, held by unseen hands, and post agony. The scraped face of modest Venus looks on passively from the background.

She Shall Be Called Woman

So the exhibition at the Circular Congregational Church in Charleston, SC is upon us. From the website about the exhibition:

She Shall Be Called Woman
is an exhibition comprising artwork, music, poetry, and discussion that aims to explore the perspective women bring to spirituality, faith and contemporary theology. Sponsored by Circular Congregational Church, She Shall Be Called Woman, is centered around an installation in the church sanctuary of works created by seven artists reflecting on the concept of woman.

http://www.sheshallbecalledwoman.info/

The flyer has an image of 'Summoning the Beast' by me, but the final work that will hang in the show is not that but a painting that I'm just puttin the final touches on called 'Reposition of the Virgin,' which will appear here soon.

Join us Saturday at 6:30 for the show.

Flashback: Shanty Town

So this is kind of an odd little drawing that I did while up at the cabin in the woods a couple of years ago. I crafted a small little rundown road and buildings out of cardboard and masking tape as a study maquette and did a few sketches of it. This was the only one I liked.

Time Off For Good Behavior

Up at the lake all week on vacation. More art to come when I get back!

Flashback: Back Study (drawing)

Graphite, charcoal, heightening and acetone on watercolor paper. 10" x 14" and part of a private collection. This was one of the first acetone drawings I did last year in my old studio, I think it was part of a series of six or seven that I did in one long day.

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