Yea! School is out, which means I finally have some uninterrupted studio time. I had an interesting semester teaching 2D design, which is a basic pre-req for all art majors plus a gen ed course for other majors. It comprises a bunch of little projects designed to teach basic composition, color theory, that kind of thing. It was fun but exhausting, and it's a really good thing to be back ...
Read MoreSo here's a new piece from the studio. This piece is 30x40" in size on stretched canvas, and I was trying to capture a certain effect of light we notice along this stretch of I70 pretty much every time we come back home from the Front Range of Colorado. We usually hit this area, no matter the season, at the peak of sun glare, yet it is beautiful. This piece ...
Read MoreWow--so there is a series of work that has been floating around in the back of my mind for at least a year now but has never made it to the studio because I haven't found the right execution for it yet. It stems from wanting to take my drawings to another level and not being proficient enough in printmaking to make that happen yet. It also has something to ...
Read MoreSo here's a classic de-construction of an image, starting with the finished piece and working backwards through the underpaintings to the initial outline. This piece is titled "Unaweep Ranchers," it is an oil on canvas and is 36x48" in size. I laid this one out a little differently than I usually do. Since I wanted the final image to be very low-key in color, I rendered the underpainting monochromatically using ...
Read MoreYes, the next piece in the ongoing series is a watercolor (gasp!) It has been awhile since I completed a serious watercolor, or at least one I took seriously. This felt really good--this piece is 20x30 on 300# Canson 100 paper. (If you have never worked a watercolor on this paper you have to try it: it is not terribly expensive. This paper has two distinct surfaces on either side, ...
Read MoreHere are two pieces of a triptych I finished up before the holidays--oil on Claybord (archival panel,) the long narrow piece is 10x30 inches and the other two (one not pictured) are 16x20 inches in size. These are part of the running water series I've been working on; the third panel is finished but is not being photogenic enough to post at this time! I also have a series of ...
Read MoreHere's a piece from my latest series, which is all about moving water. This is the first presentable piece, titled "Living Waters," an oil on Claybord, a type of archival panel I'm very fond of. This piece is 18"x36" in size, and comes from a car trip we took up the Unaweep canyon on the Uncompaghre Plateau. Unaweep is Ute for "canyon with two mouths;" it is a very unique ...
Read More"These Bleaching Bones" oil on canvas 24"x48" This piece is almost finished; I'm going to go back in with a few glazes and tweak the light just a bit. (Official Artspeak: "Light Tweaking.") I've been working on several large oils, but also spending quite a bit of time on the business side of things this month. I'm in several upcoming shows, which involves working on art presentation (I do most of my own ...
Read MoreHere are a couple new pieces from the studio this week. I'm trying to build some stock back up for the upcoming regional shows. These are both pastels on Wallis sanded paper. The first is titled "Bright Morning" and is 18x24" in size. The second is, as of yet, unnamed; it is 12x18" in size.
Read MoreI apologize--it has been pointed out to me recently that I need to update the blog. In my defense, I've been quite busy in the studio. Here are some images I've been working on lately. I'm still working in the print studio, but as of yet my two plates are not worth sharing. In fact, I liked both of them better about two steps ago. I'm still hoping to pull ...
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