Little pix

These are some of my smaller pieces. They are acrylic on paper. Much of the color is scrubbed in with a paper towel. It is a lot of fun but messy. I have always painted very tight and have wanted to loosen up. Using a big brush or no brush at all seems to help this. I'm using watercolor paper which I varnish them I finish. They may be eventually be mounted on foam core.

The size of most of them is only 5 x 7. When I use a 1.5 inch brush it eliminates any detail

The piece above is just a symbol. I find it interesting to create symbols the predecessor of letters in writing as we know it to day. Did you ever want to develop an alphabet? Perhaps paragraphs of description could be reduced to a symbol much as the chop in Japan stands for a signature. But the relationship of the elements create their own message. Above, is the one=eyed giant looking down at you smiling? Or?

other stuff

As I continue to experiment with printing the substrate is my main variable. Different papers absorb ink differently. Some absorb readily while others don't absorb at all. the print at the left Metal head is an example of a substrate that does not absorb at all. The image is printed on metal foil. It takes a long time for it to dry. Another variable is the ink. All printer manufacturers formulate their ink differently. In fact they formulate their ink for the papers they supply. using Epson paper in an HP printer can provide a different result that printing on Epson printer to print on Epson paper. I normally mix up the materials I print on according to the effect I want to create.

I am most successful with the inkjet monoprint technique. I use watercolor paper most of the time.

Studio music today The Art of Segovia

nuttin' special

I've been experimenting with oil pastels. At first I used them on primed canvas. Lately, I've been painting with the pastels over an acrylic underpainting. This seems to work well and I can use the scrylic to create some texture or just the mid-values for the painting. I posted an eariier painting of a head, but this is my first landscape. it seems to be a great technique for small pieces. This one 9 x 12.

I am still working on the inkjet monoprints and recently uploaded another video to YouTube.

vitural...WOW!!

My virtual gallery I need to fill up! I haven't gotten this to work on my website yet or do I know how well it emails. also, I must find a way to add muxic and commentary. But today i nead to create some paintings. tempus fugit!

after coffee

Well after another cup of coffee I found an old 5 x 7 canvas that had been painted with acrylic. I thought I would try oil pastels over and began a pirates face. I blended the pastel with my finger. A fingernail was a good tool to remove color. I used turps or rather non-turp to blend some. The texture shown through. The face was a little effeminate for a pirate so...

A fun painting that took only about 15 minutes.