Gravity #18 (The Gathering of Thoughts)

This painting and the previous one (Gravity #17 Icarus) will be up for auction at Make a Wish of Alaska and Washington's annual gala.  More information is at the link, or call 800.304.9474.

This piece measures  12"x18"

As always, click on images for a larger version:

Detail shots:

Close up of texture

Lighting always plays a huge role in my paintings.

Exact same area as previous shot, one sided lighting

Texture detail

New medium, new texture

Gravity #17 (Icarus)

It's been a while since I've posted!  I've completed seven paintings recently. This painting and the next one will be up for auction at Make a Wish of Alaska and Washington's annual gala.  More information is at the link, or call 800.304.9474.

This piece measures  12"x 9"

As always, click on images for a larger version:

Detail shots:

Here's a shot of the piece as it was being made in the studio.  I was debating for a little bit whether or not to include the protective drop cloth canvas with the piece, but decided against it:

Gravity #16 (12th Wave)

I'm so glad that Make a Wish of Alaska and Washington chose this piece for their annual sold out Gala and Auction!

This piece will be for auction (along with Gravity #14) tomorrow!

For those of you not into football, the colors were inspired by my local football team, that just happened to win the Super Bowl this year.

I started on this piece right before the NFC Championship Game, and kept working on it through the Super Bowl.  As a non-football fan, I feel like the entire city welcomed my artsy, nerdy self into the football fold with open arms. There was quite an energy in town surrounding the team as the season was beginning to wrap up, and this piece is my interpretation of it.  The fact that they actually made it all the way to the Super Bowl and won it was amazing.

Click on any image to enlarge.

Additional lighting shots, to show you how it reacts depending on the available light.

This is the first diptych that I incorporated a spacer during the actual creation.  As such, a spacer has been provided with the piece to aid in proper mounting.  You can see the spacer below in these in progress shots:

Detail shot of signature:

Additional detail shots:

Interesting paint interaction of gravity lines.

Another interesting paint interaction.

Again, final piece:

Gravity #15: The exception to the rule

I suppose with every rule set, one wants to make an exception from time to time.  The only thing I didn't do with this piece that I've done with all of the other gravity paintings, is actually lay gravity lines on it before finishing it.  Maybe I will later, but I doubt it.  I mean, I've already signed the piece!

Oh, and this one is more figurative than the rest.  Literally.

When I was about halfway through working on this piece, an image of a woman emerged to me, reminiscent of Nude Descending a Staircase.

This piece measures 10" x 22"
Deep panel (a bit more than 1.5"deep)

Here's how this piece evolved:

At first, the comet-like image was somewhat reminiscent of a veiled woman, perhaps in a Burqa, looking straight at the viewer.

Original under painting

But, after some contemplation of the piece, some of the lines stood out.  I had to try something a bit new. So, I applied blue masking tape to the piece before the airbrush pass.

Masking out the image I saw in it.

Right after airbrush pass.

 After the tape removal, the final piece is quite brilliant.

Another shot of the final image, before signing.

Gravity #14: One of Two Gravity Paintings you can find at Auction in March!

The good folks at Make-a-Wish Alaska and Washington really liked this piece, and will be auctioning it off on March 8th for their annual Gala and Auction!  I think one of the main reasons they liked it is because it is so incredibly dynamic!  For example, look how different it looks int he two photos below, based off of not only the lighting, but also the spacing of both parts of the diptych.  One interesting thing about this piece, is that unless your head is between the two pieces, the part further from you will appear to be brighter.  Each part of the diptych measures 6" x 18", and the piece comes with some guidelines on ideal spacing.

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The other piece to be auctioned off is making a cameo at the left...

I told you the farther one is always brighter!

An example of how lighting affects this piece:

Here's a shot of the base colors, before airbrushing or gravity lines.

Detail of the signature:

Additional detail shots: