Category: Paintings
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Some Kind of Statement
Some Kind of Statement Originally uploaded by 730N. Clever without being overbearing? There is something I like about this image. A fly pinned to the flag. But why do I like this image? The image of nine mile run did not win any cash prizes in Pittsburgh. The judges are still coming from a modernist…
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Julie’s Sycamore
Julies Sycamore Originally uploaded by 730N. The painting is finished, signed, framed and delivered to Pittsburgh. I’m pleased with it and think it was a success. Sycamores are massive and quite beautiful. The bark is typically lighter than most trees and the leaves have a yellowish tinge. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_sycamore Native Americans used Platanus occidentalis for a…
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Another Painting Progress Report
This one is a portrait of Samantha. The first image is from 1/19/2007. In it, you can see that my colors are a bit muddy, but the expression of the brush stroke is interesting, most notably reflected in the face. The placement is also a bit murky and I am working it out in a…
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Painting Progression #1 A Forest Grove.
I remember seeing a movie about 10 years ago or so, where a film crew focused on a picasso painting as he worked on it over however many hours. It was amazing to watch the animated changes play out across the canvas. It also brought a layer of transparency to painting that I thought was…
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Throwback in the Self-Referential Sense.
In the spirit of 1998… I present a little watercolor piece called “Dance with the Devil in the Pale Moonlight.” This came out of a watercolor class I was in Connecticut where I was the only male, and the only person under 50 I believe. There were a lot of flowers and soft pastel colored…
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Painting as a focal practice.
Painting has such a commanding presence when I am “in the zone.” To sit there for hours upon end, extracting the shapes and colors from the mud changes my thinking, as if my brain is on another more vibrant level. Things become clear. I feel more articulate. To compare this with the feeling of spending…
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Do I Like Diebenkorn anymore?
When you believe something so vehemently for years, it’s good to come back around to it and try and question what made you come to that belief in the first place. I still like him. Samantha asked me the otherday what it was, and I said the light. But I think it is really the…
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Working on a New Self Portrait
Okay. Here is what it looks like right about now. It’s a running joke that I paint so many self portraits that I am my best subject. This is the first self portrait since this one. Just for the record, I have been painting other things. I’ve become aware of how these portraits work as…