I really would love to read what you think the narrative is in this one. For me, it's just a collections of freaks, or possibly some new and unlikely group of superheroes, including the abstract cloud floating behind them.... that could be "The wind"... What do you see?
Building An Idea, Part 4 – Linked Dreams
The progression was to find a way to link up to five of the rapid sketches into a single drawing. The ones you see here are the first attempt at this linked drawing. The teacher has since elaborated and let us know that he is hoping for more than simply having several images on the … Continue reading Building An Idea, Part 4 – Linked Dreams
Building An Idea – Is It Not Just A Banana?
Disclosure: I'm not following this whole yellow banana movement that seems to be all over the internet. I drew this before I ever noticed a single image of the so-called banana on the wall. In fact, since my social media feeds have been so totally spammed with bananas being taped to walls, I just turned … Continue reading Building An Idea – Is It Not Just A Banana?
People of Some Distinction – A New Series
Born from paintings I saw on a trip to the Dominican Republic (eons ago) and a desire to evolve my People of the land series, I created this new series. I have to be honest, it's been sitting in the current state in my storage room for over a year and I finally pulled it … Continue reading People of Some Distinction – A New Series
An Isamu Tower – Spontaneous Intentionality
For years now, I've been stopped in my tracks by the many works of designer-artists, Isamu Noguchi. His play with lines, textures, and shapes capture my imagination like sitting in a Zen garden. I find myself staring endlessly in a blissful state of calm. There's a whole canon of his work that seems to be … Continue reading An Isamu Tower – Spontaneous Intentionality
The Textured Wonder Vase
Part of the accretion project, I used torn and end scraps of thin slabs. Each piece was textured with a textured-roller, then assembled wet, using only a little slip and scoring. When leather hard, I used a carving tool to take away excess slip at the seams and emphasize the layers. I gave a few … Continue reading The Textured Wonder Vase
The Prisoner of the Accretion Castle
During the accretion project, we had a few smaller creative exercises that stimulated some ideas. This one came from following the teacher prompt to make and use a thick slab, which I normally don't do. I couldn't quite feel what to do with it and put it aside to start on other ideas. The slab … Continue reading The Prisoner of the Accretion Castle
Emerald Vessel – The Accretion Bowl
After planing, cutting, and assembling larger slab-build pieces, I am often left with cut-offs of slabs. In past pieces, I would build abstract shapes from the ground up and allow whatever shape to develop. In this case, I was working with a teacher-directed prompt of making accretion pieces, combined with the desire to make a … Continue reading Emerald Vessel – The Accretion Bowl
Thespians of Agreement
Actors will always have a special place in my heart and creative expression. They are able to say what we often cannot or dare not. I'm not sure what these two want to say, but they seem to be agreeing on it, whatever it is. Now that I'm looking closer at the smaller face, I'm … Continue reading Thespians of Agreement
The Post-Modern Gender-phillic
I have no apology for this one. I am still an innocent soul open to learning and understanding. It is my positive response to all the amazing discussions and information my fellow art students are sharing with me. I may still be the old white guy in the room, but I'm more and more open … Continue reading The Post-Modern Gender-phillic
The New Renaissance Mindset 