Work in Progress

I had a request for pictures of a painting as I work on it step by step. Here is a short slide show of my most recent painting showing it in progress in 3 steps.

Rothko, in response

KP, yes, that frame is for the small blossoms painting. In response to your questions, I don't have anything planned yet for the large canvases, but having access to them gives me more options, and if anyone wants some really large art I can now accommodate. I've got to say I was really excited to see them!! About your Rothko question, he did indeed use really big canvases for his most famous work, like 10 feet tall. I found a good video on YouTube about Rothko, and at 5 min into it you can see the canvas sizes.

Canvases

I now have access to some huge canvases. The largest is about 48"x60" and 2"deep. At some point I would like to get all of the equipment to stretch my own canvases , and then I could make them as large or small as I want, but for now I have to go with the pre-made canvases. KP, I have a barn-wood frame to go with your painting we talked about.

Pollock-esque

Okay, so this is my Pollock-esque painting. I did it more for kicks than anything else. It's fun to experiment and see what you can do, right? So what do you think? Is it art or does it just look like a piece of a house painter's coveralls? I think I would like it better if I did a set of them each with different colors to be displayed as a triptych.

Splatter

I wanted to see what it would look like if I just dumped the paint onto the canvas. I meant to hang this in my tv room, but I don't think it works there, so I'd be willing to sell it. It is 24"x36".

Starting up

Starting this blog has been on my mind for a while now, and it's finally started. Its purpose is to be a place for discussion, sharing of ideas and, well frankly, if you see something you like and would like to buy or want to commission me to paint you something then that would be great too.