ALL WHITE
12″ x 24″ Mixed Media on Omega Bond
The absence of color does not equal the absence of art. I’m sure you will find a blank canvas in a number of art museums and they are deemed to be great works of art. Who am I to judge? I think those artists could have put a little more effort into it though. That is why I tried my hand at an all white piece. Move over Mr. Combs, this is the new White Party.
AGAINST THE CURRENT TRIPTYCH
(3) 18″ x 24″ Mixed Media on Wood
They all look the same, but they’re not. This is my first shot at a triptych. Not too bad, but I’ve got some ideas for something different. Do you have any?
SKELOFLOWERS (SOLD)
24″ x 24″ Mixed Media on Wood
Like my earlier post of Explosive Flower Field, Skeloflowers is a mini fireworks show mixed with flowers. The white reminds me of a skeleton or an x-ray. Originally there was no white paint on this and I was going to sell it that way, but it was not finished in my mind. I couldn’t do it. Now that it is finished I think it is ready for it’s new home.
UGLY
18″ x 24″ Mixed Media on Canvas
U-G-L-Y, you ain’t got no alibi, you ugly, what what, you ugly. I could not get this out of my head while I was painting this. I was going for ugly, really ugly. I think I nailed it, but I kinda like it though. Is it really ugly? What do you think?
WAVE
12″ x 24″ Mixed Media on Canvas
Being a pisces I am a water lover. Being in CT I do not get to go in the water very much. The shower does not count. I need to be near water and now I can be all the time, in a way. Maybe a series of waves and surf pieces will get me into the one gallery I would really love to be in.
NITROGEN AMMONIA
12″ x 18″ Mixed Media on Acrylic
Once in a while (very, very rarely) at the sign shop we make a mistake. The mistake gets tossed into the trash and left for the dump. That is until I go dumpster diving and rescue that poor little mistake and give it purpose. Nitrogen Ammonia has vinyl lettering beneath its painted blue surface. Can you see all the words?
mijumi LIFE T
Mixed Media on Fabric
Sometimes it’s not enough to have your art hanging on the wall. Sometimes you want to show it to the world in a different way. Why not wear it? The mijumi Life T is one of two shirts I made and sent to my brother Matt (click here for a Matt story) for Christmas. Hey, I have to have some sort of representation down south.
MEDITATION
24″ x 36″ Vinyl on Metal & 8.5″ x 11″ Ink on Paper
Metallic vinyl and sheet metal. Not exactly the two best words to describe relaxation. I wanted to try and make something very soothing out of some things that are not soothing at all. It started from a drawing I made while in Japan. It has transitioned over to this piece here in the states. I heard it might be moving onto someone’s body in the near future… stay tuned.
CHEWBAFOOT HUNTING
8.5″ x 11″ Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper
It’s simple mathematics really. Chewbacca + Bigfoot = Chewbafoot. The Chewbafoot must hide high up in the trees to avoid humans and keep their anonymity. People claim to have seen one before, but no hard evidence exists. “Yeah I seen one. I seen one just the other day. Musta been ’bout 8 feet tall. Fast too. Faster than Dale Jr. in a high speed POlice chase,” said one resident.
OFF THE GRID
18″ x 18″ Mixed Media on Acrylic
I wanted to make a piece with a lot of structure and uniformity. But who am I kidding, there’s no fun in that. So once all the straight lines were made I did what had to and colored outside of them, on top of them and all around them.
EYE of the STORM
48″ x 48″ Mixed Media on Canvas
In the eye of the storm through the holes in my head. Black and white mixes pulling on threads. The good and the evil tugging at me. The internal fight over who I should be. A darkness a chaos hovering up above. Kicking and screaming, give me a shove. Into deep black in the eye of the storm. How long will this last, will I be reborn? When this madness all ends and I see the white light. I’m grabbing and clawing, fighting the good fight. Head raised up high and breaking on through. I know who I am… and what I should do.
NO CURVES
18″ x 24″ Mixed Media on Wood
Yes, there are really no curves. Well there are, but none of the materials used are curved. Each strand of hemp is brought from point A to point B to create the illusion of curved lines. I believe I was taught this design in an elementary school art class, but it was done on paper then. I wanted to bring the design to life in a more physical way.