Spirals of Progress

Almost done!

From the ashes of Fucking...

...comes Painted Stick. It turns out that the piece I declared as dead in an earlier entry was only "comic book" dead.

While it was in my backpack on a rainy day, it got a little smudged - enough so to discourage me, but not enough to encourage some friends to coax me into continuing right along.

But the original idea that was Fucking is indeed dead and gone. This new incarnation from the husk is slightly different in intent, smaller in size, and vaguely alien in form.

Dr. Seuss and The Modernists

The Gem Mine is not only completed, I have also conceived of a companion piece to accompany it to its exhibition. As the Mine is a piece in homage to the great Dr. Seuss and an homage to his painting, Minor-Cat Miner in a High Yield Emerald Mine, Minor Cat Miner zooms in on my Gem Mine and reveals that deep within, Seuss' kitten is hard at work.

Both of these Seussian pieces are available in the upcoming Expressions Gallery show, The Modernists. Come have an in-person looksee at the show's grand opening on Saturday February 13th, from 6-8p. If you can't make it to the opening, the show will be up until April 2nd.

Revealing Itself To Itself

Here is a doodle that I created on Christmas Day while waiting in line for Saul's.

Fucking In Memorium

I post this image of a piece I was working on as a dedication to its memory. Sadly, the recent rains have claimed it as a casualty, for apparently reality wanted to teach me how waterproof my backpack truly isn't.

It was to be called Fucking.

This is how it looked in December, forever young.

The Gem Mine - a work in progress!

This is a piece I've had on my backburner for the past few months, which is about to get bumped up a couple levels. It is my tribute to Dr. Seuss - specifically as an homage to his piece Minor Cat Miner In A High Yield Emerald Mine (which can be found in the book, The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss. So far I haven't found a good image of it online.) This preview is a quick shot from a webcam - I'm excited for when this piece will be ready for more proper presentation.

I have some plans in store for this.

Coming Into Focus 7-9

Today I sat down by Lake Merritt, listened to the birds and npr, and said to myself, "No more dawdling on this ninth piece. Let's get it done."

So I got it done.

So now that I finished it, I can show the third triptych of my Coming Into Focus series.

Here are my portfolio links to all three:
CIF 1-3
CIF 4-6
CIF 7-9