More Recent Work

 Drawings:

Bring Me Back
19" x 12"
Graphite & Colored Pencil on Paper

I know I've already posted this one, but I've just now actually measured the dimensions, so there ya go.

Coffee Ring- Self Portrait
19" x 24"
Graphite and Coffee on Paper


A little experiment here in trompe l'oeil drawing.  And a rather accurate portrayal of myself sitting down at a desk, about to begin a drawing. 

 

Injury- Self Portrait
13" x 14"
Colored Pencil on Paper


This was the first drawing in which I attempted to achieve accurate skin tone via colored pencil. The result is beautiful, but the process was intense. Hours and hours to achieve this. It's titled Injury because that was the assignment, and I chose to put a spin on the typical by drawing all of my self-inflicted injuries.

Polaroids in Love
15" x 24"
Graphite and Colored Pencil on Paper


Two inanimate objects, caught in an expression of love. It's a little funny how this composition worked out, because the camera on the left is one I've owned for years, and the one on the right is one Steven happened upon. Symbolism of our relationship via Polaroid cameras, perhaps...

On the Rock- Self Portrait
72" x 36"
Charcoal on Paper

In this self-portrait, the figure is life-sized (I'm about 5'1") and so the entire piece is considerably taller than me.  My head is maybe a little out of proportion, but given the scale I'm pretty pleased with it. 

Paintings:

Reflection
12" x 12" each; 3" spacing
Oil on Canvas


This piece was created out of exploring hue contrast. Each individual canvas consists strictly of only four pre-mixed colors applied in varying thicknesses to create different values within the same hue. This piece was very technically challenging because I used a lot of medium to give the globes reflective surface, and though it's been about three months since it was completed, both canvases are remarkably still not completely dry.

Vertigo
19" x 37"
Acrylic on Unstretched Linen

I love working non-objectively.  This I found especially interesting because I worked on it stapled to a piece of sheet rock, which I cut it free from upon completion.  Due to the heavy layer of gesso I initially applied to the linen, it has a remarkable stiffness and strength to it that is as much a part of the piece as the painted marks on it. 

Animal
25" x 24"
Acrylic and Dimensional Fabric Paint with Mineral Eyeshadow on Unstretched Linen


Tentacles and Feathers.  Fun squirmy things. Not entirely sure this is done yet.

Pheonix
12" x 12"
Acrylic on Canvas


This was painted at Live Art Fusion on May 16 at the 841 East Lounge in Huntington Station, NY. Lots of layers of color, and some playing around with the palette knife.