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Brooklyn Exhibition

9/19/2018

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One of my pieces is included in Site:Brooklyn's upcoming show, Painting in the 21st Century. The show is on view from September 21st through October 21st. If you're in New York during that time, stop by to see the show!
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Finished a New Piece

4/12/2018

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I just finished a new piece in my Parks Project series. It's called Sequoia National Forest No. 1. Yes, I went to a park created to celebrate the world's biggest trees, and painted a succulent less than and inch and half across. Typical.

I did a pretty good job taking in progress photos with this one. Usually I don't think to do that until the end.
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I've done some pinstriped paintings before and wanted to try it again. The first step was to put down some artist's tape.
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Next I mixed up a chromatic black, thinned it down with water, and poured it over the surface. The textured bits shown in the picture is rock salt to give it some mottling.
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Here it is after it dried, with the tape still on (left) and without the tape (right). I was surprised by how well the tape blocked out the paint. I thought there would be more bleeding around the edges.

Next, I did another round of staining with a chromatic black. I used more water in the second batch of paint so that the stripes would still show. (I forgot to take a picture after this step).
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Then I started painting in the plant. 
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Here's the finished piece next to my source image! I think the end product captures the feeling of the moment when I took the picture. I was clambering over the rocks in the Tule River at the time and just happened to look down to see this little flower. It was a quiet pause in the middle of a bunch of activity.
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The Abstract Show

7/2/2012

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One of my drawings is in the Abstract Show at the Brickton Art Center in Park Ridge, IL.  The show goes through July 28.
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Second Finance and Thrift Mural

11/9/2011

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I put up some pictures of the second mural out in California.  One more to go!
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New Images

7/15/2011

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There are some new pictures up on the site.  I added images of my show at Otterbein under the Shows section.  The show came down in June, but anyone that didn't see the show while it was up can still see the installation photos.  Also, there are a couple of new paintings up under the Recent Work Gallery. 
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Under Construction

10/9/2010

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I'm currently working on the site, changing how the pages flow and uploading better images.  Please be patient while I reenter all the information for the artwork.
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Better Images

7/28/2010

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I put up some new, better images of my MFA work.  Check them out under paintings and drawings.
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Website Up

4/26/2010

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The website is mostly up and running.  More information and images are coming soon.
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