Since it's Thursday, I thought I'd post an old art project for fun. This is a digital drawing of orchids from a middle school art class in 2000!
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Who needs realism? Well, apparently, not me! Several things in the recent past have made me want to amp up my sense of whimsy and care-free creativity. I often find myself "self-editing" before I even get anything out onto the canvas/paper/what have you. So, I decided to have a bit of a free for all and change up my current style for fun! This is me as a psychedelic dinosaur: Anxiety was getting the best of me earlier this month, and this is what came of it:
This past Saturday, I displayed my work at Batdorf and Bronson in downtown Olympia!You can check out the full show on the events page, or on the bottom of the home page! The paintings and drawings will be up through the end of January 2014. I also wanted to jazz up this blog since I've neglected it for a while... So, here are a few old photographs I took back in 2011. I was getting really into the idea of creating micro-seascapes and other "swirly" imagery with ink pigments and water. These are photographs of the art-making process of my college thesis paintings, such as the one above the fireplace in the above photo. Imagine: pigments meeting in a thin puddle of water, careening into each other, making tiny oceans. This year I will be showing my work at Precious Metalsmith in downtown Olympia, Washington. Come say hi! Here is the new window display at State of the Art gallery in downtown Olympia, WA! Unfortunately, the bottom right painting had to be replaced due to a small crack in the wood :( However, that painting can now be viewed at Precious Metalsmith. In other news, I just finished another 2'x3' ocean painting which I'll be posting photos of soon! I like to use poplar 1.5"x1.5" sticks to build. They're more finished looking than pine, and are often in precut lengths for convenience. Without any hardware, I glue the frame together using plenty of waterproof wood glue and clamps. This particular frame is 2'x3', and uses two 3' lengths of the 1.5"x1.5" poplar clamped outside four 21" lengths. I use the middle pieces to stabilize the glued-down surface, which is thin and might otherwise warp with heavy water usage. |
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