Having done design for so many years, my eyes craved looking at a 'medium' instead of a computer screen. The idea of 'physical' art had almost been forgotten in the wave of web design and print design that has taken up most of my working hours.
Inspired by two co-workers I set out on a mission to put paint to canvas, or paper, or anything really and find out where it would take me. To get back to my 'roots' so to speak - but to take a couple turns that I may not have had in my younger years - to push myself, and get my hands wet and sticky again. I loved it so much that I even brought some of it back in my design work on the computer - meshing the physical with the digital.
In the process I've created a few 'art' styles - some paintings have a definite graphic begining (Throb), some are just inspired in the moment (Caught Red Handed) - while others have started in the 'real world' and then ended in the digital realm (Out Of My Mind).
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The most freeing and liberating of my painting experiments - these all start out as a random gesso background, with spontanious textures - which, when dry, I look for imagery and pull out a scene and characters. I truly have so idea before i start where it will end up until the gesso dries.... then it all becomes clear.
All paintings are acrylic on canvas or archival paper. Big thanks to Scot and Coco for inspiring me thru this process!
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Maybe this series denotes my insanity... it wouldn't be the first time. These all start out as frantic scribblings of pen/pencil on paper. I then scan them in the computer and layer different textures into the landscape and the character to bring out color and character... a little shading and voilá! I like these because I get to start with the roughest of sketches - the edgey character of the pen on paper is so comfortable to work with, and what becomes of it is such a fun process - the layers and textures bring out new life to the otherwise black & white world of the sketches.
All these pieces are digital output - the only physical 'original' is the sketches I start out with. Big thanks to years of boredom and a trusty pen and paper (or napkin) to accompany me through long meetings!
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With a focus on gay icons from the back of 70´s/80´s porn mags, I decided to use my graphic eye to create a tribute to those small pieces of art in a context that has Andy Warhol and Jackson Pollock styles wrestling for attention.
All paintings are acrylic on canvas and come with a photocopy of the page from the porn mag that the painting is tributing. Big thanks to CA, Suzanne, Matt and Pam for inspiring me thru this process!
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