Devotion/Abalone. Oil on Canvas.

This painting was a test of my ability to paint iridescence. I also found myself bumping up against the limits of my focus - I had to complete the painting in several sittings instead of alla prima, which is the way I usually approach oil painting.

Devotion/Underbelly. Oil on panel.

Interiority. Acrylic and acrylic gouache on canvas.

Some things.

 Missouri is so spooky

I spent my 39th birthday at the reception for "Those Who Can... Teach: The Work of Art Educators" at Spiva Center for the Arts in Joplin. It feels good to be middle aged.

Nurturance. Watercolor, Acrylic Ink, and Acrylic Gouache.

 

 

Shapeshifters. Gansai on Cyanotype

Some works from the weekend. Saturday was a great day of exploration with different mediums on different substrates: hot and cold press watercolor paper, Yupo, cyanotypes.

 

“And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been.”
-Rainer Maria Rilke

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The carpal tunnel/tendinitis in my hand has flared up lately, so I did these with my non-dominant hand. Somehow it just makes me feel better to be engaged in the action of smearing pigments across paper, in whatever capacity. 

I am bothered by how trite the perception of seashell imagery is. Seashells are literally leftover bodies - living creatures made with perfect geometry. Magic.

Reality Check/Lucid Dream. Gansai and Acrylic on Arches paper.

December happenings. The weather has been "nice"... or in other words, warm. Great for hiking. Not so great for Christmas weather.