GO has gone and went

The nominations will be announced next week.  I don't expect to be one of them, of course, but I'm glad I took part.  It was generally a real feel-good experience through and through.  We had a sparsely artisted neighborhood, and weird tornado weather on Saturday, AND no F and G train service that whole weekend, but still got enough visitors to feel respectable.  And the visitors we did get were kind and thoughtful and enthusiastic.  And the whole thing was not a major disruption of studio time either, as I was able to spend a lot of time there, not painting, but looking, which is just as important.  And was able to work on preparing several canvases, too.  More visitors would have been nice, but those times when we were busy, it was hard to imagine having more and being able to talk to them. So, thanks to the little chick for all her help that weekend, and thanks to all who came by to take a look and chat a bit.  I really appreciate your time and your thoughts.

Comic book poster

A poster I designed for my job because apparently, somewhere deep inside, I still want to grow up to be Jack Kirby....

That Day

Posts about 35 Candles, a 9/11 Memorial. 

Travel advisory for GO!

The F and G trains are not running to Church Ave this weekend, damn the luck. There will be shuttles running along those lines, though.  But I recommend the B67 bus as an alternative.  It runs on 7th Ave in Park Slope, south to 20th Street, to MacDonald Ave, and makes a stop at Church Ave, the same spot as the subway.  Also the B67 runs to Downtown Brooklyn.

At any rate, no matter where you explore, I hope you get up and GO in Brooklyn this weekend....

See previous post for my GO page, and the graphic link to the right for the GO website. 

My GO! page

Less than a week till GO!  Here's my GO! page. 

Sequence

Conversation (work in progress), 2012, oil on canvas, 60x24in

 

Another experiment with sequential imagery.  Not sure if it's successful, or even finished yet, but I've gotten some positive feedback on it.  I just have some reservations about it as is that I can't quite put my finger on.  I will continue to play around with images in sequence, though, and have a good start on another canvas with a horizontal orientation.   

GoGo Brooklyn!

oil on canvas, 2003, 54x60in.

Borough-wide open studios, Sept 8 and 9!  Homeric! 

http://www.gobrooklynart.org/

Red

How about a shot of red for a little change of pace....

Red Burlesque Dancer, 2012, pastel, @10x12in.

Red was my favorite color when I was a little kid.

Corner of the studio with palette. About a month till borough-wide open studio weekend: Go!  See the graphic and link at the top right.

Double

each 2012, oil on canvas, 16x18 in.

On using acrylics

2011, acrylic polymer paint on paper, @ 10x12in.

Looking at these again, I realize something I like about acrylics, which is a medium I've never been entirely comfortable with.  But right now, that discomfort is a good thing.  It gives something to push against, clogs up my facility as a painter and draftsman.  I like the clottiness of these two little paintings, which comes of the quickness with which the medium dries.  It's not as sensual and quick as oil painting, not as fluid and greasy.  I love oils most of all, but maybe I'm finally figuring out better what acrylics can give me.  They make me slow down, they bog down my hand a bit.  The plasticness (as in cheap toys, not malleability) of the medium needs to be guarded against, but a limited palette helps that (less chance that the colors go candy tinted).  All in all, i like the crusty, clotted sootiness of these two little things. 



Monotypes

2012, each approximately 10x12in.

Back of a Woman

2012, oil on panel, 24x24in.

Gouaches

2012, each is @11x14in.

Magician's Assistant

2012, oil on canvas, 36x36in.

Starting to play around a little with sequential images.  Just seems to make sense since I've been using movie images for so long.  Also have been playing around with comic books and zines for promotional info at my job.  So we'll see what happens.  Have had half of an idea for a Kickstarter campaign related to sequential imagery for a little while, too.  If that happens, there will be more info here, of course. 

Hallway

2012, oil on canvas, 28x32in.