The Front

This is The Front. A triptych. It started as a live painting at the N8 Glass Music and Art Studio's live art party. Took me almost an additional month to finish it out after the party. I'm including some shots of the individual pieces and some detail shots. The three pieces probably stretch about 6 ft from left to right.

 

Here is an extra shot before I added the black background to give you a sense of how it was made. 

 

And here are some detail shots

 

Ridge Electric

New work on paper. I'm planning on making a lot of these. Seems like the smart thing to do. This one is called Ridge Electric. This is 6"X12". Acrylic on canvas. Get yourself one of these affordable works on at Bombstract Paintings on Esty

Monsta Mash

I made this piece for the Nth Gallery's annual Halloween exhibit. It is acrylic on paper. I think we'll be doing a bunch more of these paintings on paper. Small and economic.

Quinacridone Crimson

Three Inch Brushstroke In Quinacridone Crimson.

Detail of the above painting.

This new painting is "three inch brushstroke in quinacridone crimson." I am very happy with it. Reds are tricky things to approach due to their tendency to turn pink when highlighting. Quinacridone crimson is one of my favorite colors to use. Yet I didn't know what to expect when I used it as subject matter. It turned out very well. I am very pleased with the warmth and tension of this painting. I also started using some new color tricks. I employed simultaneous contrast to really make the strokes pop up off the back ground. Using sap green as my initial dark tone, I was concerned that the red/green christmas effect would come through. It did not. My green reads black enough. and because your eye (nor mine) cannot see both red and green at the same time, the edges of the subject actually resonate visually a littlebit. I hope you enjoy it.

In other news, I just finished my submission for an exhibit at the Cocoran. Cross your fingers and hope I get in.