BraveNation

Thursday, March 30, 2023

Tuesday, March 30,2023

 Mornings remain cold here in the heart of the Midwest-warms up with the sun and the early harbringers of Spring have shown their faces with crocuses and other dots of bright color.


New work- 18"x24" Canson watercolor paper that has been heavily gessoed with chalk pastels that have been rubbed into the surface with India ink stain, oil pastels and graphite.



                                                            "Chemo #1"

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Tuesday, March 21st, 2023

 We welcome the arrival of Spring as the force of Hope and Renewal as the Creative "springs forth" in all things.



24"x36" canvas charcoal wash back ground with graphite, oil crayons and acrylics. "In Italy, After the War."




22"x31" Arches watercolor paper, oil crayons, Casein paints and graphite. 
"Le Sacre du Printemps." Honoring not only the arrival of Spring but also the landmark revolutionary work by Igor Stravinsky. Never ceases to take my breath away.

Thursday, March 16, 2023

Thursday March 16th Post Ides of March

 Been a minute but let's get right into "Show and Tell."




18"x24" Canson watercolor paper. Gessoed revo. Front Tempera paints and graphite markings. 
Working with Tempera paints just connects me instantly with my childhood and the initial awe and love of paint moving and the effects I could create. Still does, as evidenced. The graphic markings are purely primal and instinctive. Ttiled "D Train" them that know get it...




Again, Canson 18"x24" watercolor paper that had been soaked and the paint is all Matisse Australian Structure acrylics. I love this piece! Makes me cry.



24"x36" canvas. India ink wash undercoat, acrylics and oil crayons. Don't know what to say about this. I think you can see the original below on an earlier posting but it just "sat there." OK piece on it's own but... I was taking a nap and falling asleep and had this flash to rename the color fields and see if I could shift viewers perceptions on how lazy our eyes/brain have been become via conditioning. The objective is to stop look see think react feel...thus ends the lesson...