November 30, 2011: Bird in the Brier Rose

The original sketch was done on November 25, 2011 while sitting out on the terrace on a beautiful afternoon. The view is of a Brier Rose bust that grows just off the west terrace berm and a huge semi exposed rock that it grows over. The yard birds just love this bush.

Sketch.

Defining the lines.

Wet color areas.

Beginning the charcoal line work.

Wet unmounted, image circ November 30, 2011

(mounted dry image to come)

About the materials:

Medium: Acrylic Glazing Liquid (Satin), Golden Mediums

Pigments: Charcoal (Brier Island, Nova Scotia), Wild Grapes, Rust (Canaan, CT), Black Walnut (Sharon, CT), Beach Rose Hips (East Beach, RI). Beet (Sheffield, MA)

Surface: Unprimed Linen

Mounting: Mounted on wood panel 9" x 12" x 1.5" using Neutral pH Adhesive, Lineco, Inc.

Exhibition History:

n/a

November 23, 2011: Tree in the wind

I did the sketch one windy day last week.

Sketch from November 19, 2011.

LIne work on Linen surface.

Applying pigment with wind frame of front view in place.

More wet pigment.

Wet pigment without line work.

Wet pigment areas show with window defining front view.

Wet finished with line work, November 23, 2011

Unmounted finished, image circ November 24, 2011.

Tree in the wind, 9 x 12 x 1.5 deep, image circ November 30,2011

About the materials:

Medium: Acrylic Glazing Liquid (Satin), Golden Mediums

Pigments: Charcoal (Brier Island, Nova Scotia), Wild Grapes, Rust (Canaan, CT), Black Walnut (Sharon, CT), Beach Rose Hips (East Beach, RI). Beet (Sheffield, MA)

Surface: Unprimed Linen

Mounting: Mounted on wood panel 9" x 12" x 1.5" using Neutral pH Adhesive, Lineco, Inc.

Exhibition History:

n/a

November 18, 2011: The people rocking the ship of state

This work was inspired by a sketch done on August 8, 2004 (wishful thinking about that upcoming election). I dedicate it to the current rocking that people are doing all over the world.

Original sketch from August 8, 2004.

Line work on canvas.

Wet color image

Charcoal line started.

Unmounted canvas, wet image circ November 18, 2011, finished drawing.

Mounted 9 x 12 x 1.5 deep, image circ Novemeber 30, 2011

About the materials:

Medium: Acrylic Glazing Liquid (Satin), Golden Mediums

Pigments: Charcoal (Brier Island, Nova Scotia), Pokeberries, Wild Grapes, Rust (Canaan, CT), Black Walnut (Sharon, CT), Beach Rose Hips (East Beach, RI). Beet (Sheffield, MA)

Surface: Unprimed Cotton Duck

Mounting: Mounted on wood panel 9" x 12" x 1.5" using Neutral pH Adhesive, Lineco, Inc.

Exhibition History:

Upstream Gallery, Dobbs Ferry, NY, January 2012

Aretephos Studio Gallery, Amenia, NY, May 2012

November 2011: The Fairy Tree

The Fairy Tree is in the yard

Just there beyond the terrace

For the birds

And the elementals

For all those

Like you and me.

Original sketch.

Line drawing on surface.

In progress wet stage.

Finished awaiting to be stretched/mounted on 9 x 12 x 1.5 wood panel.

Image circ November 16, 2011.

Mounted 9 x 12 x1.5 deep. image circ November 30, 2011

About the materials:

Medium: Acrylic Glazing Liquid (Satin), Golden Mediums

Pigments: Charcoal (Brier Island, Nova Scotia), Pokeberries, Wild Grapes, Rust (Canaan, CT), Black Walnut (Sharon, CT), Beach Rose Hips (East Beach, RI). Beet (Sheffield, MA)

Surface: Unprimed Cotton Duck

Mounting: Mounted on wood panel 9" x 12" x 1.5" using Neutral pH Adhesive, Lineco, Inc.

Exhibition History:

n/a

November 2011: Looking back

From sketch Looking back at me, September 20, 2011

Sketch from sketchbook.

Mounted 9 x 12 x 1.5 deep, image circ November 30, 2011.

About the materials:

Medium: Acrylic Glazing Liquid (Satin), Golden Mediums

Pigments: Charcoal (Brier Island, Nova Scotia), Pokeberries, Wild Grapes, Rotted Wood, Rust (Canaan, CT), Black Walnut (Sharon, CT), Beach Rose Hips (East Beach, RI). Beet (Sheffield, MA)

Surface: Unprimed Linen

Mounting: Mounted on wood panel 9" x 12" x 1.5" using Neutral pH Adhesive, Lineco, Inc.

Exhibition History:

n/a

November 2011: The moon over the cattails

The Cornfield moon sketch became...

Sketchbook drawing.

Sketch from September 12, 2011.

Drawing out the images.

...The moon over the cattails. (This happens sometimes with me, as I am working on a piece it says something entirely different than the title of the original sketch.)

Applying pigments to the linen surface.

I apply pigment with a brush and by rubbing the organic material into the linen. I apply a coat of Acrylic Glazing Liquid over the color areas as they are applied.

Wet pigment.

This view shows color on November 9, 2011.

Window with wet finished work.

The window frame allows me to see what the finished stretched on panel front view will look like.

Mounted work, 9 x 12 x 1.5 image circ Novemeber 16, 2011

Showing 1.5" wrapped edge.

About the materials:

Medium: Acrylic Glazing Liquid (Satin), Golden Mediums

Pigments: Charcoal (Brier Island, Nova Scotia), Pokeberries, Wild Grapes (Canaan, CT), Black Walnut (Sharon, CT), Beach Rose Hips (East Beach, RI). Beet (Sheffield, MA)

Surface: Unprimed Linen

Mounting: Mounted on wood panel 9" x 12" x 1.5" using Neutral pH Adhesive, Lineco, Inc.

Exhibition History:

Aretephos Studio Gallery, Amenia, NY, May 2012

November 2011: The Potato Eaters (after van Gogh)

A strange thing happened between here...

Sketchbook.

...it spoke to me of potatoes resting under their hill...

Drawing started.

...and there. But as I worked on it I began to see distorted faces with bulging eyes.

Wet image of drawing.

Then I remembered van Gogh's, The Potato Eaters. Another cosmic connection? Or just my imagination?

What do you think?

Finished and mounted 9 x 12 x 1.5 image circ November 16, 2011.

About the materials:

Medium: Acrylic Glazing Liquid (Satin), Golden Mediums

Pigments: Charcoal (Brier Island, Nova Scotia), Pokeberries, Rust, Wild Grapes (Canaan, CT), Black Walnut (Sharon, CT), Beach Rose Hips (East Beach, RI). Beet (Sheffield, MA)

Surface: Unprimed Linen

Mounting: Mounted on wood panel 9" x 12" x 1.5" using Neutral pH Adhesive, Lineco, Inc.

Exhibition History:

n/a

October 2011: I guess it's time for breakfast

This was inspired by a sketch done February 27, 2011.

Sketch.

Wet pigments with sketch.

Completed drawing.

About the materials:

Medium: Acrylic Glazing Liquid (Satin), Golden Mediums

Pigments: Charcoal (Brier Island, Nova Scotia), Pokeberries, Rust, Wild Grapes (Canaan, CT), Black Walnut (Sharon, CT), Beach Rose Hips (East Beach, RI)

Surface: Unbleached Linen

Mounting: Mounted on wood panel 9" x 12" x 1.5" using Neutral pH Adhesive, Lineco, Inc.

Exhibition History:

2012 Small Works Show at The Upstream Gallery in Dobbs Ferry, NY. (Juried) January 5 - 29, 2012

October 2011: Autumn afternoon

Autumn is here.

About the materials:

Medium: Acrylic Glazing Liquid (Satin), Golden Mediums

Pigments: Charcoal (Brier Island, Nova Scotia), Pokeberries, rotted wood (Canaan, CT), Black Walnut (Sharon, CT), Beach Rose Hips (East Beach, RI)

Surface: Unbleached Linen

Mounting: Mounted on wood panel 9" x 12" x 1.5" using Neutral pH Adhesive, Lineco, Inc.

Exhibition History:

n/a

October 2011: Remembering last night series

This is the first of a series called Remembering last night influenced from sketches done while relaxing on East Beach. Rhode Island, USA in September 2011 and remembering last night.

(there are three other drawings in this series)

About the materials:

Medium: Acrylic Glazing Liquid (Satin), Golden Mediums

Pigments: Charcoal (Brier Island, Nova Scotia), Black Raspberry, Pokeberries, rotted wood (Canaan, CT), Black Walnut (Sharon, CT), Beach Rose Hips (East Beach, RI)

Surface: Unbleached Linen

Mounting: Mounted on wood panel 9" x 12" x 1.5" using Neutral pH Adhesive, Lineco, Inc.

Exhibition History:

n/a

October-November 2011: Occupy drawings

This series of "Occupy" drawings are being done in support of the movement.

See first drawing finished and in progress and two other (scroll to bottom) finished drawings.

The image for the drawings emerged in my sketchbook after a trip into NYC on the evening of October 15, 2011. Reflecting the arch and the people gathering to push away the old and form something new.

Photo I took in Washington Square Park that night.

I thought I should "Occupy" with some drawings.

Occupy #1, finished drawing, image circ late October 2011.

About the materials:

Medium: Acrylic Glazing Liquid (Satin), Golden Mediums

Pigments: Charcoal (Brier Island, Nova Scotia), Wild Grapes, Pokeberries, rotted wood (Canaan, CT), Black Walnut (Sharon, CT), Beach Rose Hips (East Beach, RI)

Surface: Unbleached Linen

Mounting: Mounted on wood panel 9" x 12" x 1.5" using Neutral pH Adhesive, Lineco, Inc.

Exhibition History:

n/a

Other Occupy drawings:

Occupy #2, finished drawing, image circ late October 2011.

About the materials:

Medium: Acrylic Glazing Liquid (Satin), Golden Mediums

Pigments: Charcoal (Brier Island, Nova Scotia), Wild Grapes, Pokeberries, rotted wood (Canaan, CT), Black Walnut (Sharon, CT), Beach Rose Hips (East Beach, RI)

Surface: Unbleached Linen

Mounting: Mounted on wood panel 9" x 12" x 1.5" using Neutral pH Adhesive, Lineco, Inc.

Exhibition History:

n/a

Occupy #3 Oakland Solidarity, image circ early November 2011.

About the materials:

Medium: Acrylic Glazing Liquid (Satin), Golden Mediums

Pigments: Charcoal (Brier Island, Nova Scotia), Wild Grapes, Pokeberries (Canaan, CT), Black Walnut (Sharon, CT), Beach Rose Hips (East Beach, RI)

Surface: White Cotton Target

Mounting: Mounted on canvas board 8" x 10" using Neutral pH Adhesive, Lineco, Inc. and framed in shadowbox frame

Exhibition History:

n/a