A PEEK INTO DECEMBER
AND THE PAINTINGS KEEP COMING
December 1, 2004 - The last month of the year seemed destined to
arrive as a great time to regroup, refocus and take a long awaited
deep breath. After an insane couple of months of putting
together the Shoulda Been a Plumber Too
show, followed in rapid firings of the
Personal Mythologies Show at the Daugherty,
a quick setup of paintings at Cafe Mundi,
and a one man wrecking ball show at
Mojo's Daily Grind, and the opening of the doors of my studio to
the East
Austin Studio Tour, I thought things would settle down.
But life isn't like that, and I've found myself using the last bits
of materials I have to start on some new and exciting works.
And the studio screams at me. Everything feels like it is
in true exploration mode. Forms have been breaking down, the
battles between line and color being won by the latter. It
feels good, this undiscovered country, seeing half painted canvases
and not knowing the next step. Paintings have been flowing
fast and furious, I can hardly contain things by grabbing anything
and everything around the studio that can double as a canvas.
And so it goes, burnt out and my nerves frayed,
nervously wondering about where my meals will come from next week,
I'm still happier than I've been in a long time. The work I've
done in studio has seemed carefree and lighthearted of late, perhaps
a reflection of the rest of my life at this point, but the
excitement and hunger to produce and explore has captured my
attention and kept me pushing.
I'm in the big Blue Genie Art Bazaar, where some of
these new works will hang for the first time. Despite having
to hurry a bit and focus more than I'd like right now, I'm fairly
excited about the show, and things should be good. I'm
also looking forward to the end of yet another action packed year,
and the start of another one that looks even more promising.
Here's some pictures of the buzz happening in studio these days.
Scarecrow Interrupts Paradise
Large (66" x 88"), and a fun jaunt of fear penetrating Arcadia.
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THE NEXT BIG SHOW:
DEC 9 -19th
BLUE GENIE ART BAZAAR
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