a view of what’s to come? Despite the chilly temperatures in the air and all the distractions of the holiday season, I’ve been able to plug away and start focusing my thoughts for a new body of work.
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Art in Context: the EAST tour
During the 2013 East Austin Studio Tour, I was interviewed by KLRU for their Art In Context program. I was asked about a variety of subjects during the hour long process, all done while I was working on my large commission of the Last Supper and greeting visitors into my studio during the busy tour. It was…
Last Supper – Thirteen Days In…
Nov 2013 – The work on the Last Supper continues along as the painting moves past the underpainting and into what I always consider the real work – finagling with the drawing, checking composition, adjusting values, and building up colors and layers of paint. Despite promises to the contrary made to a lot of colleagues…
Last Supper: Three Days In…
The early days of work on the Last Supper Commission continue… All the work continues on the underpainting and cleaning up the rough edges of the transferred drawing. I rescaled some of the figures (mainly the three men on the far left), slid Jesus over a little, and planned to re-position the column before Jesus…
work on the Last Supper
If you haven’t heard yet, I’ve been commissioned to paint a large scale painting of my interpretation of the Last Supper. After running the sketch by the client, I made some color studies, built, stretched and prepared the 11′ x 5.5′ canvas, and spent a few hours the other night transferring the drawing.
The process of a commission – the stretcher
A Large Painting Stretcher. Always a project to build. So I’m working on a commission of the Last Supper. The first words out of my client’s mouth were: “I don’t want a copy of the famous one, I want it in your style.” Feeling relieved, I checked out the space in her house it will…
The New is The Same as The Old…
I’ve recently switched studios and moved my studio to Blue Genie Art, where I hunkered down, painted, sweated and curated shows way back in 2003-2004. Blue Genie has been family to me pretty much since my arrival in Austin, and it feels good to be back in familiar creative environs with a group of extraordinarily talented and…
From China with Love… Hand Painted Oil Piantings
Throughout my short lived life of gainful employment, I always had a knack for literally falling into good jobs. I tripped on the door step of Royals Stadium when I was interviewing for a hot dog sales position, nearly fell into a secretary when I started working at a computer company, and remember doing the…