In a show

My painting Prelude and Fugue is in a show at the Limner Gallery in Hudson, New York. You can see the show online at http://www.slowart.com/. The name of the show is Juxtapositions. It is an exhibition of art that was created with no references, that is, totally made up, shown alongside pieces that were created using direct references. It is an interesting show with some good pieces. If you care to see it, please click the link above.

Mrs. Swift Learns to Speak Boy

For IF's challenge this week: strings

It might be kind of hard to see, but those are little Lego men tying down Mrs. Swift.

This is the third state of this drawing, done on coquille paper with graphite, 8.5" x 12". I have to start working larger!

Dreamer in Training

Prelude and Fugue

Sometimes, robots and postmodern creatures are referred to as "canners" (ie. Asimov's I, Robot). So I am using this painting for IF's topic this week, canned.

I finally finished this, in the nick of time to enter it into a show (in New York City!) that is asking for work that is totally imaginary, that is, that wasn't made using references. I'm not holding my breath about getting in. Shows like this are a longshot at best, but it is unusual to find anyone that makes the distinction between work that is copied from photos and work that is purely from the artist's brain, so I had to try. The title I finally settled on is Prelude and Fugue. I hope Claire Corriveau will approve.

Scaffold (in progress)

This is the piece I am currently working on. On an extended subway trip in Washington, D.C. this summer, I saw a mother holding her baby. Watching her keep the baby safe and occupied made me see her as a scaffold for the building of this small person.