Painting Reflections: 2010

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Monday, December 6, 2010

Eli Et Papillon

Une Chanson Pour Tout Dire - Eli Et Papillon

I found this song and I LOVE it. Even though I can not understand it, it is just beautiful.

OBAMA

My next 20 by 20 piece which the iconic "Obama" poster in it.

20" by 20"

My first 20" by 20! I was very excited to start this new size and they turned out to be two great pieces that still need a little bit of tweeking.

The Last Collages

Even if I did deviate from the "collages" for my last few pieces, they were still a great point of reference and I used pieces of them they had interesting edges.

Close ups of my paint

I took some close up detail pictures of my paintings that I thought turned out pretty well and almost feel like they could be pieces in their own right.

los ojos

before

some pretty basic before and after shots of one of my pieces, the one with the eyes. I think i definately better developed the bulk of the eye and the "academy award" figure to the left.

tada! after. still could use to work around the edges..

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Aaron Smith

His color use is absolutely incredible. His diverse color choice adds so much life to his work, and it emphasizes the light and dark shades without simply using black and white tones.

When you look closer at his paintings and see the actual build up of the paint it is very impressive. While I'm not sure how I feel about his subject matter I think that there is a lot that I can learn from his painting style.

Dena Schuckit

Aerial Event

2010

Acrylic on wood

20" x 24"

Zagged

2010

Acrylic on wood

20" x 24"

Zagged

2010

Acrylic on wood

20" x 24"

Night Smoulder

2010

Acrylic on wood

24" x 20"

Hot Slag

2010

Acrylic on wood

12" x 16"

Bumper

2009

Acrylic on wood

Flap

2010

Acrylic on wood

20" x 24"


Holeburst 2009 Acrylic on wood 24" x 20


Crowdburst 2 2009 Acrylic on wood 10.5" x 12.5

Kate Shaw

I found this artist Kate Shaw on Boooooom. I couldn't find any of the titles to her works but they are very intriguing and mystifying. She creates her pieces by pouring paint and explores the way in which paint reacts to its natural elements and the environment which it is in.

Jim Gaylord

Refraction with Monster
gouache on paper
19 x 30 in.
2008


A Wit Among Lords oil on linen 36 x 60 in. 2008		The colors are so intriguing in the painting. I want to live in it.

Apocalypto/Jackass/Fury
gouache on paper
26 x 40 in.
2008

Love Will Tear Us Apart Again
oil on canvas
48 x 84 in.
2008

Am I Legend?
oil on canvas
48 x 84 in.
2009


Horse oil on linen 14 x 24 in. 2010 I love the distortion of the "horse" figure in the painting... there is so much motion in the background it almost feels as though you're riding the horse.


Necessary Roughness oil on canvas 18 x 32 in. 2010 This painting feels much smoother than his other ones. That sap green dominates the background and yet allows the yellows and oranges to pop in the foreground.