Stimulus

There are three paintings that I have been working on in recent days. I finished this one and it is on a panel. The size is uncommon at 36 X 13.

Stimulus - 2009
Oil on Panel
36 X 13

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New Photos of Paintings

I was able to take new photos of my most recent paintings. They are more representational of what the pieces of art actually look like. However, I always find that the photo simply can not be an accurate record of what a painting really looks like. All these photos are sized to 10" wide or 10" high depending on the aspect. Therefore there is no way to appreciate the painting in its actual size without seeing it.

I post them here in order from the most recent. I did not have the opportunity to re-photograph the paintings "SECOND TIME AROUND" and "A VIRGIN WOOD" since I do not have easy access to them. Those paintings I have left in their original posts while I deleted the old photos of any painting I have new photos of.

Joseph's Well - 2009
30" X 30"

"JOSEPH'S WELL" is a painting I have had in my head for a very long time - even before I ventured into abstract art. I intended to do it on a very large canvas (56" X 56") but have not had the courage to take the plunge. So I decided to do it on a smaller square canvas. Now is the questions of whether I will still do the larger version or not? Since I have released this painting do I still have the need of creating it again?

Two Schools - 2009
30" X 40"

I was sketching in my book and actually was drawing a much different concept that was a horizontal aspect and had nothing to do with anything that looked like fish. Even in the process of making the painting, it seemed to have a mind of its own.

A Bent Wood - 2009
50" X 30"

"A BENT WOOD" of course is in the vein of "A VIRGIN WOOD". I frequently draw trees and images that resemble trees one way or another. The making of these paintings are really satisfying. "A VIRGIN WOOD" is seen in a previous post.

See Clearly - 2009
20" X 16"

"SEE CLEARLY" started out as a random placement of images of windows. I filled in the open spots on the canvas with the reds - now the most frequent comment I get is that they see bricks. I just suppose, they do not see clearly enough.

32 Squares - 2009
48" X 24"

Not a lot to say about this or why I did it. More of a challenge to do a painting that had much less to it than most I work on.

Sections Two - 2009
48" X 36"

My painting "SECTIONS" evoked a comment by one person to "Paint me one, only bigger." This is bigger and a bit different.

Honey's World - 2008
24" X 36"

This painting was a real muscle stretcher. I had to work in concepts that are not natural to me. Although I had sketched this idea several time and even worked it up in a computer graphics program, it still felt foreign until it was done.

Four Sided Triangles - 2008
48" X 36"

Bold colors and contrasting perspectives, I really have nothing much to say about this painting.

Sections - 2008
30" X 24"
SOLD

I had been working on this painting for a good while before Kathy saw it. As soon as she saw this painting she said, "I want that painting." That's who has the painting and it hangs in her house. The painting really resists having a good photograph made of it and must be seen in person to see what it really looks like.


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