Woodstock hills

I was addicted to this hill in Woodstock Connecticut this summer. Made many attempts with oils.

Yale Forest

This is a photo of an unfinished painting I am currently working on. It is a painting based on some studies and photo's I had done of the Yale Forest in Eastford CT one very cold day. I have a tendancy to wait, let a new season(such as winter) soak in for a while, and then get an overwhelming urge to capture it in some way. This was supposed to be an acrylic underpainting, and I planned to layer over it in oil. I was interested in an exploration in mediums. However, now I want to see how it works using exclusively acrylic (which I rarely do).

Can't Stop the Funk

This 48"x65" painting was a result of searching for direction with my skeletal studies. I used acrylic and latex enamel house paint on canvas. I turned to the emotional, dramatic imagery seen in the book from Versailles. Also evident in this painting is the influence of Elizabeth Murray. The way she works with, and features cartoon type shapes sticks with me. It's much harder to create simplistic types of shapes in a composition than it looks! I tend to overwork them. I also, tried to push the negative space in this painting. The title comes from the Neville Brothers song,"Can't Stop the Funk". I like the merging of cultural influences in their work, which I thought was in unison with this painting.

Ongoing Studies

I have been working on a series of large paintings over the past two years. The series has been a result of my interest and study of contemporary and traditional painting.

This painting is called "Before the Performance, #41". It was made with using latex enamel and acrylic paint on canvas. It is 65"x65". I had been doing a lot of drawings from pottery found in the middle east at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. I was really into the calligraphic art style of Islam. It also shows the influence that Elizabeth Murry has on me right now!