Gateways of Abundance #32

These freestanding paintings were originally envisioned as a way to share my work with those who couldn't see the large paintings in person. In time they became a true force of their own. This is the first of the new name, along with a new thinner chassis which elongates the vision of the painting, making it seem taller in it's newfound thinning. 

Development brings you from one manner of painting that you thought you would never need to change, unto new methods of making that you once denied, finding within them, new and exciting things that you later realize you should have changed it earlier. You gotta keep developing to see the beauty that you will be creating in the future. Available at Saatchi Art.

#32
9.5 X 6 X 1.5 IN
Acrylic on Painted wood Chassis.

Front Views First...

 

Back Side...

And now for some video on it's turntable.

 

Gateways of Abundance #31

These freestanding paintings were originally envisioned as a way to share my work with those who couldn't see the large paintings in person. In time they became a true force of their own. This is the first of the new name, along with a new thinner chassis which elongates the vision of the painting, making it seem taller in it's newfound thinning.

Development brings you from one manner of painting that you thought you would never need to change, unto new methods of making that you once denied, finding within them, new and exciting things that you later realize you should have changed it earlier. You gotta keep developing to see the beauty that you will be creating in the future. Available at Saatchi Art.

#31

9.5 X 6 X 1.5 IN
Acrylic on Painted wood Chassis
 

Front Views First.

And now the back side...

And now for some video on it's turntable.

Gateways of Abundance. #30

#30 is the first named in the new named series. These freestanding paintings were originally envisioned as a way to share my work with those who couldn't see the large paintings in person. In time they became a true force of their own. This is the first of the new name, along with a new thinner chassis which elongates the vision of the painting, making it seem taller in it's newfound thinning. Development brings you from one manner of painting that you thought you would never need to change, unto new methods of making that you once denied, finding within them, new and exciting things that you later realize you should have changed it earlier. You gotta keep developing to see the beauty that you will be creating in the future. Available at Saatchi Art.

#30
9.5 X 6 X 1.5 IN
Acrylic on Painted wood Chassis.

 Front Views First...

 

And now the back side....

And now for some video on it's turntable.

Tester #25

Right before I began making the new GOA freestanding paintings, I was in the process of making and calling them TESTERS. I changed the name to GOA after the 29th was completed. I felt that Gateways of Abundance is a much stronger title for this group of work than TESTERS which now seems elementary. Yet they were introduced as a way to introduce my paintings to a larger public, a way to get my paintings in more loving homes around the world.

I give you number 25 out of 29 TESTERS, this is the last of them to not have any yarn wrapping. Even though it's not the last wrapped freestanding painting I'll do, by far. I've got so much development to accomplish in just these small works alone that I'll happily be continuing to develop them far into my old age.

#25
9.5 X 6 X 1.5 IN
Acrylic on Painted wood Chassis.  

Front side first...

And now the back....

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Unboxing Guerra Paint

 Yesterday I received a nice box of paint from my favorite NYC Paint Store, GUERRA PAINT & PIGMENT. I normally just open the box and get to using the paint, but I felt this time I'd show it off to anyone that views it.

 

 

Enjoy and be sure to check out guerrapaint.com if you wish to check them out further.

12-01-2019 (Rope Painting)

The photos of this particular painting are definitely different than my others. My friend Marc Ross who lets me take photos at his studio, gave me an idea for photographing this painting on one of his old doors to let a good contrast come through in the photos to give onlookers a better chance to see the painting, since it's a white on white rope painting. It would have been more difficult for online viewing to take place. I ended up really enjoying the background in the photos, plus it gives the art an edge to it. It really shows off the paintings edges and lines too.

12-01-2019
60 X 4 X 1 IN
Acrylic on Braided Poly Rope 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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20, 21, 22.....

Tester #20

9.5 X 6 X 1.5 IN

Acrylic on Painted wood chassis.

I began making my TESTERS in this new manner through a need to try something different in my work. As most of you know, I am a huge Sam Francis fan and especially of his EDGE Paintings. My interest in the interior of a painting has been a primary importance of the last year, I've made quite a bunch of new work that celebrates this newfound embrace of the interior. This particular painting was the first to be made with the focus solely on painting the interior. In the photos below you can really see the beautiful chaos that as birthed before another was conceived. I'm in the process of making videos to share the full beauty of these works of art. That will come soon.

Tester #21

9.5 X 6 X 1.5 IN

Acrylic on Painted wood chassis.

Tester #22

9.5 X 6 X 1.5 IN

Acrylic on Painted wood chassis.

 

This one in particular was based off a vision I had of a Matisse painting, and how he loved to use very pastel colors. 

All of these paintings are now available on my personal Saatchi Art profile.

07-04-2019

07-04-2019

Acrylic on Acrylic Yarn and Poly Rope on Painted Wood Chassis

48 X 36 IN

Every now and again I like to work with Green. With this one in particular I chose a very transparent green for the chassis color which almost has a jade feel to it. Using black yarn it really makes the chassis color pop through the spaces created by the wrapping of the yarn. After the yarn was down, I began wrapping with a blue and a black poly rope, also called paracord. The almost fluorescent green really sets off the blue texture which was the final color added. Once on the gallery wall the painting really has tremendous visual depth, no illusion here. I have chosen to work primarily from now on with a 1.5 IN deep chassis wood which allows the interior bracing to really sit front and center to your eye and you don't have to go searching for it within the interior of the painting. I'll most likely switch up to 2 IN wood in the future to achieve even more depth into the interior. I'm trying to allow light to really get deep into the interior and have realized that a deeper chassis would do as I need.

Gotta get those details in here!

Views from my 2019 Exhibition at Divisible Projects in Dayton Ohio, run by Jeffrey Cortland Jones.

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