2001 was a big year for me in my development of my painting. I mostly made larger work in this year. Pretty much didn't stray from the 48 X 36 IN painting size, which is my personal favorite. It's small enough to move around, but large enough to take up a good sized wall to itself along with giving much visual candy for the viewer. I always like to talk about my work the way I see it. I use words like Visual Candy and Eye Candy to give you a peek into how much I enjoy making my own paintings.
Zoom in and enjoy. These are not super high definition photos like I shoot for these days. I haven't been able to photo them again but in time they will.
Zoom in and enjoy. These are not super high definition photos like I shoot for these days. I haven't been able to photo them again but in time they will.
Untitled (Yellow and Green
On White)
60" X 40"
Acrylic and Wood Filler
On Canvas
This painting was made around the end of the year. I remember the first pouring of green I was able to pick up a forced air heater for the garage, I also brought out my vaporizer to help add more steam to the cold room. The temp got good enough to allow the green to dry. Once the green was down, I knew it was going to need another color, I made the yellow and poured it, but that time I only used the vaporizer to warm up the room, it did a good enough job and I think it even helped the yellow to have a wonderful transparent look to it. You can see some of the knifework for the texture is not as heavy or compressed as other paintings. It ended up really allowing the yellow to veil out on the green under color.
Untitled (Yellow on Violet)
60" X 40"
Acrylic and Wood Filler
on Canvas
Private Collection
First painting I sold. Funny thing is I made it and the collectors who got it are from my new town I presently live in, Reynoldsburg, Ohio. The colors of the local high school teams are Yellow and Purple. Kinda funny that they chose this painting. They in time bought another too. I was definitely going for a different type of making in my texture with this painting. It's much more shaped like a person scratching at a prison wall.
Untitled (For Pollock)
48" X 36"
Acrylic and Wood Filler
on Canvas
Here's a red painting I made. I was in the process of making intricately glazed backgrounds with this painting and a few that became in the future.
Untitled
48" X 36"
Acrylic and Wood Filler
On Canvas
Private Collection
I wasn't going for a super thick surface with this one as you can tell in the reproduction. This is one of the few mixed pour colored paintings I made around this time. I only made a couple more after I had some bad choices in colors since the colors mix so much on the surface after the manipulation. Who knows what paintings like this have in store for future work. This painting was included in my first solo at Studio ASH Gallery in Columbus Ohio. It was more of a place for the owners graphic design business, but he and his wife wanted to show work they thought was great. I was honored they chose me for a show with them. We eventually worked out a trade for webwork and server updates they got this painting. I'm glad they have it in their home.
Untitled
66" X 48"
Acrylic and Wood Filler
on Canvas
I remember painting this in spring I believe, my Father was around for the original pouring of blue over the yellow. This was one that was primed white and the sealed over the texture in white. This was another when it was finished I knew right away that it was complete. Just the right balance of things occurring within.
Untitled
48" X 36"
Acrylic and Wood Filler
On Canvas
This painting was thought of once as a silver painting. Once the silver was down, it was too opaque so I began to look into what color would go right with the two on it already. I would love to make this again and one day will do so. You can see the movement of the texture is much more free and sweeping compared to older paintings which were much less free in gesture.
Untitled
50" X 38"
Acrylic and Wood Filler
on Canvas
This painting is an exercise in size. I was wondering what I could do with a slightly bigger format to my favorite. I later learned it wouldn't travel as well as the 4ft, since 4ft is the biggest you can fit in the floorboards of the back seat of many sedans. I really wanted to try some clashing colors to see how I could make them work. I was also becoming much more in tune with the texture I was using which is called Wood Filler. It's basically made for filling in small holes in wood projects. At this time I didn't know there was Light Molding paste made by a few companies that would eventually become my material. During the 2000 year, I learned to make the material last longer and do more for me, as you can see here the movement of the texture is much more prominent here, much bigger strokes and movement. Once the texture was dried for 24 hours, I would seal it with acrylic medium, and then begin my pouring and manipulations.
November Painting
48" X 36"
Acrylic and Wood Filler
On Canvas
When I put this painting in it's only exhibition it's been in, a fan was talking with me about it and we were discussing music that one listens to while working. He asked and I told him I was listening to Metallica. Most likely my favorite album of theirs which funny enough is all cover songs. If you don't know, go look it up.
I used to really enjoy painting to music. The last time I was able to do that was when I was living in Tamaqua. I usually just paint with the tv on some kind of art show or documentary. For the longest time that video was PAINTERS PAINTING. Now it's moved onto many others which I have on all my favorite painters.
Thanks for viewing. More to come. @jeffreymcollins
