A Matter of Time

This is a sculptural composition of worn-out boots, aged wood, and rusted metal (iron oxide). As you can see, I'm very much attracted to the unusual. I'm into what someone else puts aside, discards, or finds useless. Of course, hundreds of years ago the art world would have considered this type of work artistic heresy. If you think about it, some of us artists would have been taken to some sort of mental institution to reform our minds. In other words, we would have had to conform to strict parameters which would have severed our creativity. These are glorious days for the art world because we have come to tolerate, appreciate, and embrace madness with very little trouble. Enjoy A Matter of Time.

IT in Action

IT in Action forms part of my 2011 postcards collection. I'm quite attracted to IT because it doesn't look for beauty or perfection but enthusiastic moves, positions. There is something in this piece that says, Oh well, let's have it! I'm all for it. I surrender. Anyhow I created this piece in watercolor, but I'm not ruling out "reworking" IT in oil. If that's the case, I'll use abundant texture which is my trademark when I work in oil. For some reason, I assume that my taste in meals and drinks are somewhat intertwined in how I work around my art. My meals and drinks are strong in taste. They have to snap me. They must invade my brains. Thus this is how I know I'm getting them in my system -- i.e. martini, espresso, wasabi, Tabasco, Cajun crawfish & gator. You get the picture, right? Right! Do I have to end this post with a C'ya later? Come on, let's put formalities aside. Enjoy the image, and don't get carried away. Cheers!

IT Evolution

IT Evolution is part of my 2011 postcards collection. IT will, for sure, make it bigger, but I will keep it in watercolor which is the original medium in which I created this piece. IT doesn't call out for beauty but for enthusiastic positions, and that may be what makes the image attractive. There are different views of IT, and this one contemplates the how it came to be. As an artist this type of image has taken me away from my comfort zone, and I find that mighty dandy. Enjoy IT!

Martini Series #3

This image forms part of my 2011 postcard collection. Some of my postcards end up as big oil paintings. However, I create most of my postcards in watercolor or mixed media which sounds reasonable to avoid oil's sticky situations. In the end, oil seems more suitable for canvases or hard surfaces. Now, what I like about working with watercolor is the fluidity that comes with it, there is very little paint pushing or stacking. I assume that's the case because watercolor is dry pigment diluted in water. Thus there is nothing more fluid than pure water. Well, guess what? That's when the designing of postcards gets to be fun. You move with the watercolor instead of making it move with you. At times, of course, you may do a fairly sizable work and customize it to smaller sizes. In my case, I prefer to see the idea in small scale first, and from there I may take it to a bigger size if it's coming across interesting/appealing. You get the picture, right? Right! Enjoy the image and feel free to tap me on the shoulder to get my attention.