Thursday, December 17, 2009
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
The Ones that -Almost- Got Away
So that's my painting experience in a nutshell...
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
Other works from the studio.
Here are the second and third attempts at doing a painting in one sesssion. The advantage of doing these single-session paintings is that it speeds up my decision making so I can see what my tendencies are and assess my strengths and weaknesses. I'm always a little hesitant to stop working on something and declare it "finished," so imposing this kind of deadline on a painting forces me to address those qualms.
I undertook this experiment specifically to create three paintings for the ArtBox Show at Bering & James Gallery (http://www.beringandjames.com/), but now I'm thinking of continuing the series as a way to keep experimenting. I'm undecided about whether I want to keep working on 12"x12" wooden panels or if I want to switch size and material. I guess that will be the topic of another post.
Happy Monday,
Sam
Friday, October 2, 2009
One and done
Postcard Show
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Monday, September 28, 2009
Hurry up and Wait.
The paintings that I described in my previous post are not ready yet. I'll get pictures of those up as soon as I get a chance. I don't think anyone has been holding their breath waiting for them, but I do want to go ahead and post some pictures, just so there is something new to look at. These are some sketches that are providing the basis for the paintings I am working on right now.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Experimentations.
I've been doing some smaller works on paper such as the one pictured. It helps me to bring some freshness to the larger paintings. I like that there is less need for planning at a small scale. I don't worry about how things will turn out, and it allows the opportunity for surprise.
As always, I have been working on some of my paintings for too long trying to get them right. I'm trying to improve by trying to extend each work session so that I can be in a serious, finishing this painting, now or never mode. On that note, I have four 12"x12" paintings I hope to have finished and posted by next Monday. My goal with paitnings of this size in the future is to do them in one session (maybe two if I need to let it dry for another layer). I'll let you know how that goes.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
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