Making a Mess, Making Some Work.

New (ish) Paintings - Previously Unposted

I have mostly finished with the 12" x 12" works and am now devoting my efforts towards larger paintings. The plan is to see what happens when I let these patterns run wild on a larger surface. 

Busted!

Thanks to Eileen for this wonderful picture. I am setting up to take photos of my work. I shot all of the 12" square paintings including a few that have not previously been posted here or my website: samuelwukusick.weebly.com . I have posted them all now in the gallery section and I will post the new ones above.

I am *mostly* done with the small works on wooden panels, and am moving into works on paper. I am excited to incorporate ink drawing and printmaking into these pieces. This will allow me to move from a solid, bold asthetic to a more nuanced, ethereal feel.

Here are the new pieces:

New Work From the Studio

I know it's been a while.

Something from the studio wall

Just a little sketch. I hope to turn this idea into a painting relatively soon.

The Studio Where I'm Painting Now

After successfully changing the language on my replacement iPod from German to English, I fired up the Grandaddy tunes and got to work. I switched buildings a few months back due to a building code malfunction at the old one. So here I am bringing it all back home in this cozy abode a few blocks from my apartment. Thanks to Eileen for the photo.

A Gallery of My Work

As I've been working on this blog, I have also been developing a website that has galleries and some info about me. The idea is that this site will be for new works, news, thoughts, works in progress, etc. and the other site will be a more formal presentation of finished works and professional info.

Here is a link:

http://samuelwukusick.weebly.com/gallery.html

A New Painting

Alla prima.

I'm sticking with my experiment. I hope everyone likes red.

The Ones that -Almost- Got Away

Overall, I think I'm happy with them. In the end, there's some disillusionment when a painting's potential is not perfectly realized, as it never can be. The process, though, is illuminating. It is that light which gives me such high hopes in the first place.




So that's my painting experience in a nutshell...

Just Another Painting.

A Couple of Other Squares.

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

1 of 4

One and done

As I mentioned earlier, I have been eager to try doing a smaller painting in one session. Well, this is the fruit of my first go at it. This is a 12"x12" panel destined for the Bering and James Holiday Art Box Sale (Opens Dec 4th see http://www.beringandjames.com/ for details about show and how to enter).

Postcard Show

This is one of the postcards I sent to an open postcard show at the Elder St. Gallery in Houston. I look forward to seeing the show. Opening reception will be held Saturday, October 16, 5:00 to 10:00. The Elder Street Gallery is located at 1101 Elder Street, Suite 109.

For more info:

http://www.elderstreetartist.com/

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.