Oracle

41.5"x 34" pigmented grout on ISO panel

Letter of the Law

41.5"x 41.5" pigmented grout on ISO panel

Opus 5

41.5"x 41.5" pigmented grout on ISO panel

Fractured But Not Broken

42"x 46" pigmented grout on ISO panel

Hoke 'em Poke 'em

42"x 46" mixed media on panel

I'm Back!

  Don't know if anyone missed me, but I've been busy pushing very hard to create new work worthy of posting. I would appreciate any input, good or bad as long as it is constructive. I posted a group of works completed over the last couple of months that I feel pretty decent about. The preceding  9 posts are the ones I an talking about.

Thanks!

Deep Six

"Deep Six" 45.5"x 40" pigmented grout on lightweight ISO panel

Tic Tac...

"Tic Tac..." 40"x 27.5" pigmented grout on lightweight ISO panel

Visage

"Visage" 40"x 27.5" pigmented grout on lightweight ISO panel

Expression #14

"Expression #14  41.5"x 45.5" pigmented grout on lightweight ISO panel

Pressure Treated #3

"Pressure Treated #3" 40"x 27.5" pigmented grout on lightweight ISO panel

Pressure Treated #2

"Pressure Treated #2" pigmented grout on lightweight ISO panel

Pressure Treated #1

"Pressure Treated #1"  37.5"x 49.5" pigmented grout on lightweight ISO panel

Unearthed

"Unearthed" 27.5"x 37.5" pigmented grout on lightweight ISO panel

Deep Dish

"Deep Dish" 21.5"x32.5" pigmented grout on lightweight ISO panel

The Fifth Labor

                                32"x 48" Polished grout & dry pigment on ISO panel

   My work is process driven.  I depend upon the properties of the medium to dictate the direction and content of the work. This necessitates experimentation and reliance upon mistakes and accidents to influence the evolution of the art. Mixed media allows me the freedom to try anything without concern for academics. This freedom adds mystery and excitement to my art. I allow my intuition and personal taste to decide what is embraced and what is rejected or deleted. The environment around me is teaming with visuals that inspire me and foster ideas for my next piece. Every artist I have ever spoken with admits to seeing random textures, colors and shapes in their surroundings that strike them as perfect beyond improvement. I strive to produce seemingly random compositions that achieve a pinnacle beyond my conscious capabilities. This act of allowance requires the ability to accept inevitable failures as part of the process and not a measure of one's abilities or lack there of. Lessons learned. The next piece will always be better!

Emergence

                                   32 in x 53 in polished grout & dry pigment on panel


   I enjoy playing with symmetry but not perfect symmetry. When I look at nature, I see this a lot. I think this is why it pleases the eye.

                                       Gallery View

Devonshire

                                    32 in x 24 in polished grout & dry pigment on panel

   I am experimenting with texture to the point that I am producing a bas-relief image. Every piece I finish leads me to the next. I feel this is a natural process and should be embraced.

Rescape

                    Diptych 32"x 28.5" & 32"x 19" Polished grout and dry pigment on panel

Orange Matter

                              "Orange Matter" 32"x 24" mixed media on rigid foam panel

   It is quite interesting how art kind of ends up being what art want's to be, no matter what my initial concepts try to dictate. I think that it is important that I remain playful and not let the work become too precious, just enjoy and learn from the process.