New painting in Land(e)scape at SOIL Gallery

West From Petal Mountain. 2009. acrylic on canvas. 48 x 36 inches.

Land(e)scape: SOIL Gallery, August 6 - 29, 2009

World One Overview. 2009. acrylic on canvas. 48 x 60 inches.

Usually, I'm pretty quick to post an image almost instantaneously after I finish a painting. I'm just eager to share, I guess. By looking at the last post date, you can see that it's been a while! I have been working on new paintings for an upcoming show at SOIL Gallery, Land(e)scape, with Julie Alpert and Lise Graham, opening August 6, from 6-8 pm. I've been working on this one for a while and rather than "unveil" the paintings long before the show, I wanted to sit on them for a bit. Today, one of the new paintings was featured on the cover of one of Seattle's weekly papers, The Stranger. Obviously, I'm pretty psyched. I figured I'd post a full image of the painting here as well. It's the first in a new series of large map paintings that aim to tie my invented world together. Influenced by video games like Mario Bros. and Zelda, it's an overhead map, showing the "lay of the land." I'm really excited about the possibility of pulling people more deeply into these invented spaces and giving them a sense of where they are. There's also a new close-up painting on its way that places the viewer directly into this specific map.

Anticipating Summer...

Regrowth/Renewal. 2009. acrylic on canvas. 48 x 60 inches.

Approaching Lanka

Approaching Lanka. 2009. acrylic on canvas. 22 x 28 inches.

and continued...

New painting, continued...

Painting(s) in-progress

Plexi-madness

Fortress. acrylic on 12 layers of plexiglas. 6 x 6 x 6 inches.



Microcosmos II. acrylic on 4 layers of plexiglas. 12 x 12 inches.




Temple II. acrylic on 6 layers of plexiglas. 13x 13 inches.

Mini Plexiglas Paintings

Microcosmos. acrylic on 6 layers of plexiglas. 6 x 6 inches.

Temple. acrylic on 6 layers of plexiglas. 6 x 6 inches.

Rank and File. acrylic on 6 layers of plexiglas. 6 x 6 inches.

New Plexi Painting

This one was a long time coming. This is the largest one that I've finished so far. 24 x 24 inches and heavy as hell. Also, I've got to figure out how to photograph these things properly. I posted some smaller versions of the plexi-paintings before, but I despise them now (except for one). I'm in the process of stripping the previous layers of paint off so that I can redo them. More to come...


Untitled. acrylic on 8 layers of plexiglass. 24 x 24 inches.

Third Time's a Charm

I first posted this painting a long while back, thinking it was done. Then I worked on it more and posted it again (since deleted). Now, here I am posting it again. IT IS DONE. For good. I guess it just wasn't weird enough before. Because it seems pleasingly weird now. DOINK!



Strange Place for Snow. acrylic on canvas. 36 x 36 inches.

Flash Flood. acrylic on canvas. 12 x 12 inches.

New posts, new show and a new "drawings" section

I wanted to remind everyone that I'll have some recent paintings and drawings in a new group show called "Dualities: a collaboration", at SAM Gallery. It opens Thursday, November 13 from 5 - 7 pm. Please stop by to say hello and drink free wine with me! I also wanted to let people know that I've added a new "Drawings" section to the blog. Please click the "view drawings" image on the right to visit.



Clod. 12 x 12 inches. acrylic on canvas.

Flowers. acrylic on paper. 22 x 30 inches.

Abyssal Plain Outpost

Here's a new one made using homemade "sandpaper." I coated sheets of paper with glue and then covered them with various dirt from around my house, including sawdust and wood flour. Then I collaged them with mylar pieces, additional paper, ink and paint. The "Abyssal Plain" is the flat area of the ocean floor.


Abyssal Plain Outpost. mixed media on paper. 22 x 30 inches.