Katamari!

"Katamari Landscape" was previously posted, but I continued to work on it and wanted to re-post it, along with some drawings that preceded it. I got the idea from a bizarre video game called "Katamari Damacy". "Katamari" is a japanese word meaning "clod" or "clump", and "damacy" loosely means "spirit" or "soul". The painting was made by continuously rotating the painting 90 degrees in order to compress the gravity of landscape towards the center. The result is a ball of my landscape elements. Katamari!



Katamari Landscape. oil on canvas















Untitled. ink on paper















Untitled. ink on paper

Work on Exhibit

Some of the following paintings and drawings will be on display at "On the Edge" at the Kirkland Arts Center Gallery, Kirkland, WA. "On the Edge" is a show of four KAC faculty members including myself and Jason Huff, Lauren Laughlin, and Michael Ottersen. It is curated by Victor Sandbloom. The show runs from August 11 to September 9, 2006. Opening Reception is August 10th, 6-9pm. I will also take part in a slide talk about the work at the Kirkland Library, August 16th at 7pm.





















Migration. oil on canvas

Congregation. oil on canvas

Fulcrum. oil on canvas

Uphill. oil on wood

Neighborhood. oil on wood

Interior/Exterior. oil on wood

Disputable. gouache and graphite on paper

Tangle. gouache on paper.

New Drawings

Here are some new drawings of various variables. Thanks for visitng my blog.

Deliberation. gouache and ink on paper

Going for a Walk. gouache and gesso on paper

The Accident. ink, gouache, gesso on paper

Philip's Stools. graphite, ink, gesso on paper

Cans I. graphite and gesso on paper

Cans II. graphite and gesso on paper