I’ve created some experimental works for the Polk Museum of Art’s Art2 (Art Squared) exhibition. The works must be in a square format – 5″x5″ – 12″x12″. I began with a trio of plywood planks, each about...
Self Portrait as John Dorsey – Pioneer – Born ca. 1756 in Maryland. This is the next stage of the portrait series in progress – my self portrait as my ancestor. John Dorsey was a pioneer. He boldly left Maryland sometime after 1799 with his wife Arah...
Well, this painting has started off strangely. First, I had a hard time agreeing with Katy on which photo of me we were going to use for my side of the canvas. Then, once I actually got into it, I hated it. Katy has some good ideas about putting a skull over the...
Mechanical arms have been a reoccurring theme for me for most of my life. I’ve lost count, but there are so many pages in my sketch books with mechanical arms that it might seem obsessive to those who don’t know the robot side of me. Ink and Aquarella pencil on paper...
This year, Katy and I decided to enter the New American Paintings competition for the Southern US region. Katy had about 8 great paintings to chose from, but they only require 4. She submitted hers earlier this week. I had plenty of paintings that I could’ve submitted...
