Week 16

This one is smaller but it is done. It's a dust devil in front of an abandoned stip mall. I like the tones, and it fits into that UFO series a bit.

I'm really happy with these two. Sort of following and breaking selected landscape rules. Also keeping that weirdness and unusualness that both David and Oscar wanted. My last meeting with Spring Mentor David Feinberg was last night. It went very well and we agreed about focusing on our formula for my work: Graceful, deepspace, bit unusual, and timing. I think this last one is the best and I think it hits all of those things.

Week 14 & 15

Finally finished these up. There are 12 in all. Took sort of a photo approach with this at the beginning of the semester. There might be the hint of a narrative. I'll have to play at the residency with what I want to do about the actual arrangement, but there is a wide range of views, colors, times of day, etc. Don't know if the format holds them together.

Week 13

I finished up those 3 bird flocking paintings this week. I feel very good about them. (Can't usually say that!) I think they follow David Feinberg's formula we worked out together. Unusual/Graceful/Timing/Deep Space. These are the 4 things when they are in good balance work well in my paintings. I like that they're definitely a series, but there are each their own painting and not a production line like a lot of the New Yorkers. I also was able to work in that flying saucer shape in a palatable way.

This small one was on the smaller 8 x 6 format of the UFO paintings, but it's not quite the same. It's a dust devil behind a strip mall. Still in progress.

This one is inspired by Minnesota Point and also the show LOST. It's to be finished next week.