4/29/09 - Recent Concentration Work

Below are the first two finished (?) pieces from a new collection of work I've been doing about value (monetary and intrinsic) and action. It isn't terribly focused yet, but I've been making good progress. The following are acrylic and air-dry clay on wood and gesso board.

Objects from top to bottom: Sparkplug, Red Beetle, Souvenir Spoon, Monogram "R" Charm, Small Bird Skull, Blue Weevill Type Beetle, Gold Button.



Objects from top to bottom: 1955 Packard Emblem, Oil Palm Fruit, Pearl Drop Earrings.

My next pieces will be on much larger coated masonite, 4 by 2 feet to be precise; an interesting challenge for the current visual themes.

Valeur

Oils on matboard, 2009.

Here is Valeur, tentative in name and condition. It's another one I'm leaving to reassess another day. I rarely work from still life (or in this case, composite photography still life), so it's quite a departure from the norm. I'm pleased with the direction it's taking; particularly its similarities with more classical artwork. I was searching for a unique and rare assortment of flora for the piece, and found both at Hollister Hovey's blog. King Protea and Figs! Wonderfully tasteful and tragically expensive.