bloghere is a glimpse of my latest work in progress.
the title of the series, “the wheels” makes reference to one of buddhism’s eight auspicious symbols, the wheel.
the oil on panel paintings serve to mark the days and give direction.
as well they act as a dharana, a single point of focus for meditation.
All of these paintings are 30×30 inches, oil on panel
I have this condition, as I imagine many artists do, that to feel completely happy and content, I must produce, something, anything. Give me a gum wrapper and I will happily spend some time creating a little sculpture. So I have learned from experience that it is best for me to bring the supplies I will need to create while I am traveling. We are just about finished with our 3 weeks in Hawai’i and I have these collages to share. I brought along the paper, glue and knife and scavenged for the collage material. Turned out to be the perfect travel art.
Looks like it might be a good year in Austin for the pomegranates. All my favorite trees are just loaded. If we can get just a little bit more rain, they might even mature into big beautiful red things, let’s hope so. I shot these at my friend and neighbor, Leah’s house. Got a few that look like they might make good paintings. More later.
I just finished this piece this afternoon. It is a fairly large painting for me, 30×30 inches.
As usual I have mixed feelings about it. It is so hard to see your work when you are this close to it. I actually had to stop working on it for a week before I could finish it, before I could see it whole again.
Brian and I have both been accepted into the Austin City Hall Annual Art Exhibit. The opening reception is Friday night, if you are around, stop by. Should be quite a crowd and a lot of amazing work.
