Progress: Painting #12

This weekend I went to the hardware store and got some new wood to paint on. I've learned that the pre-cut plywood, whether pine or birch, comes in 3 sizes, 2' x 2', 2' x 4', 4' x 4' (of which the 4' x 4' doesn't fit in my car). So I got 3 pieces of 2x2 pine and 2 pieces of 2x4 birch (the birch is very pretty). The 2 pieces of birch are going to make a diptych (for real this time). This is the beginning of the right half. More tomorrow.

Painting #9 (Rethought)

Sometimes it's important to get a fresh pair of eyes to look at your work. Tonight Max came into my space, we talked about my work for a bit, then he turned this painting on it's end and voila it became something completely new. We'll see what Phillips has to say tomorrow. What do you guys think?

Umm... Revisited: Painting #7 1/2?

So apparently I didn't put this painting up, because I hated it so much. Here it is after some revisiting.

Progress: Painting #10

Painting #10 after another couple of hours. It feels stronger, but I'm starting to think that the negative space is too prominent and might need to be toned down.

Progress: Painting #10

Phillips and I talked about the ease of my work. He stated that he wished he could work as easily as I do, to which I rebutted that I struggle through each piece until it's done (even after that sometimes). Take this painting for example, I am not comfortable with it. I am completely uncertain about it's outcome or whether or not I'll scrap it, but that's how I feel about all of my work. Phillips thinks that my work looks effortless (a positive trait I'm told).

Outcome? Painting #11

As promised here are some photos of this plank painting. Phillips gravitated towards this one especially. The play between the high illusion-ism and the severe shape of the board make this work a little less comfortable to look at.

Progress: Painting #11

Here's some fun. Obviously not any dimension I usually use (12" x 72"), but walking past this in the hardware store, I had to stop. It's certainly the nicest piece of wood I've worked on. The surface is immaculate. Needless to say, this is how I first lay out the painting. I ended up working on it for about 3 hrs tonight (and aloof as I can be sometimes forgot to take a picture before I left for the evening). Updated pictures tomorrow I promise.