Wednesday, December 10, 2008

And He Don't Stop

Christmas Decorations
I'm making some Christmas tree ornaments to give away to friends and family. They're gilded, rhinestoned dinosaurs.

Plateosaurus


Spinosaurus


Psitticasaurus, Tyrannosaurus, Stegosaurus (front)

Paintings

Finally did some more work on Independence Park, using my acrylic-stabilized gouache technique and a lot of granulation medium.

Also have been doing background work (sketching, etc.) for Fergus and the Druid and Nereus (working title). So am getting back to stuff that has been untouched for almost a year! :D

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Finally Here!

"...a man's work is nothing but the slow trek to discover, through the detours of art, those two or three great and simple images in whose presence his heart first opened." -Camus

The show is finally up at Redbrick, 95 Rantoul St., Beverly MA, bottom floor.
It's only open M-F during business hours, which is too bad - except on Saturday the 6th (upcoming) when it will be open for December Open Studios from 10 a.m.--5 p.m. I will be hanging around so you can come say hi if you want, and see everything hung up, which looks very good if I do say so myself.

The work will also be on display at Gordon College sometime in the spring - probably from late January until mid-April. That will be a slightly more complete show, including smaller work, some older works from private collections, and more Silver Worlds pieces.


Snared Rabbit


top: Resurrection Rabbit
bottom: Conquered Rabbit


Another angle showing the gilded inner rims of the frames.


from left: Carrion Crows, Lotus Pond, Predator/Prey


detail of Lotus Pond


Persian Megature


Persian Megature


left: Snared Rabbit, right: I am from battles!

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

I am from battles!

A look back on the history of I am from battles!

early digital mockup


embossing/underdrawing


Gilded


Done!
HURRAH


Detail

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Counting Down The Days

Lotus Pond







This is going really well. I've switched from acrylic to gouache mixed with acrylic medium (to make it waterproof), which is working out really well - I am much more comfortable with the way it handles; I just can't get the same results with pure acrylic. Also, the pigmentation of the gouache is SO much richer...*enraptured sigh*

I am from battles!


A greenflaming tendril.


head with a blade and more tendrils


eyes painted in a bit


detail of horns by ears


colophon on back


resurrection rabbit framed!!!

Monday, October 20, 2008

Coalescing

Images from the studio this weekend.

Resurrection Rabbit


Resurrection Rabbit, detail


Conquered Rabbit, detail


Conquered Rabbit, detail


Conquered Rabbit, detail


Snared In Its Glory (At the height of its powers. Thorn in the flesh.)


Snared, detail


left: Black Sheep (Apex), right: Black Sheep (Nadir) 6"x8" each


Persian Megature


Lotus Pond


On The Shoulders of Giants

Thursday, October 16, 2008

4 Down


Carrion Crows (Lay of the land. The earth is no footstool for the sky.) Acrylic on silver leaf on panel. 11" x 15" Complete!

Also complete:
Resurrection Rabbit
Predator/Prey
Brood Nurse

Monday, October 13, 2008

Resurrection Rabbit

Pictures from tonight; the kitchen table. 99% done. No color fidelity.

Resurrection Rabbit (Eglantine. I wound to heal.)
25.5"x 25.5"
acrylic and 23.5 kt gold on panel