Tag: Oil Painting

Most paintings are a struggle,

Most paintings are a struggle,

they rarely just happen. There’s usually a point in every painting where I just throw up my hands and say: “I don’t know what in …

 

We were just talking about life,

We were just talking about life,

we made a quick list of things we never expected to happen, (that did!), Death, marriage, moves – the good and the bad. Its shocking how …

 

Worry comes out in the paint.

Worry comes out in the paint.

Two of my sons are fighting huge forest fires all Summer. It’s bound to leak into the art. …

 

I need to feel it in my body,

I need to feel it in my body,

when I make art. …

 

Like writers…

Like writers…

Like writers and actors do, I take experiances from my own life and combine them with the stories of others so I can understand and speak for …

 

Define yourself

Define yourself

Take every opportunity to define yourself. Two self-portraits: a recent woodcut, and 0ne from 1997 – “Myself As A Tea Pot” (I’ll explain that in another post).       …

 

TWO WINGS

TWO WINGS

  Around 2000, I spent a long time drawing the hands of Christ crucified. These once extremely powerful images had lost much of their potency due to changing culture. To bring …

 

“Phoenix”

“Phoenix”

  From my painting “Phoenix”. An early clay sketch that found it’s way into the painting:   …

 

The Mystery

The Mystery

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It’s always good when I’m working

It’s always good when I’m working

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How easy it is to be seduced by promises of security.

How easy it is to be seduced by promises of security.

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A New Year

A New Year

On New Year’s, we burn the Christmas tree – it takes less than a minute. Out with the old, in with the new! …