105 Abstract painting
I‘M STARTING A NEW PROJECT for painters interested in design and the art of abstract painting. I will be exploring the art of composition&n...
Category: abstracts
124 Between earth and sky, 40″ x 30″
I painted this large abstract from a small 8″ x 8″ color study I painted with oil sticks from R&F Handmade paints. This was the first ...
122 Working toward the center
In this latest abstract, The Center Will Hold, 24″ x 24″, a large landscape was sitting behind my easel as I painted this new piece. I was shocked b...
121 Experimenting with paint
I’ve been experimenting lately with abstract painting. I find it an excellent way to focus on design and color. I think of my abstract painting experience...
135 Getting a professional photo
The thicker the paint the harder it is to get a good photograph in the studio, especially if the paintings are large. Shown here is a professional shot of my oi...
152: Interview with Rick Stevens
I DISCOVERED the paintings of Rick Stevens on Twitter several months ago. The first image I saw was a work entitled The Universe Surrenders to a Still Mind ...
187 The Virtues of Chaos
We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.–T. S. Eliot I st...
192 Abstract Evolution
Here is a short Gbox video about how I add layers of acrylic paint to create the painting shown here, Abstract Evolution, 48″ x 36″. It is not a ste...
204: The Artist’s Mark
If we envision a continuum with the artist’s physical presence on one end and manufactured objects on the other where does a work of art fall on that spec...
194: Writing an Artist’s Statement
Eventually every artist has to write an artist’s statement. I have an abstract show in a few weeks–the first for me in that genre–and the gallery requeste...
245: Using photoshop to adjust an abstract
ACRYLICS allow me to paint over an abstract as many times as I need to–the surface texture only gets richer. One of the tools I use to help me move forward...
267: Sanding Acrylic Paintings
A FEW blog entries back I mentioned that it was nearly impossible to sand acrylic. I wanted to sand heavily textured areas to create even more complex text...
287: Elements of Abstraction
Subterranean Heat, 48″ x 36″ –IN this short video I discuss how and why I paint abstracts. Concurrently I also experiment with a new filming setup I...
286: Upcoming Abstract Show
On view starting June 28, Dream of Blue, 36″ x36″, acrylic –IF you are in Northern Utah from June 28 to August 3, 2016 be sure to drop by ...
285: Promote Your Work
Cover to new abstract collection –IN my continuing quest to secure quality promotional material I assembled a new collection of abstracts using Blurb, the ...
327: Acrylic Show
–IF you are in Salt Lake City from June 1 to June 17, 2017, I hope you will drop into Alpine Art to view my acrylics show. It is a collection of acryl...