Monday, March 28, 2016

Always More




Detail of Work in Progress


"The mind is arrested and raised above desire and loathing" James Joyce 

Aesthetic arrest.

This is what I am striving toward.

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Texture




Leap of Faith
Acrylic, Graphite, and Charcoal 
on Yupo
17.20" x 23"
Sold


I have been working on Yupo for the past few weeks. It has a lovely smooth surface. The graphite and charcoal glide across the surface. It accepts the paint and also resists it. It is a fascinating and seductive material to work on.




Detail of Leap of Faith



Generally I do not incorporate a lot of texture in my work. I prefer implied texture, even when working on canvas. However, I find myself building and manipulating texture on the Yupo, both actual by building layers that have more body and implied by layering paint of different values and transparencies.



Detail of Leap of Faith


I have no idea where this is all leading me to, but I am enjoying the trek.

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Mad about Yupo




Comin' In
17.5 x 23
Mixed Media on Yupo
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I LOVE the surface of this paper. Yupo is a synthetic paper made by a company in Virginia. It has soft and velvety texture. It accepts the charcoal and will then release it, leaving only a ghost of the line. A line like the memory of a dream.

I have been using acrylic, and gesso, and charcoal, and water-soluble graphite on it. I have been working with a limited colour palette, and yet I feel there is so much to still explore with in these boundaries. It's intoxicating, I love being a painter.