Kitchens, Hallway. New Segments! (Jess and Eric’s House)

  Hey everybody, Here are 3 segments I’ve been working on for Jess and Eric’s house. Some of the interesting thoughts I’ve been having have been about brushstrokes vs. physical texture. I want my brushstrokes to provide a lot of movement, but I’m more skilled with texturing to provide movement. Of the three, the middle…

Abandoned Church

So today I went to an old church I’ve been interested in for a while. I got some pictures of the outside. Also there are picture of the inside.   And here are some pictures of the inside Honestly, this seems like such a natural extension of what I was already doing. Hopefully this will turn…

Flashback: National Negro Opera Company

Years ago, I ran into the historical building that used to hold the National Negro Opera Company. While a historic landmark, it hasn’t been repaired in a long time.  I  remember thinking that was bizarre- but the building is beautiful and I made a painting of it. I gave it to the Mennonites to auction…

Eric and Jess (Finished Segment)

A finished version of the earlier piece. This is Eric and Jess in bed. I am really satisfied with how it turned out. Enjoy!    

Library Art Show!

Same stuff! Different place! My stuff is at the Squirrel Hill Library. What’s really special, though, is that I took a picture of one of my most…famous (?!)…paintings from inside that library. Check it out. Also! I left a notebook for people to sign! Feel free to fill it out- sign a different name ,…

Dispatches from Limbo

Hey friends, I’m back on facebook, but stuck in the middle of one of the most complex paintings I’ve ever tried t0 do. I thought I would share my progress. The people who see me in person all the time know that I’m trying to paint too of my friends, Jess and Eric. These pictures…

New Sketches! New Ideas! Jess and Eric’s House

Over the last couple of months, I haven’t been as active on my site. Hopefully, I’ll be able to start regularly updating. There are two major things I’m working on right now, both of them pretty experimental. The first is Jess and Eric’s House, which is a working title (that will probably become the actual title…

Oh yeah, and also…the tree of Life

I was looking through my blog posts and realized I had never posted about this as a final painting. This painting was equal parts done by me, Stuart Diller, and Amanda Shepard. Nathan Tavenor came on at the end and helped us push through and finish. His energy was really important, even coming later to…

Herzogs!

Two versions of Herzog. The second one is the final one. It’s almost the same, but the eye and lips are slightly different.

New Worlds! Herzogs!

It’s been a while since I posted anything. I’ve been working on a landscape (for my brother Will who just got married) as well as a whole new kind of project. I’ve been attempting to “sketch” using publisher and chopped up digital images to make a collage. If this is successful, I’ll be able to…