Saturday, September 24, 2011

948.

This is an abstract piece partly inspired by Mark Rothko's work ... I was experimenting with Rothko's technique (layer upon layer of thin light glazes on a dark background) to see if I could 'capture the glow' in the lighter layer. The original canvas had the remanants of another painting that was closer to Jackson Pollocks 'drop style' - these gave the end piece a nice texture that changes based on the viewing ange ... (it's a bit hard to photograph correctly though)




EQUINOX, Acrylic on Canvas, 18" x 24"

Sunday, September 4, 2011

949.

I guess this counts as an ongoing creation: my newest cartoon blog is finally online: