cityscape breakdown

40"x30" oil/linen

So after the Chincoteague experience I'm back to some studio work. This scene is from the hotel we stayed at this summer in Chicago. I'm fighting the idea of building a painting and embracing the idea of destroying the concept of building a painting. So I did my usual approach of brushing in from dark to light over a tinted panel. Got completely frustrated and took my very large knife and carved away a huge amount of paint. Finally some life appeared. This was the direction my latest work was going at the end of summer and I suspect it will continue. However, I know better than to predict my future work. Every day is a new day and intuition is the decider in such endeavors.

on the road again...

24"x20" oil/linen

One last piece before I'm gone for awhile. Another chicago scene. In mid October I'll be heading back to Chincoteague Va for a plein air excursion. Can't wait but it seems a long way off....

Chicago cityscape

40"x30" oil/linen

Finished this one up in the wee hours this morning(Christmas eve). Couldn't sleep so went into the studio and I'm glad I did. I find painting at all different times a good exercise. Sometimes the mojo is there and sometimes it's not. It's good to do things off the cuff I think. Read a quote recently on Jala's blog from Picasso. "Art is the elimination of the unnecessary" or something along those lines. I couldn't agree more.

Chicago cityscape

24"x20" oil/linen

Did this piece in honor of my recent shows in Chicago. This weekend it's off to the Hamptons for the Amagansett fine art festival.