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Iconography






Religion, Christianity, Faith, Iconography, thoughts run through my head these days. Here is my own brute effort, plus a couple of images from a visit to the Musée Jacquemart André

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Landon Metz

still at the beginning of his career, Landon Metz has developed a style that draws you in with a narrative of shapes. His colors appear in forms that look uncontrolled, but the composition as a whole is sensitive and just right. 
It is not easy to know when to stop, or hold back. Metz does. Some of bolder colors are less harmonious to me in comparison to the more washed out tones, but it is all a mater of the evolution of the work. And nice to see more than one dimension to the artists' exploration.
Here is a selection, you'll see his body of work on his website


 some older work (2010)

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Helen Frankenthaler





 This amazing artist, Helen Frankenthaler, is someone i stumbled across in a magnum photo archive of the art scene of the 1950s and 1960s. Amazing images, including one of her in her studio looking down over a huge piece that lay on the floor- trying to get a little perspective, it seems. Wish we could do the same with our lives. Climb up on a ladder and say 'hey, maybe i should extend the yellow to just about there...'

For more follow the link to this great blog post with an extensive collection of her work and living/work spaces

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Akseli Gallen-Kallela

this amazing artwork by Askeli Gallen-Kallela, all done around the end of the 19th century, are unlike anything I've seen as a body of work. And I'm always thrilled to discover a new artist who was not covered in any of many art history classes. While it is a current exhibition at the Musée d'Orsay that brought him under my radar, I have not yet gone to see the pieces in person.






The settings, the subject matter, the compositions, all are unique and show a distinctive way the artist saw the world. It is the part of art that cannot be taught, but is instinctive. I am grateful for a new source of inspiration in mood, color, and atmosphere. I hope you enjoy.

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blue portraits

the shapes and brushstrokes and blueness of these paintings. I have been doing prep sketches for my paintings in preparation for the spring collection that I'll present in September of this year. I'm finding these colors are  good start.



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painting process

From start to finish 

the idea is a photographic documentation of the process of a painting from start to finish to then be displayed, sequentially, in limited edition prints along with the finished painting at the end of the series. 
(this ended up being painted over months later, but it was a good trial run)








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buffalo painting

a new work in progress, the buffalo, inspired by the cowgirl, has now inspired the cactus painting that will be proceeded by ocean paintings...so, to be continued

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Self Portrait Updated

Here is an updated version since this morning, that's all for today- It will sit for a while and I'll pick it up again when I have an idea about what is next. Maybe there is too much ambiguity. But honestly, a lot of that comes from the fact that I only have two paintbrushes, one .75" wide and the other about 1.25" wide. I wonder what would happen if I started back in with a more precise tool (for right now that is my sharpie). I like the speed of painting with thick brushes, and I like the texture they can create- but it is true that I could get into some really interesting depth and detail with a little experimentation using a smaller brush. Hmmm...

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Self Portrait in Progress

Trying to look away I guess- there is supposed to be a kind of tension pulling up from the corner that I haven't really achieved- as if pulling back into the painting- trying to figure out what ground would help with that effect, as well. Something that pops to the foreground, and leaves the forehead seemingly further into the picture plane. I am going back in with Sharpie once the paint dries, because I find that the graphic element helps me re-frame and re-position my next moves. I have thus far totally ignored the body position as well, and that could be a cool way to play with the depth- especially messing with the immediate foreground starting from the bottom right.

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