Wings, Overshadowed

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I've been working on this painting for the last two years, I guess, but honestly, it's never really come together for me until now. Actually, it started as a lot of my paintings do, as an experiment with the media. I wanted to make a background that looked like a controlled, transparent pour onto an angled surface. Not exactly what I expected, it wasn't bad, just not how I wanted it, so I put it away for awhile, then I was in Europe for three months. By the time I returned I was so busy with the book and finishing the Finland work that I had forgotten about it.
After using black spray paint into a thin but wet medium along the top, it reminded me of a cave I explored while in Cambodia.

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Welcome Back

Its been awhile since I've posted. Originally I was viewing this as a travel blog for my residency at Raumars in Finland, but lately, I have been thinking that I would like to document my work in the studio a little more.

A lot has happened since I've last posted, I am now represented by Exhibit A in Corning, NY. An ongoing collaboration with my friend Mikey Johnston in Corning, NY resulted in some really wonderful work, and in February, Mackenzie and I relocated to Pasadena, CA.

For the past month I have been experimenting in the studio, layering some of the alternative forms of mark-making I've developed over the last 10 years. The majority of content I plan to share with you comes from this ongoing series of medium sized paintings.

These images are of paintings made in collaboration with Mikey Johnston.

The Tunguska Effect, 2010
26"X50"   acrylic, spray paint, and marker on canvas

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The Tunguska Effect, detail

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The Tunguska Effect, detail

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Internalizing Combustion, 2010
42"X32"  acrylic, spray paint, and marker on canvas

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Internalizing Combustion, detail

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Internalizing Combustion, detail

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These next images are details of a larger painting we did together on hardboard, but my plan is to crop it into 5 or 6 smaller paintings, approximately 8"X10" to 12"X18".

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