A commission in progress. My friends Greg and Christine own a beautiful mid-century modern home in Ardsley Park, their home is the inspiration for this painting. 18" x 24" done in oil on chalk gessoed panel. I'm pleased with how it is coming along.
A trip to New Orleans this August offered up a nice amount of reference material. I enjoy this photograph for it's merger of the hard edge, light, and ironwork in the foreground. I'm on the cusp of figuring out how to incorporate the iron work into my paintings.
My new studio is shaping up. I'll be able to work in it soon.
List of projects on my plate right now:
- Figure out the next stage on Part-time Resident paintings...
- Finish Hallway pieces
- Think about the Figure
- Linoleum cut of Ironwork from W. 51st st.
- Mezzotint, in progress
I've been working on this linoleum plate for a while now. I was finally able to run off an edition of 4 of this piece a couple weeks ago. I printed it on a creme colored Kitakata Paper. It is a reductive print from the same block.
It is now time to use some of the reference shots I've been collecting in the last several weeks to explore a different iron work pattern. I'm thinking I'll look at this one next.
I know the ironwork compliments the interiors I've been working with but I haven't figured out how yet. I think it will make more sense the more time I have to look at these shapes/patterns through drawing.
