A Group of Enigmatic Figures

Here's a new ink drawing highlit with white acrylic on cardboard:

A Group of Enigmatic Figures, 2010, ink & acrylic on cardboard, 24" x 18" approx.

I've been gradually working on larger-scale pieces recently. I consider this to be medium-size, more or less. I want to start on larger pieces soon.

Head with Large Dark Eyes

The below images show the 2 main stages this drawing went through, with the final version first & below an earlier, much different version. Looking back, I don't mind the original so much, though at the time I decided it didn't make the grade & should be reworked.

Head with Large Dark Eyes, 2010, ink on cardboard, 24" x 18" approx.

The Ghost of a Memory

Another new ink drawing on a larger scale:

The Ghost of a Memory, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 18" x 23.5".

2 new, larger drawings

I've been meaning to move up in scale for some time now, having done a lot of scanner-friendly works recently (11" x 8.5" pieces fit on my flatbed scanner). Here are 2 new ink drawings from today on a somewhat larger scale:

The Angel from Berlin, 2010, brush & ink on cardboard, 14" x 13" approx. Inspired by the Wim Wenders film, "Wings of Desire" which I now have on DVD, having not seen it for over 20 years...

Sojourn for a Dreamer, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 23.5" x 18".

The Book of Souls show in Chicago

This evening, from 5-7pm, is the opening reception for the "Book of Souls" group show in Chicago, at North Park University gallery. Here's a photo of Tim Lowly's and my collaborative piece, also entitled "The Book of Souls"...10 of the page spreads from the "book" (there is no actual book)...

Photo is by Tim Lowly. Click on it for a larger view.

From Tim's Flickr page:

Barbara Cooper's sculpture "Quire" (foreground) and a collection of pages from The Book of Souls collaborative project that William T. Ayton and I are working on
in
The Book of Souls exhibition at North Park University in Chicago
with
Rieko Fujinami
Mario Andres Robinson
Barbara Cooper
Katie Griesar
Ayton & Lowly

Carlson Tower Gallery (at Foster and Kedzie)
October 29 - November 24, 2010
Reception and book-making extravaganza on Thursday November 4, 5 - 7 pm

gallery hours: 9 - 5 Monday - Friday

Fall Colossus

Here's a new acrylic painting. I've been surrounded by Hudson Valley fall foliage for years, but it never really found its way into my work before...

Fall Colossus, 2010, acrylic on board, 16" z 12".

Harmonic

Drawing of a head...the title comes from the phrase "harmonic resonance" which was going through my head as I was drawing...

Harmonic, 2010, brush & ink on paper,  8.5" x 11".

A Show of Heads at the Limner Gallery

My 2010 painting, The Totalitarian, will be on show at the Limner Gallery, 123 Warren Street, Hudson NY, opening this Saturday, November 6, from 5-7pm. The exhibit will be up through November (4th - 27th)...please check the gallery web site for opening days and times.

The Totalitarian, 2010, acrylic on board, 14" x 11"

The Limner Gallery
123 Warren Street
Hudson, NY 12534
518-828-2343