To see the entire drawing of the Petrified Venus, you'll have to click over to that blog. Tricky, eh?
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Showing posts with label ayton. Show all posts
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Head of Venus
This is a detail of today's upload to the Ayton Artwork a Day blog:
To see the entire drawing of the Petrified Venus, you'll have to click over to that blog. Tricky, eh?
To see the entire drawing of the Petrified Venus, you'll have to click over to that blog. Tricky, eh?
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Anxiety
New drawing of a head (companion piece to "Pensive" in a previous post, about 4 posts back):
Anxiety, 2009, brush & ink on paper, 17" x 14".
The title suggested itself to me. The imaginary landscape suggested in the background makes me think I should do some more of those (without the head in there...)
Anxiety, 2009, brush & ink on paper, 17" x 14".
The title suggested itself to me. The imaginary landscape suggested in the background makes me think I should do some more of those (without the head in there...)
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Woman With a Very Long Neck (Beauty Among the Ruins)
After my brief interlude of high strangeness sigilry (see post below this one), here is a new (actually, newly enhanced) drawing for the Entropy Series:
Woman With a Very Long Neck (Beauty Among the Ruins), 2009, brush & ink on paper, 23.5" x 18".
It's from my Mannerist period, which lasted, oh, for the length of time it took to do this drawing. I did it a week or so & was almost happy with it, I even had it uploaded on my blog for a little while, but decided I didn't like the neck, mostly. I think I've now improved it, as well as a few other parts of the drawing. Time will tell, as usual. I may take it down again.
Woman With a Very Long Neck (Beauty Among the Ruins), 2009, brush & ink on paper, 23.5" x 18".
It's from my Mannerist period, which lasted, oh, for the length of time it took to do this drawing. I did it a week or so & was almost happy with it, I even had it uploaded on my blog for a little while, but decided I didn't like the neck, mostly. I think I've now improved it, as well as a few other parts of the drawing. Time will tell, as usual. I may take it down again.
Hiroshima: Ground Zero 2009
Reflecting on the Museum on the Seam (& NY Times) references below, it occurred to me that the Hiroshima: Ground Zero image would fit seamlessly (pun intended) into the Entropy Drawings, so I created a new version:
Hiroshima: Ground Zero, 2009, brush & ink on paper, 23.5" x 18".
This is not a copy per se. It's much larger than the previous versions, which were small. I created it without referring to the original(s). It's done in brush & ink, the original drawing was done in pen & ink (a somewhat rusty Speedball ink pen that I found lying around at the time). There are slight differences in the layout & details. However, the essence is pretty much the same, with the vaporized souls of Hiroshima depicted in the spaces between the hatching.
In general, I don't like to repeat myself literally -- of course, themes and images recur throughout my work. However, from time to time I like to return to an iconic piece, to see if something new can be drawn out of it.
Hiroshima: Ground Zero, 2009, brush & ink on paper, 23.5" x 18".
This is not a copy per se. It's much larger than the previous versions, which were small. I created it without referring to the original(s). It's done in brush & ink, the original drawing was done in pen & ink (a somewhat rusty Speedball ink pen that I found lying around at the time). There are slight differences in the layout & details. However, the essence is pretty much the same, with the vaporized souls of Hiroshima depicted in the spaces between the hatching.
In general, I don't like to repeat myself literally -- of course, themes and images recur throughout my work. However, from time to time I like to return to an iconic piece, to see if something new can be drawn out of it.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Hope Among the Ruins
Here is a drawing I did a few days ago, uploaded here, then took down again as I wasn't sure it was worthy of inclusion. Maybe all it needed was a title change:
Hope Among the Ruins, 2009, brush & ink on paper, 23.5" x 18". There is always hope, speaking of positivity, as we were.
Hope Among the Ruins, 2009, brush & ink on paper, 23.5" x 18". There is always hope, speaking of positivity, as we were.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Head of a Boy (pencil)
I don't usually work in pencil:
Head of a Boy, 2009, 23.5" x 18", pencil on paper.
Maybe I should, this came out reasonably well, and it's much quicker than brush & ink. However, the contrast is not as strong, so the photo shows up the shadows on the page when I increase its contrast in Photoshop...
Head of a Boy, 2009, 23.5" x 18", pencil on paper.
Maybe I should, this came out reasonably well, and it's much quicker than brush & ink. However, the contrast is not as strong, so the photo shows up the shadows on the page when I increase its contrast in Photoshop...
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Masked Colossus Destroying a City
A new drawing that came out better than I thought it might:
Masked Colossus Destroying a City, 2009, brush & ink on paper, 23.5" x 18".
It has an endearing clumsiness that I like. Also takes me back to those early 60s (or late 50s, even) Jack Kirby / Stan Lee comics where a giant monster would be destroying a city while the terrified populace (or a half dozen of them) would scream out of the lower part of the image. I didn't put in the terrified populace. Also influenced by those Breughel paintings etc. where the landscape stretches off to infinity with a seascape & boats etc. I didn't put the boats in either.
Masked Colossus Destroying a City, 2009, brush & ink on paper, 23.5" x 18".
It has an endearing clumsiness that I like. Also takes me back to those early 60s (or late 50s, even) Jack Kirby / Stan Lee comics where a giant monster would be destroying a city while the terrified populace (or a half dozen of them) would scream out of the lower part of the image. I didn't put in the terrified populace. Also influenced by those Breughel paintings etc. where the landscape stretches off to infinity with a seascape & boats etc. I didn't put the boats in either.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Biohazard
A new ink drawing of an armored figure:
Biohazard, 2009, brush & ink on paper, 23.5" x 18". I like the idea of depicting armored figures, in this case the result reminded me of a biohazard suit of some kind, or some kind of futuristic protective garb. This drawing became an exercise in rendering, as much as anything, and an excuse to stretch my lines out over some relatively simple shapes.
Biohazard, 2009, brush & ink on paper, 23.5" x 18". I like the idea of depicting armored figures, in this case the result reminded me of a biohazard suit of some kind, or some kind of futuristic protective garb. This drawing became an exercise in rendering, as much as anything, and an excuse to stretch my lines out over some relatively simple shapes.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Ruined Man
An Arcimboldoesque (see link) Entropy drawing of a figure made up of ruined architectural elements:
Ruined Man, 2009, brush & ink on paper, 23.5" x 18".
I've kept the background empty. I might do another version with a sky or landscape or something...didn't seem necessary. I could even do a mini-series of figures like this. BTW, I don't always do sketches for these, but in this case I did. Here is the original thumbnail sketch:
That's done on the back of an envelope, as you can probably see. It was lying on my desk when I had the idea. The confirmation number refers to my electricity bill & has no deep significance.
Ruined Man, 2009, brush & ink on paper, 23.5" x 18".
I've kept the background empty. I might do another version with a sky or landscape or something...didn't seem necessary. I could even do a mini-series of figures like this. BTW, I don't always do sketches for these, but in this case I did. Here is the original thumbnail sketch:
That's done on the back of an envelope, as you can probably see. It was lying on my desk when I had the idea. The confirmation number refers to my electricity bill & has no deep significance.
Upheaval
New Entropy drawing:
Upheaval, 2009, brush & ink on paper, 23.5" x 18". If you look closely, you can see a couple of pencil sketch lines -- those will be erased.
Upheaval, 2009, brush & ink on paper, 23.5" x 18". If you look closely, you can see a couple of pencil sketch lines -- those will be erased.
Saturday, May 16, 2009
It's All Over
Another ruined colossal head drawing:
It's All Over, 2009, brush & ink on paper, 23.5" x 18".
It's All Over, 2009, brush & ink on paper, 23.5" x 18".
Friday, May 15, 2009
The Citadel Falls
New Entropy drawing:
The Citadel Falls, 2009, brush & ink on paper, 23.5" x 18". I was looking at Breughel's Tower of Babel the other day, might be related to that.
The Citadel Falls, 2009, brush & ink on paper, 23.5" x 18". I was looking at Breughel's Tower of Babel the other day, might be related to that.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
The Death of Death
A new drawing, a little dark perhaps (but maybe not if you think about it):
The Death of Death, 2009, brush & ink on paper, 23.5" x 18". Entropy Drawing.
The Death of Death, 2009, brush & ink on paper, 23.5" x 18". Entropy Drawing.
Monday, May 11, 2009
The Final Wall
Another Entropy drawing:
The Final Wall, 2009, brush & ink drawing, 23.5" x 18". What's your final wall? And what's behind it?
The Final Wall, 2009, brush & ink drawing, 23.5" x 18". What's your final wall? And what's behind it?
Sunday, May 10, 2009
The Oracle, Overloaded
New (Entropy Series, probably) drawing:
The Oracle, Overloaded, 2009, brush & ink on paper, 23.5" x 18".
I guess we all have days like these.
The Oracle, Overloaded, 2009, brush & ink on paper, 23.5" x 18".
I guess we all have days like these.
Friday, May 08, 2009
Ruined City with Colossal Head
New brush & ink drawing based on the painted image in the post below:
Ruined City with Colossal Head, 2009, brush & ink on paper, 23.5" x 18".
Normally it goes the other way round, with the drawing first, then the painting. Sometimes however...also, the drawing is larger than the painting, so it's not so strange, perhaps.
Ruined City with Colossal Head, 2009, brush & ink on paper, 23.5" x 18".
Normally it goes the other way round, with the drawing first, then the painting. Sometimes however...also, the drawing is larger than the painting, so it's not so strange, perhaps.
Ruins with Colossal Head
Another new painting:
Ruins with Colossal Head, 2009, acrylic on board, 14" x 11".
This one is technically unfinished, with just the underpainting & the "false highlights" (I don't know if that's a technical term or not, but it sort of describes the function of the way I indicate where the highlights might be). When I looked at the unfinished state of this one, I liked the dreamlike atmosphere it had, so decided to leave it in this rather uncooked state, for now, at least.
Ruins with Colossal Head, 2009, acrylic on board, 14" x 11".
This one is technically unfinished, with just the underpainting & the "false highlights" (I don't know if that's a technical term or not, but it sort of describes the function of the way I indicate where the highlights might be). When I looked at the unfinished state of this one, I liked the dreamlike atmosphere it had, so decided to leave it in this rather uncooked state, for now, at least.
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
The Day the Machine Stopped
New drawing, possibly not finished, possibly Entropy Series:
The Day the Machine Stopped, 2009, brush & ink on paper, 23.5" x 18". Click on image for a better view.
Difficult to photograph due to the fine lines (#3 brush). At least partly inspired by the E. M. Forster (yes, Howard's End guy) short story, "The Machine Stops", which we read in high school & was apparently influential.
The fineness of the brush lines make it difficult to see at this resolution, but they also give it a ghostly quality which I quite like. Maybe I'll leave be.
The Day the Machine Stopped, 2009, brush & ink on paper, 23.5" x 18". Click on image for a better view.
Difficult to photograph due to the fine lines (#3 brush). At least partly inspired by the E. M. Forster (yes, Howard's End guy) short story, "The Machine Stops", which we read in high school & was apparently influential.
The fineness of the brush lines make it difficult to see at this resolution, but they also give it a ghostly quality which I quite like. Maybe I'll leave be.
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