With Downcast Eyes

Another ink drawing done in the last few days. I thought this came out pretty well, very well perhaps. It's a synthetic (by which I mean not drawn from life) attempt at that kind of Leonardoesque 3/4 profile head that has become some kind of archetype, to me at least (it also reminds me of Bronzino). I'm never sure when I create something how well it will continue to stand up over time, but I think this one has legs, as they say...

I drew the piece on a rectangle of cardboard that came inside a picture frame, to protect the glass, etc. You can see the vertical striations from the corrugated board.

With Downcast Eyes, 2018, brush & ink on cardboard, 13" x 10"

Head on Cardboard

A smallish drawing of a head done on a scrap of cardboard I cut from a box. I like the color & texture of cardboard. There is a bit of acrylic paint & graphite in this one as well.

Head on Cardboard, 2016, ink etc. on cardboard, 8.5" x 6.25" approx.

The Siren and Her Song

Here is another monochrome painting on cardboard. The sepia color of the cardboard gives a nice warm middle tone, so I leave parts of the surface bare or covered with a light wash of paint.

The Siren and Her Song, 2015, acrylic on cardboard, 48" x 36".

Alive Inside the Egg / The Arrival of the Alchemist

A new large-ish monochrome painting on cardboard. It occurs to me that achemy is a good metaphor for creating art, or maybe creating art is a good metaphor for alchemy...

Alive Inside the Egg / The Arrival of the Alchemist, 2015, acrylic on cardboard, 48" x 36".

Deathmonger

Basically, an anti-war painting:

Deathmonger, 2014, acrylic on cardboard, 48" x 36".

The Man Who Saw the World from Inside a Protective Bubble

Another painting on cardboard...I'm thinking of entering this one for the Limner Gallery "Strange Figurations" show...

The Man Who Saw the World from Inside a Protective Bubble, 2014, acrylic on cardboard, 48" x 36".

Side by Side

A new monochrome painting on cardboard in a more expressionist vein.

Side by Side, 2014, acrylic on cardboard, 18" x 28" approx.

Dark Turbulence

This is another new piece on cardboard, done in a more raw style than some of my more finished pieces.

Dark Turbulence, 2004, acrylic on cardboard, 29.5" x 16.5" approx.

The Supplicant

I've done at least one piece of this same title before...I find that I revisit ideas from time to time, always in the hope of finding something new in them.

The Supplicant, 2013, ink & acrylic on cardboard, 25" x 19" approx.

Cosmic Traveler

Another acrylic painting on cardboard, this one using the spherical "world" motif.

Cosmic Traveler, 2013, acrylic on cardboard, 12" x 12" approx.

Fragment of a Profile

Another ink drawing (with a fine-line sharpie) on cardboard:

Fragment of a Profile, 2013, ink on cardboard, 11" x 8.5".

Don't Wake the Sleeper

This is a drawing I did on a spare piece of cardboard late last night, which might explain the subject matter.

Don't Wake the Sleeper, 2013, ink on cardboard, 10" x 7".

The Straw Man Dances

Another ink/acrylic on cardboard...which came from the back of a Cheerios packet...

The Straw Man Dances, 2013, ink & acrylic on cardboard, 12.75" x 7.75" approx.

Our Lady of the Immaculate Deception

Today I bought several (well, five) large pieces of cardboard from the local art store to paint on.

Our Lady of the Immaculate Deception, 2012, acrylic on cardboard, 48" x 36".

The Grail

Speaking of mythical objects of immense power...

The Grail, 2012, ink & acrylic on cardboard, 11" x 8".

The Visible Man

At first, I was going to call this the Invisible Man, but then I thought, well, he is very visible...

The Visible Man, 2012, brush & ink on cardboard, 11" x 8.5".

The Alchemist Observes & The Alchemist Bleach'd

2 versions of the same small drawing, one digitally altered:

The Alchemist Observes, 2011, brush & ink on a scrap of cardboard, 7.75" x 7" approx.

The Alchemist Bleach'd, digitally altered version of the image above.

A Man and His World

A figure drawing on cardboard...from the backing of a pad of drawing paper.

A Man and His World, 2011, ink & acrylic on cardboard, 12" x 9".

Narcissus' Mirror

This is a new piece in ink on cardboard (taken originally from the back of a sketchbook) with no white highlighting. It's a very simple piece, but effective for all that, I think.


Narcissus' Mirror, 2010, ink on cardboard, 8" x 6".

Afar

New small ink & acrylic painting on a piece of cardboard removed from the back of a spiral notebook.


Afar, 2010, ink & acrylic on cardboard, 8" x 6" approx.