Medusa 2018

This is one of a new series of smallish paintings on treated plywood...I give the plywood several coats of water-based grain filler & then draw & paint on top. So far it seems to be working & the paint & ink hold well. In this one, the ripples in the grain of the plywood echo the coils of Medusa's hair, which was an unexpected but welcome touch.

Medusa 2018, ink & acrylic on plywood, 20" x 16".

The Coils of the Gorgon

I'm working on a small scale due to the fact that it's cold & snowy & expensive to heat my studio right now. I have a stack of sepia card I'm working through, putting the best results on various web sites (my own, Flickr, etc.). Here's an updated version of Medusa, influenced in part by the Leonardo book I'm reading (more on that anon).

The Coils of the Gorgon, 2018, ink & acrylic on sepia card, 11" x 8.5".

Medusa 2017

Ink drawing from this morning of a Medusa—a recurring theme in my work. Kept it simple, which is usually best. Third drawing of 2017.

Medusa, 2017, brush & ink on paper, 24" x 18"

The Head of the Gorgon

I like to create a Medusa image once in a while...here is a new one...

The Head of the Gorgon, 2013, acrylic on cardboard, 11" x 9" approx.