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".

Standing Figure, Watching

I painted this simple figurative image over an ink drawing, which is mostly not visible in the finished piece, but it does add texture.

Standing Figure, Watching, 2011, acrylic & ink on tinted paper, 12" x 9".

Head for a Pieta

Another combination of ink drawing & acrylic color...unfinished version?

Head for a Pieta, 2011, ink & acrylic on paper, 14" x 11" approx.

The Guardian of the Dawn

It's been a while since I've used much color (except maybe blue), so here is an ink drawing enhanced with acrylic warm tones:

The Guardian of the Dawn, 2011, ink & acrylic on paper, 11" x 8.5".

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.

Medusa Tondo

New tondo (circular artwork) of Medusa:


Medusa Tondo, 2010, ink & acrylic on cardboard circle, diameter 11.5".

I had to retrieve some of the detail digitally that was lost by the camera, which is why the background is speckled.

The Old Age of Time

Another meditation on the ravages of time, the end of all existence...


The Old Age of Time, 2010, acrylic & ink on cardboard, 19" x 14" approx.


Unfinished version.

Night in LA

Just a note to mention that my ink & acrylic piece on cardboard, "Night" has been acquired for a private collection in Los Angeles.


Night, 2010, ink & acrylic on cardboard, 16.75" x 13.25" approx.

Memory is a Chimera

This is the latest & hopefully final version of the image in the post below:


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

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.

Vision of Hell

Another small panorama of Hell for the Heaven & Hell series.


Vision of Hell, 2010, ink & acrylic on cardboard, 11" x 7.5" approx.

Head of a Youth

I did this drawing for the Rhinebeck Elementary School Whale Watch auction. Every year, the 5th grade goes to Cape Cod on an educational & fact-finding mission to look at whales & other stuff. This year, I'm going with my daughter.


Head of a Youth, 2010, ink & acrylic on card, 11" x 8.5".

I was just going to do a b/w drawing, but then I thought some color might help...

The Pugilist

Another new piece on paper:


The Pugilist, 2009, ink & acrylic on paper, 17" x 14".

This was a tough one. The pugilist of the title refers as much to the artist as to the work, as I fought with this one for quite a while in its incarnation as an ink drawing, but it refused to go in the direction I wanted it to (though I'm not sure exactly what direction that was). With the application of acrylic paint, the piece began to take its true shape, oddly falling into a kind of Redonesque tranquility. You can never tell how these things will work out...