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.
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.
The Entropy Series
Here is an overview of the Entropy Series as it currently stands:
Click image for larger view.
I was updating my MySpace page last night after a long period of ignoring it for some reason. The image above is an edited screen grab of the drawings on MySpace.
MySpace has the option of uploading images into albums, so I put the Entropy series into an album. I did the same with the "Ruined Cities" btw. I find it useful to be able to see this kind of overview from time to time. The Entropy drawings now comprise around 12 drawings, mostly from 2009, but there is one from 2003 that was just waiting for this series to happen. This is not to say that the above is the finished series, or that even all the images will remain in the final series. I don't even know how many drawings there will be...maybe 20...
Link: www.myspace.com/billayton
Click image for larger view.
I was updating my MySpace page last night after a long period of ignoring it for some reason. The image above is an edited screen grab of the drawings on MySpace.
MySpace has the option of uploading images into albums, so I put the Entropy series into an album. I did the same with the "Ruined Cities" btw. I find it useful to be able to see this kind of overview from time to time. The Entropy drawings now comprise around 12 drawings, mostly from 2009, but there is one from 2003 that was just waiting for this series to happen. This is not to say that the above is the finished series, or that even all the images will remain in the final series. I don't even know how many drawings there will be...maybe 20...
Link: www.myspace.com/billayton
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
The Lexikon Surreal
Apparently, I'm featured (with many other similarly-inspired artists from around the world) in Gerhard Habarta's new book, "Lexikon der Phantastischen Künstler" (hope I got that right), an overview of artists both living & dead (some very dead; Bosch, Goya et al) working in a somewhat surrealist, fantastic, symbolist, visionary vein. I think I overlap several of those categories.
I haven't seen the actual book yet, but it looks very interesting. You can find out more here. The book is in German & English, it seems, as you can see for yourself if you click on the preview page images.
The book appears to be available currently (there is an email address on the home page whereby it can be ordered), though not in general distribution from Amazon, etc. I'll post more details when I have them.
Link: www.lexikon-surreal.com
Monday, May 04, 2009
Enigma Factory
New small painting:
Enigma Factory, 2009, acrylic on board, 10" x 8".
Done in a deliberately very simple "surrealist" style, to evoke those almost naive early surrealist landscapes of the 1930s (early Dali, Magritte, Ernst, etc., and let's not forget de Chirico's even earlier metaphysical paintings) I find this piece oddly effective right now (in the sense of generating a sense of mystery, enigma), though time will tell.
Enigma Factory, 2009, acrylic on board, 10" x 8".
Done in a deliberately very simple "surrealist" style, to evoke those almost naive early surrealist landscapes of the 1930s (early Dali, Magritte, Ernst, etc., and let's not forget de Chirico's even earlier metaphysical paintings) I find this piece oddly effective right now (in the sense of generating a sense of mystery, enigma), though time will tell.
Tomorrow Belongs
A new painting of a head done in a pointillist style:
Tomorrow Belongs, 2009, acrylic on board, 14" x 11".
The individual dots or strokes are in some cases done in impasto -- raised up in a blob above the surface of the support. Acrylic doesn't lend itself well to impasto, generally, but if the raised strokes are small, it can work quite well (technical tip).
The red strokes also lend the image the sense of being wounded, and the reference is at least partly to the song from Cabaret...
Tomorrow Belongs, 2009, acrylic on board, 14" x 11".
The individual dots or strokes are in some cases done in impasto -- raised up in a blob above the surface of the support. Acrylic doesn't lend itself well to impasto, generally, but if the raised strokes are small, it can work quite well (technical tip).
The red strokes also lend the image the sense of being wounded, and the reference is at least partly to the song from Cabaret...
Sunday, May 03, 2009
Red Ruins
A new small painting:
Red Ruins, 2009, acrylic on board, 10" x 8".
I've always liked depictions of ruins -- Desiderio & Piranesi and so on. What with the current state of the world, the Ruined City paintings have become some kind of metaphor for that...and I still like images of ruins. I created this small painting with the intention of donating it to a local fundraiser for the schoolkids (that's the Rhinebeck NY Whale Watch auction, btw). Also please note that the red in the image is a bit off -- my scanner can't seem to handle cadmium red; the actual red is more orange than this.
Here is a better version, in terms of color:
Also some more work done on the image, and signed.
Red Ruins, 2009, acrylic on board, 10" x 8".
I've always liked depictions of ruins -- Desiderio & Piranesi and so on. What with the current state of the world, the Ruined City paintings have become some kind of metaphor for that...and I still like images of ruins. I created this small painting with the intention of donating it to a local fundraiser for the schoolkids (that's the Rhinebeck NY Whale Watch auction, btw). Also please note that the red in the image is a bit off -- my scanner can't seem to handle cadmium red; the actual red is more orange than this.
Here is a better version, in terms of color:
Also some more work done on the image, and signed.
Friday, May 01, 2009
Detonation in a Ruined City
New painting in the Ruined City series (also relates to several "Hiroshima" pieces, such as the Ground Zero one in the Museum on the Seam):
Detonation in a Ruined City, 2009, acrylic on board, 20" x 16".
Detonation in a Ruined City, 2009, acrylic on board, 20" x 16".
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