Old Woman (who looks like a man)

Moi

Thingy

Xarim

Rollin' Up Wit Dem Thangs

Here's a couple new things for me; I suppose my first "legitimate" ventures into the abstract (whatever that means). I just didn't want to concern myself with skin tones and anatomy and all that stuff for once so I just starting putting paint down and letting things flow. The first painting here was my first exploration and the second abstract rekindled a previous interest in making these kind of ominous shapes in a landscape that seem to exist only to cause trouble. I don't know, it looks a little like a horizon with some big, floating mass in the air to me. I'll probably work on it a little more and maybe explore the idea further. The third painting is just something I felt like doing.

Well, well, well, long time no see...

Hiya peoples, it's been a while since I've done anything to this here blog and it may have been a while more had a friend of mine told me to get my act together and put some new stuff up. I have been painting a lot lately; I have many works in progress but only a few finished pieces. I'm starting a new way of working in which I give myself six hours max to complete any one painting, just to keep me moving along. I have more things to photograph and I will try and do that sometime fairly soon. For now, here ya go:

Radio Interview

Here's a link to recent radio interview Liz and I had. I haven't listened to it and I'm not sure if I ever will but you should and if I sound more smart than a fool let me know and maybe I'll give it a chance.

RADIO INTERVIEW

"Muddle" Progression III and Trippy Self-Portrait Progression IV

"Muddle" Progression II

"Muddle" Progression I, a self-portrait, and the DepARTment Store

I know it doesn't look like much now, but just give it a chance!



Also, a self-portrait I just finished. I think it's kinda neat:



Also also, I guess our studio is called the "DepARTment Store" now, because it used to be a department store back in the 70's and hasn't been anything else since. We put the ART in department store. That doesn't make much sense but whatever. There are now seven, count 'em SEVEN, artists in the space. A lot of energy is circulating which is really nice to feed off of. Delicious, in fact. Here's the space as of today:

Cuddle II

The second of the "Cuddle" paintings.

Self-portrait progress II and new Meat painting

I don't know if the meat painting is quite finished yet, but it's close.

Ken in Repose Prog 3

New Progress Shots

Ken in Repose:




Self-port:

MEAT

So here's something a little different than what I normally paint. Lately I've been struggling to find inspiration and was getting really freaking frustrated until I got a job as a meat clerk at a local supermarket. After about a week working there, I found myself suddenly inspired by the colors and textures that I saw in the meat and became eager to make a meat painting. I wasn't so much trying to make a still-life, but instead wanted to create forms that suggest meat, throw paint thickly onto a surface and make something tactile and really interesting to look at. Here's the first of these paintings and I have a couple more on the way: