New work.

Summertime. A break from teaching and a chance to make some work. Bringing together collage, paint, and some figure drawing to create some interesting mixed media pieces.




Woman Suspended
Collage and acrylic on canvas
11" x 14"

Painting and Collage - New Work

Here's a portrait of Jayden, my great-nephew and a drawing started in December and recently completed.

Jayden
16" x 20", Oil on canvas

Yellow and Blue Still life
Charcoal, pastel, and collage on paper
12" x 18" 

Austin - Scrambled Eggs

Chris in SF

Nancy at Ocean Beach

New Year - New Art

Happy New Year. One of the tasks I give my beginning drawing class at the end of the semester involves creating a cubist drawing of a still life. A fun project that moves them away from representational realism to abstraction where flatness mingles with the illusion of 3D and forms are plastic. I usually do a demo drawing and it brings me back to my love of collage and Cubist imagery. My drawing students also do a self portrait which I always enjoy. All three drawings were done this year.

Still Life with Birdhouse
Charcoal, pastel, and collage 
12 1/4" x 18" on paper bag

Still Life with Skull, Guitar, and Coffee Pot
Charcoal, pastel, and collage 
12 1/4" x 18" on paper bag

Picasso Got Me Thinking...

Saw the Picasso show at the De Young Museum a couple of months ago got me thinking about painting. These are some still life paintings I finished about a week ago.

Still Life With Acorn Squash

Still Life With Pear

Still Life With Pomegranate