Eye studies from 1998

In 1998 I went through a short lived phase of placing eye's in my work.  Here are some of the studies that I did back then.  keep in mind, there are about 100 images I have lost.

These are kinda silly...

...I was really into it at the time.

BitTorrent study drawing.

Looking for ideas I came up with this composition, and awkward as it is, I dig it.

5 prominently crafted motifs in Agnes Martins work.

5 prominently crafted motifs in Agnes Martins work.

1. Pencil lines that aren't as straight as they were intended to be.

2. White acrylic paint washed over the entire surface.

3. The unusual perspective of her compositions offers a mysterious view.

4. She was obviously pleased with the results of her sense of identity.

5. Her faithlessness to formal concerns with elements of self importance.

okay, slightly less cynical...

Her painting "Untitled #7" is a perfect example of how truly simple and honest Agnes Martins work is.  I applaud her for following her generations practices of traditional craftsmanship. She performed the challenging task of successfully painting allegories, best know as naturalistic portraits of ideas.

And although I am having a little fun here at her expense, I have always enjoyed the minimal expressionless work of Agnes Martin.  This painting is part of the permanent collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

Agnes Martin

American, 1912-2004

"Untitled #7"

1984, acrylic and pencil on canvas

"My paintings are not about what is seen.  They are about what is known forever in the mind."

-Agnes Martin

Pointillism is the result of boredom.

So I was a bit bored the other day.  After a few rounds of Halo multiplayer I came up with this study of a famous work of art.  Do you know the original title?

Pointillism study

ink on paper

2006

I am still bored...

...and oddly, I do not feel like painting.

Bullfight studies.

Thew Bullfight series of oil paintings were inspired by my time in Mexico.  Here are a few studies from that work.  Most of these were created in mexico, others were started there in a pocket sketch book and later edited.