Lighting at the Show

I spent a good amount of time figuring out lighting for our show. Having a show in an old warehouse does pose a few dangers when it comes to light source, electrical and old flooring. Luckily we worked around those issues and none of Tom's heavy sculpture work landed in the room below. However we did not anticipate the brick wall literally crumbling as we tried to hang our work. Always have at least 3 back up plans on how to hang things. Fortunately double sided velcro stick tape was our saving grace.

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Figuring out what I was going to feature in my Senior Art Exhibition. Good Times.

Chaos on Canvas was a piece I made during a very creatively frustrating time for me earlier this year. I was having Artist Block and didn't have any ideas i felt strong enough to evolve towards working on. Believe it or not it Does happen. From this piece i can honestly say it opened the door and relieved the tension building up towards my show. Thank god Caitlyn stopped me from throwing this out in my time of artistic frustration. Little did i know then, it would lead to an evolution of my art that I worked hard for and was proud of. It just goes to show that I was lost in the stereo typical "Artists are always there worst critic" attitude. I have lived and learned since then.

Chaos on Canvas

Now I've received a lot of questions about the medium and technique that I used for the follow images. I have been using Acrylic Silkscreen, layered on wood board. I also engrave into the pieces to create a textural effect that cannot be seen by these photographic images I currently have of them. I also occasionally use colored wax based pencils for finer line detail. I love the effect of natural wood grain and do my best to have it become transparent and complementary of my work. Each piece is one of a kind. I destroy the matrix of the screen every time I produce a piece to keep things fresh and nontraditional of printmaking ideals of multiples. This might also give the illusion of a painting over print, but there is no traditional painting involved.

Study in Blue

Communication