Category: Painting

Abstract Painting Tutorial

1. Start out with a pretty sweet base painting
2. Fill in the edges
3. Repeat
4. Now that’s a fine looking painting you’ve got there

Small and Huge Abstract Paintings

And here are some done-and-DONE abstract acrylic paintings getting ready for a tentative show in Denver this March, 2010.
Brandon Harper Photo, I may need you again soon!

How to Ruin Eleven Paintings

Simply get carried away and add too much white and blue at once! Oh well, it’s all part of the painting process.

Next step: Resurrection. And then another ruining likely. And so on and so on…

Some Abstracts in Progress

Here are some abstract paintings that have been in progress for a while.

The one on the right is looking pretty sweet. The one on the left is still battling against a bit of ‘teh mehz’.

Huge Triptych in Progress – Part 8

Huge Triptych in Progress – Part 6 or 7, I Guess

Added some additional differences between the middle and outer pieces. Added a weird blue deletion of the central head, ala the artwork for Iron Maiden’s “Can I Play with Madness”.

The situation becomes more complicated.

Recent Painting Progress

Painting progress keeps on and on. The darker pinks are influenced by looking too much at the great paintings of Philip Guston.

Set of Small Abstract Paintings #2

More progress on my five small abstracts:

Huge Triptych in Progress – Part 5

I’ve added some red and some pink. Red’s a fine color.

Still trying to figure out what to do with the background.

Huge Triptych in Progress – Part 4

Set of Small Abstract Paintings

Here are five very small abstract paintings in progress.

Seer – Acrylic Painting Zoom Test

Testing out a potentially sweet jQuery plugin for detail views of my paintings/drawings. If all goes well, I hope to implement something like this when I change the design and focus of my website toward art instead of web development. Move your mouse around over the image to try it out.

Photos from my Urban Pearl Painting Show

Alright, I’ve finally processed the photos from my art opening at Urban Pearl last Friday. The paintings will be up til the end of March.

Thanks for the photos, Kirby!

More Abstract Progress

My two abstract paintings are still progressing. Pay more attention to the one on the left, as the right one is still a bit weird. I’m thinking they’ll be done soon…

Abstract Progress

My abstract paintings are progressing mightily. My photography skills are not.

Two Large Abstracts

(In Progress, of course)

Huge Triptych in Progress – Part 3

Big Pink Head Paintings