Twin Cities

I just returned from the Twin Cites. While I was there, I went to a few galleries and took in my first visit to The Minneapolis Institute of Art. Although I love visiting The Walker Art Center, in recent weeks, my visual interests have returned to classical work.

I love the modern voice in today's paintings, but I often find a stronger visual lesson in work that is well over one hundred years old. Especially when it comes to the use of color. The palettes painters used before paint was drawn from tubes was far more custom and intriguing.

Before this Tuesday, I only had the opportunity to view this painting in print. To see the original in person is breathtaking.


The Carpet Merchant
Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1887

Duct Tape

I’ve been working with this material for quite some time now. When I was living in San Francisco with a bunch of roommates, I didn’t have any space for painting & drawing. So I became very compact with my studio space and tried to be as low cost as possible.

These wallets below are from my personal collection. The images on them are from: Magazines, vintage children’s books, stamps, labels off canned goods, wrapping paper, comic books, etc.

These days my work is more colorful, since there are many different colors of duct tape, but black is still my favorite color to work with.

Frank

I purchased this tiny mask yesterday. It's heavy-ish for it's size, & made of cast aluminum. I found a great place for it on the magnetic wall.

In the Sun

My cat Ava Adore