Happy New Year

It's the 1st of January, 2010. As a kid, I thought that was an impossibility. 2010, the number alone looks so futuristic.

I've been plugging away in the studio and have many paintings and ideas on the go for my June 2010 solo exhibition. I'll also be participating in two other shows after that, so my calendar is full for the year.

I look forward to sharing all the paintings I'll be doing. I also have plans to share progress photos and snapshots of the studio (like the "class photo" below of all the dusty clocks I've got hanging around).

Happy New Year!

Three Pencils & Pen

12" x 9" — Oil/Canvas — 2009
• SOLD

This is the last piece I managed to finish for the upcoming December show. This is the sister painting to "Green, Red, Blue, Yellow". It is more grown-up and sophisticated, but there is still the connection between the different types of pencils.

I think these paintings are interesting because of the simplicity and the way the lines (pencils) converge and make an 'x' design. In actuality, the entire composition is made up of the most simple shapes — some rectangles and a few lines, yet they translate to recognizable objects.

Green, Red, Blue, Yellow

12" x 9" — Oil/Canvas — 2009
• SOLD

Here is another "smaller" painting for the upcoming December group show at the Elliott Fouts Gallery in Sacramento. I forgot how enlightening smaller studies like this can be.

This is my interpretation or an extension of the classic cut flower still life. And you can expect more intricate and expanded versions of these in the future from me. I think they'll be fun!