2022
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I owe it all to Walter Rutkowski. He was my professor at LSU who said something like this to me way back in 1981: “Okay, draw that again 20 more times.” So, I did. Forty years and countless iterations later I can tell you beyond a shadow of a doubt that Dr. Rutkowski’s instructions stuck.…
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My paintings typically emerge slowly, they haunt me for a day or three or twenty-three until they suddenly freeze in their tracks, say boo! and — eventually — disappear.
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Here’s what I wrote about Fadeaway Bike way back in 2014: It was time to paint a bike fading out and fading in at the same time.
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The grant increased my understanding of the tools available to me and helped me to take ownership of my art business.
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A note to self from November 2014 “I’ve been painting almost every day for the past few weeks and things are starting to stack up. Here’s a view of the table top where the most recent paintings are being stored. It’s probably time to update my items for sale page or make a shipment to…
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My paintings and drawings are the result of a wrestling match between me and the canvas. During this process I rework, erase, and even turn everything upside down to correct things, repaint and retry. One of the unexpected things that happens is that the lines and layers of the final image give it a history.…
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Be cautious when fixing your work. It may lead to an entirely new piece. I can’t leave well enough alone.
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Just close your eyes Cool Blue Roderick says — or seems to say — “Just breathe.” The Backstory This image was featured in Character Development: Portrait Studies at the Trueblood Pop-up Gallery at Boise State University. Take a virtual tour of the show! PURCHASE ON REDBUBBLE
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This is the bike linocut I made. This is the basic black and white image, but I’d like to explore other possibilities with color.
Angels on Bikes 