Pigskin : 2026-02

Pigskin

02 February 2026

Acrylic on polycotton canvas

10 x 10 inches (25.4 x 25.4 cm)

FOR SALE

I bought two of these ball prints...this one was a football and the other one was a basketball which turned into Rock. I bought them because they were 10x10 and the deadline for a call for art hadn't yet arrived. You can read more about the call for art at Whitewood. The original plan was another abstract, but the more I try an intentional abstract, the more I find my better ones are unintended. This one was a paint over in frustration and lo and behold, I saw the man on the pigskin. Is he alive or not? If so, is he going to make it? I liked the sky in the center picture below but over painted it and it became too pink. Other than the sky and some lighter color on the person's shirt, the final isn't different than the picture on the right below.

Only three stage pics, but you can see the complete departure from the original idea.

Pigskin is about 1.5" deep and in this case I did a gallery wrap vs a museum wrap.

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Odeum : 2026-02

Odeum

01 February 2026

Acrylic on canvas

16 x 20 inches (40.6 x 50.8)

FOR SALE

I had an image I'd seen from a movie with horsemen appearing on the crest of a hill. The original landscape and dramatic slop were agreeable to me, but the posse was not. Posse could have been a good name for this since it is a collection of shapes. Once I'd switched to more of an abstract image, I focused on lighting. I like how the sun dots and trees (or whatever they are) turned out.

These are the shots I took. Quite the departure of concept.

Odeum in a brownish bronze frame with fabric inlay.

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Derelict : 2026-01

Derelict

27 January 2026

Acrylic on canvas

20 x 16 inches (50.8 x 40.6)

FOR SALE

I wanted to paint something more abstract and I'd seen an abstract in a hotel that was bridge-like. Mine took more form and has more variety in color, but I'd still consider it abstract. I also painted this in an effort to not over paint. I might have overpainted a bit. I.e., the overall image could have been more abstract with less-defined shapes and/or edges. I did like the monochrome shape in the center. That brown applies very transparent and only gets darker with multiple layers. It's good to learn which colors behave the way they do.

I only took these two along-the-way shots.

This frame was looking for a home and I think it's a pretty good match.

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12 Jars : 2026-01

12 Jars

21 January 2026

Acrylic on canvas panel

16 x 20 inches (40.6 x 50.8)

FOR SALE

I didn't particularly like Pale so I painted over it. Some people would say not to paint over things. I would agree with that - mainly for showing evolution and/or progression. However, there are some works that would be of little to no interest to anyone - ever. There are things I liked about Pale, but it was mainly an exercise in painting a horse with no reference. Average at best. So I made an exciting, explosive sky scene. I continued with the rose color in the sky since it makes a great contrast. While an object appears to rocket toward the heavens, the title is a nod to fire from heaven. It's when fire consumes the alter Elijah built as a taunt to one built to Baal. Elijah had 4 large jars of water poured on the alter and did it three times. Read 1 Kings 18 if you're interested. Elijah was the prophet taken to heaven on a chariot of fire which is pretty awesome. Pale was from Revelation so I guess the paintings stayed on theme.

I didn't take many on-the-way pics, but to be honest, there weren't that many.

Pale is on the left.

12 Jars in a solid black frame.

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Rock : 2026-01

Rock

20 January 2026

Acrylic on polycotton canvas

10 x 10 inches (25.4 x 25.4 cm)

FOR SALE

I bought two of these ball prints (the other one was a football and became Pigskin) because they were 10x10 and the deadline for a call for art hadn't yet arrived - you can read more at Whitewood. The convenient part were they were 10x10 and had the required depth. The original plan was to create something along the lines of Cadence. However, planning abstracts like that often don't go as imagined. This one did not. I wish I'd taken more pictures so you could see just how much it changes along the way. But, you get into a mood/flow and it's hard to stop.

A whopping two pictures of different stages. I liked the gray/blue and it's good some was retained.

A shot of the corner showing the museum wrap. I think the solid gray is a good compliment.

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Repaint : 2026-01

Repaint

19 January 2026

Acrylic on hardboard

8 x 20 inches (20.3 x 50.8 cm)

FOR SALE

This was painted over a piece of hardboard that had been sitting idle for some time. I had paint on it but hadn't been worked on. It also had some holes so that took some tweaking. I was able to hide them for the most part. The clouds are in this dark blue configuration because I saw it as I was cleaning a brush of the dark blue on some existing clouds. I thought the contrast was great and something you don't typically see in a painting. The flowers are there for contrast but also to highlight how they can paint an otherwise monotone field.

This is a relatively small painting so I didn't want to hide more of it behind a frame. I built this box frame which essentially gives it a museum wrap of raw wood. I think undressed wood is a good look.

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Reubenite : 2026-01

Reubenite

12 January 2026

Acrylic on hardboard

20 x 10 inches (50.8 x 25.4 cm)

FOR SALE

This was entirely experimental and at times quite frustrating. There was a call for art (see Reticule for more info) which was titled RAW, CONCRETE. I had a panel that was just sitting around taking space. There was a painting on it (no pictures) which is where the title comes from. I had some grout that had the color of concrete so I made the panel (and frame) take on a 'concrete' look. Even though it might be over the top, it saved the frame. It had engraved leaves on it. filling those leaves was the impetus of making everything concrete. You can see in the gif, I didn't really have good direction and was struggling a bit with a good idea. I ended up painting rocks with a night sky. Rocks because of the concrete, night sky because I enjoy them.

I was going abstract, didn't like it. Flipped it over and had an abstract humanoid.

Trashed all that and made a night sky.

Reubenite in its concrete frame.

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Moslavina : 2026-01

Moslavina

07 January 2026

Acrylic on hardboard

26 x 30 inches (66.0 x 76.2 cm)

FOR SALE

This was a second painting to compete for RAW, CONCRETE, a call-for-art (see more in Reticule). It was also the second painting of 2026. I know there are lots of concrete works in the former Soviet Union and a search brought up this gem. It's the Monument to the Revolution of the people of Moslavina. I thought it embodied concrete and the Brutalist Movement perfectly. I also thought the angles made for a pretty striking image. It's also a shout out to fighting to make a place better. I really liked how the sky turned out and adds to the mood. I could have used less green to lower the mood even more, but grass grows in almost any environment.

A gif showing the progress. Funny how many gifs jump from somewhat finished to finished.

Two days of work - had actual work between the days.

I refurbished this frame and it's hard to go wrong with a simple black frame.

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Florida Balcony : 2026-01

Just a shot from a hotel in Florida. I am blessed to have the employment I have.

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