Mediations (Portrait of a Woman)

I just completed a portrait of someone I've never met, nor have I any idea who she is. It was done in conjunction with Austin artist Kathleen Shafer and a project she's doing that will eventually incorporate several images of this woman rendered by different artists. Honestly, I'm not entirely sure what her project is about but as soon as I saw this photo in a stack of several I could choose from, I had to say yes. This woman is such a fascinating subject and I had even more fun than I expected painting her.

Not x Not Fun

Here's a poster I designed for an awesome 9-band show we're hosting with Not Not Fun at the Hounds of Love. If you happen to be in the Austin area, you should come dance with us!

Total Eclipse

Total Eclipse

Acrylic + Digital. 2011

Photoshop experiment with a recent painting of Klaus Nomi.

Medicine- New Single Lash EP

Here's a Valentine from my band, Single Lash. The album art was designed by me using a photograph by the brilliant Melissa Cha. We have some exciting news for SXSW, but I'll save that for later.

Access Fantasy

'Access Fantasy'

Acrylic. 2011

This is an 8"x10" painting undertaken in exactly the same fashion as the (relatively) massive 'HeavenSent', but with one very small brush. A lot of effort for such a small piece.

HeavenSent

HeavenSent

Acrylic. 2011.

As promised, here is my latest painting, the relative behemoth of my latest body of work at 62" by 70". With this piece, I feel like I've reached a milestone. The vision I've been working for these past few months is coalescing more solidly than ever and I feel very confidant as I move on to my next work. I'm now working on two, much much smaller paintings. At 8x10", how much will they share with this work, and how much will the change in scale affect my approach as a painter? Obviously the impact of scale on the viewer is sort of a moot point on the internet, unfortunately.

Grey Noises

Grey Noises I

Ink on Paper

2010

Grey Noises II

Ink on Paper

2010.

Updates have been sparse as of late because of two things:

1) Holiday lethargy (aka I'm lazy)

2) (More excitingly) I've been working on a 60x72" painting and it is now nearing completion! I've set up in my garage, using large brushes and rollers to make a work in which one can contemplate each mark, but that overall comes together in movements. I'm really excited to post it here once it's finished. It's a new foray in the exploration of the themes I've been invested in these past few months.