A work-in-progress of Thomas shooting Carson’s ’43 Mosin at the farm. This is the first canvas I’ve attempted in about 30 years.#oilpainting #contemporarypainting #newamericanpaintings #philipguston #davidhockney #nickynodjoumi #neorauch #kerryjamesmarshall #jonimber #markuslupertz #georgbaselitz #jamesensor #fritzscholder #burchfield #harveydunn #georgecalebbingham #mosinnagant
Museum notes of Ft. Worth Modern and Kimball. Of Quaternity (1973), by Anselm Keiffer, “one of the most amazing paintings I have ever seen.” Dennis Blagg, Passover (1997), “the air scrubbed clean.” A sketch of Stephan Balkenhol’s 4 figures. A sketch of Bassano’s variant of the Adoration from the wonderful gem, Kimball. #kimballartmuseum #the_modern_fort_worth #anselfkeiffer #dennisblagg […]
A pencil portrait of Theresa, who held her bright, natural smile for 25 minutes, the longest I’ve ever seen.
A pencil sketch of a bronze by Wilhelm Lehmbruck (German, 1881–1919)Portrait of Herr Falk, 1915.
A gouache sketch of a woman. Color and composition notes from the Nelson Atkin’s European painting, such as: Poussin, “Shockingly narrow gamut of value and chroma on the [divine] faces. Greater gamut on ‘rough’ faces. Satyrs, centaurs, etc.” Or, Panini, “Mottled flesh, cartoonish simplification of planes and chroma. Bizarre foreshortening of leg on right figure.”And […]
Ink and pencil sketchbook pages for a tea towel design of one of Porowski’s aphorisms to be silkscreened on tea towels, giveaways at a variety show earlier this year in Brooklyn, Antoni Porowski & Friends.
A pencil sketch made on the spot of Albrecht Bouts’ Christ Crowned With Thorns at the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art.
A gouache sketch exploring how the mask as cultural object, repetition of that object and the placement in a profane setting changes the nature of the religious subject.
A gouache sketch for a sculpture, after Bouts’ Christ Crowned With Thorns, in the Nelson Atkins museum of art. Conceived as repeated vacuform objects mounted to a wall, exploring how repetition changes the nature of the religious subject.
A watercolor sketch after Italian master Giorgio Morandi, of his Natura Morta, at the University of Iowa Museum of Art.
A gouache sketch for a sculpture, after Bouts’ Christ Crowned With Thorns, in the Nelson Atkins museum of art. A mildly absurd, decorative copy of Albrecht Bouts’ work of 1495, including the original’s inseparable round frame. Conceived as a vacuform object and also as a dimensional, popup-like work on separate panels.
An inadequate oil study after Frans Hals Rommel-Pot Player, at the Kimball Art Museum in Ft. Worth, Texas.
A pencil sketch of Mothers, playing at the Record Bar.
Pencil and watercolor sketch of a striking and beautiful wooden Katayo mask ( Chokwe, early 20th c.) from the Stanley Collection in Iowa City. Additionally, a sketch of a “friction oracle”, and observations from the Neo Rauch show at the Des Moines Art Center.
Pencil studies of the Sèvres Imperial cast after Antoine-Denis Chaudet bust of Napoleon, from the Nelson Atkins exhibition, Napoleon: Power and Splendor. Also, a quick sketch of chef Beth Barden.
Pencil and gouache study for a larger painting. Seated midwestern outdoorsman with hunting gear and deer rifle. Also, a small sketch made at Tulsa’s Gilcrease Museum, after “Flatstyle” master Monroe Tsatoke.
A ballpoint pen and pink ink pen sketch of Megabog’s Erin Burgy, Salty’s Jonathan Brokaw. Pencil sketch of French author Jean-François Dupis.
An early morning plein air watercolor made on the northern slope of Canyon Road in Madras, Oregon. Inset sketch of pottery and baskets from the nearby Museum at Warm Springs.
A watercolor and gouache sketchbook spread with drawings of a foreground figure for a larger painting. Includes a sketch of Met curator Dr. Randall Griffey.
A watercolor sketch from the river bank of the Old Chariton. The boys are near the center of the picture, walking down river far in the distance. It was a hot day, and the river was down pretty far. You couldn’t hear yourself think for the drone of the cicada.
A pencil portrait of singer Natalie Norman. 4b pencil and stump on cream watercolor board.
A watercolor, gouache and pencil sketchbook page spread of the main character from my father’s book, Martin Shannon. Also, notes from my son’s first trip to Chicago: daily agends; restaurant recommendations from strangers at the Art Institute; observations of artworks (“Sargeant’s muted late Florida watercolor make the viewer imagine the missing light”); and so on.
A plein air watercolor and pencil sketch of the beautiful view from below Quandry peak, of the Mount of the Holy Cross. September 2018
A watercolor and gouache anatomy study of the serratus muscles, and of artist Matthew Cook.
A gouache sketch for my dad’s book, The Saga of Martin Shannon. This was the final sketch which I followed for the finished art.
A pencil portrait of my youngest son, John, in his Gi, awaiting a match.
Two watercolor sketch ideas for Dad’s bookjacket, but–while I like the feel–this wasn’t a good fit for the book content. Too tropical, too Robinson Crusoe.
Gouache and ink drawing of a woman screaming, a study for The Card Players.
A watercolor gouache sketch idea for historical novel Martin Shannon, by Robert Buckley.
A watercolor and ink portrait of Hallmark photographer Eli Haman.
A watercolor, pencil and charcoal drawing of Melancholy, appropriate for Halloween.
I’m happy to have this back in the house and hung on the wall. Paper modello, sculpture, pop-up whatever after Bassano’s late-Renaissance Adoration of the Magi (1563).
Mr. Zugazagoitia gave a very enjoyable talk at Hallmark today.
A watercolor portrait of artist Ken Sheldon. I particularly noticed the cast pink shadow behind his ear, translucent from the strong light.
A watercolor sketch of the beautiful summit at Smith’s Rock, Oregon. What a great hike that was, in such a beautiful part of the country.
A watercolor portrait of analyst Mackenzie Hine. This was a very fortunate little sketch and not a bad likeness, either.
A somewhat traditional watercolor landscape of Herefords grazing in a Kansas field on an early July evening.
A sketchbook page with a colored pencil study after Ruben’s Head of a Young Man (1601), a watercolor of Tess and a pencil of Sam B. These are the last pages of a huge Moleskine watercolor sketchbook that I could never love, the paper being of indifferent surface texture and an awkward, utilitarian A3/11×17. On […]
Gouache, watercolor, string and chipboard half-size modello for a larger oil on board painting after Bassano’s Adoration of the Magi (1563). Each individual shape is laser cut and assembled on a slotted wooden base of my own design. The base allows both for painting and display without a frame. I suppose it’s more of a painted sculpture […]
Pencil sketch of St. John the Baptist from the Nelson Atkins collection, and an anguished demon, sketches for a plaster bust.
Wash and pencil busts of a sorrowful–or perhaps anguished–witch and demon.
A red chalk and watercolor sketch of the Jewish concept of the cosmos, juxtaposed with Christ as Pantocreator, after Cranach’s Christ from the Last Judgement, on view in Kansas City at the Nelson Atkins.
My first oil sketch ever, of the kneeling Magi (Melchior?) adoring the Christ, after Bassano. This took ages to dry; perhaps my non-toxic oil technique (no petrochemicals) using spike lavender won’t work in a sketchbook?
A gouache and ink study of Francesco Bassano’s Adoration of the Magi
