A Body of Work

I am desperately trying to stay consistent with my latest body of work. It is very hard for me to hold back my instinct to experiment, sending me off on some tangent that looks nothing like what I have done before. The goal of staying consistent is to gather enough new work to put together a show. When I have 10+ pieces I am going to make a brave move and approach a "real" gallery. I will start out small, do my research and approach a gallery that may be focused more on "emerging artists", rather than high end, but I feel it is time to get organized and shoot for the stars. It may take me through the year to get the series done, but I am excited by the challenge and what lies ahead. For those who have followed my progression, this is a small departure from what I have been doing up till now. In the past I have used a lot of iconic imagery mixed in with my painting. These are less about icons and more about expressed emotion through gesture and body language. They are obviously more painterly, which is fun for me. I am spending more time with each canvas finding that balance between slightly unfinished vs. overdone.

Goats in the Snow

Cougar

In preparation for an "art marketing" seminar I signed up for this week, I wrote a magazine article about myself in the future at the pinnacle of my art career. I am still not done with it yet, but it is a good exercise in evaluating what I "really" want. It also forced me to do some much needed research on current artists who are similar to me as well as galleries, museums, and prestigious art places. Maybe someday I will post it, but for now I still have to get used to how lofty it sounds :).

I kinda like the drawing (previous post) better...