When is it Done?

Revisionist Thinking/Actions
Out of the Void v1,24x24 acrylic on canvasHere is what I thought was my final version of Out of the Void but after a week or so of looking at it Idecided it need more pizazz.

Busy Weekend
It was a very busy weekend of art activities for me. On Friday the 6th the Rental Sales Gallery of the Portland Art Museum, celebrated 50 years of growth with a Gala event in the grand Ball Room. here is a view of the party when I arrived.The crowd is mainly member artists,gallery volunteers,patro

In the Flow
I thought I'd share a painting the is still in the thinking it might be done stage. Last week I got back into my painting routine and began this 4'x4' canvas. Autumn Reflections 48x48 Acrylic on canvasI began the with palette knives and heavy body Utrecht paint and modeling paste so there is a lot of texture and surface variation, The first stages were hard edged bands of a warm pink and

New Works
Jambon, 30x30 Mixed MediaThis is yet a further iteration of Jambon. I added the dark circle in on layer then sealed it with a resin pour and added some torn rice papers on the left side corners and another layer of resin.Resin is a two part mix that is poured and spread in a 1/8 to a 1/4 inch layer like 50 coast of varnish at once.While

I'm Back
I've been quiet for over a month now and the rest may have done me good . I have been reorganizing, cleaning up the studio and in general taking it easy.On Friday the 16th, the Rental Sales Gallery at the Portland Art Museum, had their fall opening and here is a better late than not photos of that event.This is Jennifer Zika the gallery director, underneath one of my new paintings(the top one).