Drawing 232, conte on paper, 9" x 12", 2014 Drawing 231, charcoal and pastel on paper, 9" x 12", 2014 Drawing 230, charcoal on paper, 9" x 12", 2014 Drawing 229, charcoal on paper, 9" x 12", 2014
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I'm very excited to announce that my recent painting Codex will be featured in the upcoming summer show Cherry Bomb at the Jeffrey Meier Gallery in Lambertville, NJ. Gallery owner and curator Jeffrey Meier stated that the upcoming show will be Featuring a vibrant, primary palette of brights reds, electric blues and sunny yellows it will include more than forty pieces of original, contemporary art from dozens of emerging artists. If you happen to be in the area, check this show out, it sounds like a great time! Codex, acrylic paint on canvas, 30" x 48", 2014
Drawing 224, charcoal on paper, 9" x 12", 2014 Drawing 225, charcoal on paper, 11" x 14", 2014 Drawing 226, charcoal on paper, 11" x 14", 2014 Drawing 227, charcoal on paper, 11" x 14", 2014 Drawing 228, charcoal on paper, 11" x 14", 2014
Drawing 223, graphite on paper, 11" x 14", 2014 Drawing 222, charcoal and pastel on paper, 9" x 12", 2014 Drawing 221, pastel on paper, 14" x 17", 2014
Drawing 220, pastel on paper, 11" x 14", 2014 Drawing 219, oil pastel and graphite on paper, 9" x 12", 2014 Drawing 218, conte on paper, 11" x 14", 2014 Drawing 217, ink on paper, 9" x 12", 2014
Drawing 213, charcoal and pastel on paper, 11" x 14", 2014 Drawing 214, charcoal on paper, 11" x 14", 2014 Drawing 215, charcoal on paper, 11" x 14", 2014 Drawing 216, oil pastel and graphite on paper, 9" x 12", 2014
Drawing 208, pastel on paper, 14" x 17", 2014 Drawing 210, charcoal on paper, 9" x 12", 2014 Drawing 211, charcoal and pastel on paper, 9" x 12", 2014 Drawing 212, charcoal on paper, 11" x 14", 2014
Drawing 203, pastel on paper, 11" x 14", 2014, private collection, New York, NY Drawing 205, conte on paper, 9" x 12", private collection, Weil am Rhein, Germany Drawing 206, pastel on paper, 11" x 14" Drawing 207, pastel on paper, 11" x 14"
Jiun Sonja (1718-1804), Nantendo (1839-1925) and Kasumi Bunsho (1905-1998) Hitsuzendo, the "art of the brush" of Zen philosophy has had a great influence on my work. This style of calligraphy is direct and leaves no room for revision or hesitation. You must act with self-confidence. The practitioners strive to be fluid and pure in their execution, breathing vitality and individuality into their marks. I share the same views in art making with this approach and below have included one of my recent paintings that I feel illustrate some of these elements. I hope one can see a similar stroke mirrored in the outstretched arm and torso of this figure. Daedalus watching his son fall, latex paint on canvas, 48" x 30", 2014 The Abstract Expressionist painter Franz Kline was also influenced by Zen calligraphy and incorporated some elements into his own work. Kline is another artist I greatly admire and who has been influential on my work as can be seen in the montage below.... Below is another example of one of my recent paintings, that I hope illustrate some of the principles mentioned above. Charging man, latex paint on canvas, 25" x 30", 2014, private collection, Great Falls, VA
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