One doesn't normally associate a chisel with painting, but this one has become indispensable in my work. I use the chisel to create lines in my paintings, scratching and scraping into wet paint, revealing the black base beneath in a process called sgraffito. This process allows me to incorporate line into my paintings without the reliance of a brush. It mimics the application of stick medium held directly in the hand like charcoal or conte, letting me make a much more forceful and violent line. My father gave me this chisel among some smaller ones that he used in the past for various metal and wood work. Below is a photo of it being used in a painting and a short video here. Finally, an example of one of my paintings completed through this method. Face, latex paint on canvas, 17" x 20", 2013
Drawing 201, oil pastel and graphite on paper, 11" x 14", 2014 Drawing 200, ink and charcoal on paper, 9" x 12", 2014 Drawing 199, crayon on paper, 9" x 12", 2014 Drawing 198, pastel on paper, 11" x 14", 2014 Drawing 197, conte and ink on paper, 9" x 12", 2014
Lauren and I recently caught the last of the 2013 Carnegie International at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh. Each time we catch this show, we make time to explore the museum's great permanent collection as well. Replicas of the "Discobolus" are commonplace, but I love them all the same. Below is my 2013 painting of this iconic theme: Discobolus, latex paint on canvas, 30" x 48", 2013
I recently came across this mixed-media painting from 2010. For some reason, I had never gotten around to photographing it. Enjoy! "Man, gesturing", latex paint, graphite and burlap on canvas, 26" x 30", 2010
In my recent post An Honored Tradtion, I featured some drawings of hands from the early 2000s. Here are a couple of recent ones from life to enjoy. Drawing 195, pastel on paper, 11" x 14", 2014 Drawing 196, pastel on paper, 14" x 11", 2014
The latest issue of male figurative art magazine The Art of Man has been printed and I am thrilled to be a featured artist! Edition #16 of the Firehouse Publishing journal also features beautiful reproductions of work by Dan Pyle, Patrick Webb, Francisco Hurtz, Alexei Biryukoff, Jacob Fossum, and an essay about Auguste Rodin. The issue also offers a question and answer session with each contributor. Check out theartofman.net to learn more about the magazine. If you are interested in purchasing a copy, feel free to use this promo code NXY3Y88L for a 15% discount off the usual price at theartofman.net.
Drawing courses often feature a time-honored tradition of working from plaster casts, as you can see in this old photograph below. At Fairmont State, Lynn Boggess followed this tradition and procured several plaster casts of hands for this students to work from. Under the photo you can find some of the drawings I made from those casts. "Hand 1" conte on paper, 10"x14", private collection, Atlanta, GA "Hand 2" conte on paper, 10"x13.5" "Hand 3" conte on paper, 10"x13.5", private collection
Drawing 191, conte on paper, 11" x 14", 2014, private collection, Portland, OR Drawing 192, conte on paper, 9" x 12", 2014 Drawing 193, conte on paper, 11" x 14", 2014
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