Goldie

"Goldie" is an tribute painting I made in honor of my old diesel 1983 Mercedes Benz 300td that died last summer.  I bought her beaten up but still running for 1500 dollars off a guy in Brooklyn.  We drove her up into the Catskills, all the way to Ohio and Pittsburgh and back, out to the tip of Long Island and to the Delaware River Gap.  She about broke down on all those trips I seem to recall but we had fun times.  So long Goldie.  Here are a couple process shots of how this painting was made. 

Goldie

original sketch in water color

drawing in on the canvas 

"under painting" 

some more details

the clouds

source material for clouds

the real Goldie and me

shots of brooklyn and the delaware river gap from this spring

These are all 35mm film photos from this spring.  I have been nurturing a compulsive photography habit this past year and things have set off this past month with the weather changing and the plants and trees starting to bloom.  

COMPOSITE IMAGE

I've been working on the computer making some digital collages.  I still haven't gotten it down the way I want to get it but I am getting a bit closer.  Here is an example from my tiny NYC kitchen.

kitchen collage 2017

recent figure drawings

Here are a few 10 and 20 minute figure drawings from last weeks figure drawing session at the Bathaus Coworking space in Bushwick.  All of these drawings are on paper that is 9 x 12 inches.

Magenta Sunset

This is the original watercolor sketch I made.  

Magenta Sunset, 2015

watercolor and chalk pastel on paper

9 x 12 inches

This is my reworking of the image at a larger scale 

Magenta Sunset, 2015

pastel and gouache on printed paper

20 x 27 inches

Figure drawing

Figure drawings from the drink and draw hosted at Bathaus Coworking Space in Bushwick Brooklyn.  This drawing session is hosted like a typical figure drawing session with 30 second poses, 1 minute poses, 5 minute, 10 minute, and culminating with three 20 minute long poses.  

5 minute drawing

1 minute drawing

1 minute drawing

10 minute drawing

20 minute drawing

Night scene

Night Scene

gouache on paper

11 x 14 inches

Tree on Fire

Tree on Fire

gouache on paper

15 x 20

Coral

Coral

gouache on paper

14 x 17inches

Caribbean Tree

Caribbean Tree

gouache on paper

20 x 15 inches

Nude

Nude 

gouache on paper

12 x 9 inche

Fish

Fish Jive, 2015

pastel and gouache on paper

Palm tree in moonlight