I decided to post these together because I don’t believe that either of them really have the merit to stand alone. Each is smaller than their wood counterpart and carry with them less of an impact of details.
With that said, I really like how they turned out. The first was the vulture which has in it a conceptual basis. The second is the surfer which was more or less a fun painting to get done before the show last Friday.
I have had quite a bit of feedback about this piece. To this point it is the most attention grabbing, and perhaps most well done of the series. The color scheme and composition for this painting very from the template I was using for the first several ‘man, animal’ paintings.
WiseMan, Octopus was sold the day after it was finished, but if you would like prints of it just give me a holler.
I did this little guy last night. I am preparing for a showing this Friday where I want to feature my ‘Man, Animal’ series. The hope is that I can sell some of the work and actually have some money.
I hope there is little explanation needed for this painting.
It developed while eating brunch at Radial Cafe in Atlanta with my roommate. We were discussing some of the ideas I was working on and after some discussion back and forth this imagery came about. The Chinese man riding an eagle. There is so much going on in this painting so if you have any questions feel free to ask.
The Found Wood ‘man, animal’ series has led up to this current related series.
This painting is not on found wood, and it is not simply about the imagery.
Girl, Snake is the work of concept about identity. It is about how we see ourselves as human beings, and finding our identity in the whole of our reality.
The subsequent pieces will follow the same theme in that they will contain the familiar ‘man, animal,’ be conceptually driven, and will be painted on canvas.
Enjoy.
