Well, I'd like to thank everyone who encouraged, discussed, or participated in making art with me this year. I started 2011 with the resolution which I shared with you all, “to both create and share artwork”, and this blog was born.
I got off to a great start with paintings such as these:
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| Vortex 1 |
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| Slash 1,2,3 |
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| Hills and Mountains 1 |
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| Giraffe 1 |
In February, I agreed to be cast in a play. Between work, softball, and the play, painting kind of took a back seat, but I still made a few paintings during the run of the play (through April):
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| Samos from Dear and Glorious Physician |
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| Self Portrait |
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| Untitled |
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| Shine |
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| Vortex 4 |
After the play, things got a little complicated in the friendship landscape... Let's just say that some mistakes were made, some friendships were broken, but I would not change anything that I did. Here are a sample of paintings that reflect how I was feeling at the time:
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| Cracked |
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| Spiral |
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| The Cave |
Summer began, and I entered into the Wedding Season to End All Wedding Seasons, or as some call it the Great Wedding Season, or World Wedding Season I. Seriously, I went to a ton of weddings in 2011. Here are some happier paintings:
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| Wave |
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| Vortex 5 |
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| Purple |
Also, during the Summer was the Orange County Fair, of which demonstrated at for the eighth consecutive year. My self portrait was displayed in the gallery and I had fun:
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| Self Portrait |
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| Foot Throwing at the OC Fair |
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| The red clay pieces were not made with my feet. |
Nearing the end of the year, with weddings behind me, and softball coming to a close, I embarked on a project, making many small (5"x7") paintings in series and arranging them. Here are some of the results:
Well, that's 2011 in a nutshell. I've already got a couple of posts ready for 2012, and some ideas in my head. I look forward to sharing with you all in the new year.
