Here are the last two paintings from my 2012 work. Thanks thanks and more thanks to Susan Copas for teaching me how to paint. Not just how to paint, but also how to talk about my paintings. How to think about my paintings, and how to let go of what you would typically think of as a mistake in a painting. The first image is of the painting titled "Intent". The title came as a collaboration with my friends on Facebook. I wasn't sure at first, so I put it out there for suggestions. Funny because the final title was suggested by me. However, it did help to hear suggestions from others. When I first started painting it, I thought it was going to be an epic fail, but as it turns out, it's one of my favorites. The second image you see, is a painting titled "Event Horizon - Poppy And Friends Prepare For Departure". Or just Even Horizon :). This was my first attempt with a large canvas. 5' X 3' ... actually not exactly five by three ... but pretty close. Susan showed me how to build the frame using 1X2 boards from the local lumber yard, and a few scrap corners of ply board in the corners for support. I love working in the larger size canvases. Every semester, the art students at the college exhibit their work, and vote on a people's choice. Event Horizon was chosen in it's category.
I think this is a pretty good place for me, with regard to where I am as a creator of visual expressions. I am so grateful to Susan for what I learned during her classes. But now I am ready to begin working on my own. I have easels set up in my homes both in Liberal, as well as in Hays, and I am beginning to evolve in the imagery I am wanting to create on the canvas. I am also going to begin experimenting with the acrylic medium. Stay tuned, and thanks for taking the time to look at my expressions. I wish I could show you them in person, because the screen display of these works do absolutely no justice at all to the actual work. Maybe I need to learn how to better photograph them. Maybe with more of a side lit orientation to accent the textures.
