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Getting close now, concept sketch

Getting close now, concept sketch

By on September 4, 2022 in Build, Sketch with 0 Comments

I’m not planning on adding any figurative reference. the cloud and flow forms imply some type reference to the real and takes this work away from complete abstraction. I’m not certain I want the forms to point downwards, but this is still a WIP. I will probably apply tape and liquid friskit over some of […]

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Inspector General Side View

Inspector General Side View

By on September 4, 2022 in Sketch with 0 Comments

Decided to take a step away from the larger piece I am working on to try sketching something out. I am pleased with the direction this went. Even for a little 5 x 3 maquette, this is inspiring me. I’m wanting to bring some elements back in, potentially that are related to the figure, since […]

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Deconstructivism

Deconstructivism

By on August 11, 2022 in Philosophy, Sketch with 0 Comments

I realized this morning that I am deconstructing, but does this make me a Deconstructivist? I did some study this morning and one of the keys that hit me was embodied in this quote. Through the deliberate dismantling of structures, we create an environment that is both disturbed and fertile for new links and emergences […]

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One concept becomes many

One concept becomes many

By on August 3, 2022 in Sketch with 0 Comments

I started working on a new model. Still the same process, the same base model. But this time, I stopped and photographed the work from multiple angles. Then I started manipulating the work in photoshop to see what kinds of interesting ideas might come forward. This was a very fun exercise, and I hope to […]

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Success is a limiter

Success is a limiter

By on July 28, 2022 in Sketch with 0 Comments

Like all good gunfighters know, you’re only as good as your next fight. As I close in on the finish on this piece, I have received wonderful applause, and I love that. However. It can be limiting. The first one has no boundaries, you just kind of proceed into the work blindly and on faith. […]

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A thing, an abstraction

A thing, an abstraction

By on July 27, 2022 in Sketch with 0 Comments

Final sketch in photoshop of how I will apply decals and color to my plastic form sculpture. It’s been tough but I want the thing to look abstracted enough to draw you in, but then have actually mechanical detail to pull your attention back and forth from the grand object to the smallest elements. I […]

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Closing in

Closing in

By on July 21, 2022 in Sketch with 0 Comments

Expressionism or Futurism or a hybrid. “Neo-Futurism”? 😛 I cannot help but find myself going back to the voodoo elements to the works. I saw a hand evolving from the clouds. It’s helping me to get a sense of how I bounce back and forth between the purely abstract and the emotional totems. I will […]

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Tempted to Illustration

Tempted to Illustration

By on July 20, 2022 in Sketch with 0 Comments

I took a big change in direction this past year, moving away from the allegorical figurative to something more abstract and expansive. This is my first effort to use plastics as a sculptural medium. I’m learning a lot about safety measures to ensure I don’t end up with lung disease. I’m learning about the limits […]

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Final Sketch

Final Sketch

By on August 3, 2021 in Sketch with 0 Comments

I’m pleased with this first of many efforts in piecemeal construction using digital “lego blocks”. The inverted pyramids was a bit of surprise, I didn’t realize that I had compressed the whole layer into one layer when I hit “invert” in Photoshop. Getting my new iPad Pro in the next few days. I have the […]

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Back on the Train

Back on the Train

By on July 28, 2021 in Sketch with 0 Comments

After much ado about NOTHING! I am finally developing ideas again. I think it really has been about five years since I have had any real desire. I have picked away at “Conceal and Carry” tried out some manikins, tried to engineer the really difficult man flipping the manikin , and I think it’s time […]

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