Yesterday's Ink Blot Drawing

Self with Rain Cloud, June Flowers, Jelly Doughnut Face and Vampire Bite, 2012
Black Sharpie, colored ink, India ink, pastel, charcoal, black coffee and hairspray on Rives BFK, 22" x 15"

From Out of The Blue

Latest in the series...
From Out of The Blue, 2012
Black Sharpie, colored ink, pastel, colored pencil, charcoal and hairspray on Rive BFK, 22" x 15"

Ink Blots, Con't...

 Fear of Becoming/Self, 2012
Colored ink, India ink, coffee, charcoal and pastel, 22" x 15" on Rives BFK

After Watering The Garden/Self, 2012
Colored ink, coffee, pastel and charcoal, 22" x 15" on Rives BFK

Ink Blot Self Portrait Series

Ink Blot Self, 2012
Black Sharpie, colored ink, pastel and charcoal powder on Rives BFK, 22" x 15"

Self with Big Blue Brain, 2012
Black Sharpie, colored ink, pastel, charcoal, colored pencil and acrylic on Rives BFK, 22" x 15"

Looking Back at The Turtle/Self, 2012
Black Sharpie, colored ink, pastel, charcoal powder, colored pencil and watercolor on Rives BFK, 22" x 15"

Self with 2 Human Hearts, Blue Headed Hummingbirds and Diminishing Residuals, 2012
Black Sharpie, colored ink and charcoal on Rives BFK, 22" x 15"

Self with What was Removed, 2012
Black Sharpie, colored ink, pastel and charcoal on Rives BFK, 22" x 15"

What Remains To Be Seen/Self, 2012
Black Sharpie, colored ink, pastel, charcoal and coffee on Rives BFK, 22" x 15"

June Afternoon/Self, 2012

Black Sharpie, colored ink, pastel, charcoal, colored pencil, coffee, acrylic and hairspray on Rives BFK, 22" x 15"

I recently had surgery, and have to sort of take it easy for 6 weeks. I decided to do a series of self-portraits during this time of recuperation, a One a Day type of exercise to keep the pipes flowing. I'm playing with blind contour, colored inks, and chance. Here are the first seven...

In the Spirit of Carlo Pittore

DeWitt Hardy

Pat Hardy

George Burk

Richard Letham

Mary Hart

Anita Clearfield

Alex Rheault

Sigmund Abeles

Stephen Petroff

Tim Clorius

Anne Harris

Rob Sullivan

Michael Waterman

Martha Miller

Ray Cathode

Michael Walek

Matthew Kelly

Joseph Nicoletti

Susan Drucker

Tanya Fletcher

Mark Nelson

Lou Kohl Morgan

Richard Wilson

Robert Shetterly

Larry Hayden

Thomas Cornell

Eric Legassie

Toni Wolf

Tim Wilson

A figurative show that I co-curated with Bowdoinham artist Susan Drucker, in honor of the anniversary of the birthday of our mutual old friend, Carlo Pittore. Now playing at Aucocisco Galleries in downtown Portland, Maine!

Something Old

I took this figure study out of it's old frame today to reframe it for an upcoming figurative show at Aucocisco Gallery. I will also be showing my new portrait, Greta's Dark Self. This drawing is titled Matthew, and I drew it at a figure study group at The Academy of Carlo Pittore in the late fall of 1988. I chuckle at the word Academy: Carlo's studio was in a dilapidated old chicken barn. Never the less, we worked very hard there! The upcoming show is titled In the Spirit of Carlo Pittore, in honor of Carlo's birthday, May 14th, and a percentage of the proceeds will go to The Pittore Foundation which issues grants to figurative artists. Bowdoinham artist Susie Drucker and I are the curators, and we are both old friends of Carlo, who died in 2005.

Simple Conte

An hour long portrait study of Gwen in simple conte crayon. Sometimes it feels good to just go back to the basics.