Yeah, but . . .

This snarky watercolor was the second watercolor-only piece I've made.  I soaked the paper after I drew a pencil outline.  I sprinkled the painting with salt, to experiment.  That yielded the slightly speckled texture.

It's available on my store.

See more pieces with watercolor here.

Mental Chaos

All we see is what we think,
and all we think is what we feel.

I used a technique I call "semiautomatic drawing" to make this one.

That basically means I set materials in front of me, and I start drawing without a plan.

"Mental Chaos" is available in my art store.

See more abstract drawings here.

She's Underneath

How this was made:

• First, I affixed some patterned paper to a piece of wood.
• Second, I created a stencil using a piece of scrap paper.
• Once the stencil was complete, I taped it at the edges to the wood and sprayed it with lime-green paint.
• Finally, I added a layer of red tissue paper, and scraped off bits of it.

See more mixed-media art here.

Prints and the original are available on my store.

How It Feels to Know Too Much

This is one of my early spray paintings.  It's 12" x 12", with black, red, and grey gloss spray paints on wood.

See more stencil work here.

Words Are Dangerous

My House III
8" x 8"
Watercolor and pen on vellum

My brain is full.  Words are dangerous—
so I won't give them to you tonight.

You can find more art based on human bones here, or check out the other images in the "My House" series.

Self Portrait

In the one art class I have taken—Figure Drawing I—I was required to create a self portrait. There were no guidelines other than that, so I decided that my self portrait didn't have to involve my face.  Then I created my own guidelines:

1. draw right hand with left hand
2. draw left hand with right hand

Strangely, I think I drew better with my non-dominant hand.

Learn more about me here, or check out an interview here.

Finger Painting: Iron Sharpening Iron

Considering the content, I'm amused I used such a dull object—my finger—to create this painting.  

I enjoy irony (and puns).

Iron Sharpening Iron
Acrylic on wood
12" x 12"

See other art based on the Bible.

Controlled chaos: "The Starvation for Home"

The Starvation for Home
3' x 4'
Acrylic on canvas

I really enjoyed making this painting—employing gravity and excessive amounts of messy watered-down paint.  I get a kick out of using destructive forces for constructive means.

I like hands, and I use them in art a lot.  You can see more paintings with them.