New Haz Mat Paintings

I did some painting last week, and these are four new pieces in my "Haz Mat" series. So named because I get the paint from the Household Hazardous Waste Facility in Santa Monica!


24 x 24 inches


18 x 24 inches


30 x 40 inches


18 x 18 inches

New Books

I'm mentioned in two new books that were recently published, and that I highly recommend.

The first is Fine Art Adoption Network, by Adam Simon.



One of my adopted paintings is featured along with the initial e-mail message from the woman who adopted the work. It's a fun little book about an interesting concept. The Fine Art Adoption Network has been around for about three years now, with over 250 participating artists and about 400 works of art adopted.

The other book is the sixth edition of How to Survive and Prosper As an Artist, by Caroll Michels.



This latest edition features a section on "Art Marketing and the Internet," and there are a couple of paragraphs about me and this blog.

E-vite

Here's the e-vite for the show at OBJCT::Gallery tonight:

OBJCT::Gallery

There's a new gallery that's opening this weekend for the Pomona Art Walk. Veronica Fernandez of Fine Art Advising Services in Santa Monica is curating the opening show, called "OBJCT::of my confection." She selected three of my paintings for the show, including the triptych shown below:


Camellias, 2008
triptych, 24 x 72 inches
acrylic latex on canvas

OBJCT::Gallery
250 West Second Street
Pomona, CA 91766
917.710.0083

Pomona Art Walk: Saturday, June 13th

Recent Work

I didn't think I'd have time to paint this week, with the ARTconnectsLA presentations and all. But I did manage to set aside one day for it, and this is what I did.

The blue turned out to be a lot more intense than I was expecting. It was a lot lighter before it dried.


36" x 36"



24" x 48"



24" x 24"



12" x 24"

As usual, these are all in search of titles, in case you have any inspired ideas!

May Newsletter

I just sent out my May newsletter. If you're not on my mailing list, you can read the newsletter and subscribe here. It features this blurry picture of me, which I kind of like. I look better a little blurry, don't you think?

More Miniatures

The miniature paintings continue to amaze me. I get the greatest patterns on these. Here are a few of my new ones. They're just 2.5 x 3.5 inches -- very small.

More New Work

Here are a few more new latex paintings that I like. Click to see them larger, and you can get a better idea of the texture.


24" x 30"



36" x 18"



36" x 48"



36" x 12"

New Latex Painting

New work in search of a title. I really like the crackle paste effect. Click on it to see a larger view, and then you can see the cracks.

Cochineal

I collected some cochineal off of cactus at a friend's house last week. Here it is cooking in a tin-lined copper pan.



And here it is after sitting overnight. Much deeper color.



This is fabric simmering in the dye.



I've heard that you get a better color when the cochineal bugs are dried, but I don't know why.