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The latest post so far, features me in 2 Rooms (Room 1 | Room 2), along with a couple portraits of me painted by artist Leo Bugel

Golden Ratios

Thought I would share with you another silkscreen print I did.

I really like this one, but unfortunately, it does not fit in with my other prints as a cohesive body of work. The image is inspired by the golden ratio found in life and nature.

There are two versions of this. The one with the red nautilus shell is an edition of seven, while the purple nautilus shell one is an edition of two.

Paint and Destroy

This is regarding the "Concept" body of work.

People ask me sometimes how I paint. There is no simple answer to that... I paint in many different ways, and most often, I don't know what the hell I am doing. Really. I rarely sketch out a composition, nor do I know exactly the subject matter I am going to paint. I have a vague idea of it all: a vague imaginary sketch in my head, a vague composition, and a vague subject matter (portrait, hand, body part...etc...). The only sure idea I keep in mind when I paint is the concept, message, or underlying meaning I want the image to communicate to the audience.

So, if I were to sum it up, in general, I paint and destroy.

Yes. I destroy what is perfect. I destroy a perfectly white canvas with globs of color. I move the pigment around on the surface to form a perfect image of something (like a face or any other subject matter) and then I destroy that perfect image, and destroy and destroy some more until I get a finished painting.

I have created a page demonstrating this method, documenting the creation/destruction of "Alleviated Aggravation." Check out "Paint and Destroy" in the menu of links above, or click here.


This is how I work; I paint and destroy.

Rebirth

So here is the exciting news!!!

I have a solo show coming up... in Singapore!!!



I have been having to crank out a bunch of work based on the concept of "rebirth." There are 3 new paintings up on my website under "concrete," and more to come.

I will post them on my personal and fan-page facebook site too.

So you are around, come check it out!

For details, visit GJ Asian Art

New Stuff

New website home page!



And, I have a lot of painting I need to get done. A lot. A lot. A lto.altotalltol.al

Here is a sneak peek at something new:


I have to paint a lot before mid February.

A lot.... yeah...

That's all I am going to share right now... more news about this to come as situations get settled and problems and schedules worked out...

Check back to see what's up!