Small Works Cowboys

More new Paintings! This is a group of small cowboy portraits for an upcoming show. As I was creating these, I was thinking about them more as drawings with paint than paintings. As such, I treated the panel as if it was a piece of paper, only using as many marks as needed and trying not to overwork things. In addition the white background works to isolate the cowboy from his environment. They've also been a great way of pulling multiple mark making applications together, impasto, dripping, dry brush, pooling, etc. They all measure between 16" x 12" and 20" x 16". Here they are:

Blue Steel

Here's one of a group of new paintings I have been working on over the past few months. I will be uploading more in the next few days, so be sure to check back!

"Blue Steel"

Oil on Panel
48"x36"
2011

Panels

Lately I've been constructing a series of masonite panels. These will end up being paintings destined for a couple upcoming shows.

Thesis Posting 3

Here are the final two pieces from the exhibition.

"High Lonesome Throne"
Oil on Canvas
84" x 60"
2011

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Thesis Installation Shots

A couple quick peeks of my Thesis show installed in the Mestrovic Gallery at the Snite Museum of Art. Hopefully I will get some better, Hi-Res shots before the show goes down.

Thesis Paintings, Post 2

"Don't Look Back"
Oil on Linen
60" x 84"
2011

"Hang 'Em High"

Oil on Canvas
62" x 42"
2011

Thesis Paintings Post 1

"Don't Fence Me In"

Oil on Canvas
62" x 42"
2011

Shoot for the Stars (detail)

First posting of Thesis paintings finished. I will get a full shot of the bottom painting as well as Hi-Res images of all 5 paintings up on my website soon enough. For now, enjoy these!