Art In Its Many Phases

Like many artists, there are times when I am extremely overjoyed with my work, and other times when I know in my heart that something simply did not work.  Such was the case with this painting. 

Originally I wanted to create a clean graphic (silhouette) image of a pair of headphones.  I thought a painting would produce the results I was looking for; however, me being quite rusty at painting, produced this less than desirable result.  While this attempt came out okay, it wasn’t quite what I was looking for. 


What is a man to do?

 

Well, I repainted the canvas several times, ending up with this image.  This is much closer to the original idea, and has a lot of the elements that inspired me during my recent trip to San Francisco. 

It’s great to now have something I truly enjoy. I learned that ideas take many forms, and that they take time to correctly communicate.  Here’s to more great art work, and many more mistakes. J

Valentines Day Inspiration

In an effort to do someting more meaningful, my wife and I are exchanging home made gifts this year. Today is the unveiling of my blog, and my gift to my wife, "Cute Woman." Thanks Cute Woman for all of the support, I hope you enjoy; and thanks to everyone else as well.
This is the humble beginnings of My Valentines Day gift, which is an abstract portrait of my wife. Here, I have started with the basic outline.

I have painted in the body and begun designing the surrounding elements. This piece, while inspired by an earlier one, will be slightly adjusted when it's done.

Here is the final Piece, which for now remains untitled
So for now, Happy Valentines Day to My wife, from her "Hopeless Romantic" of a husband.