HEY ALL!!!!
As always - let me first welcome all the newcomers from
Scottsdale (The Summit), and the 4th Avenue Street Fair this past weekend in
Tucson. The list always grows dramatically after that show, which was
another good one. It never ceases to amaze me that this eclectic gathering
of people turns out to be pretty darn receptive to fine art (unless it's
just about the kilt . . . hmmm) This was my best
visit to 4th Ave yet! I did almost experience my first potential scam as a
young couple purchased some individual soap 'boxes', and their credit card turned out to be
reported as lost or stolen - which explains why they were so eager to carry
them away right then, and then never returned to pick 'em up after I packed them. Occasionally
God lets me learn things at a discount! :-)
The weekend before, however was rather a pricey lesson
when wind and rain ended up doing a fair bit of damage. As I was frantically
trying to rescue my display and art on Saturday, among other thoughts, I
kept considering "Well, this is preparing me for the Ft. Worth show" (which
is reputed to be quite prone to strong winds.
(above) Roderick part III (13) was promptly hired to work one of the food booths
at the 4th Avenue Street fair this past weekend, and Dad was a bid giddy!
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INTRODUCING DECONSTRUCTED PHOTOREALISM!
I believe I've shared the story here before. One day in October, 2005 - I drove around this beautiful county in Southeastern Arizona with my daughter and a camera. I was frustratingly determined to seek out 'traditional southwestern' imagery that might appeal to more of the folks attending the art shows - and maybe even generate work that is a bit more feminine. NOTHIN'! I could not get inspired to paint anything I saw, until I stopped in the middle of nowhere to visit a friend at his 'Chicken-Frog Ranch', just a little ways outside of Tombstone. As soon as I stepped out of my car, I saw this pile of old rusted house-paint cans and I just KNEW I had to paint them. So much for traditional and feminine!
(above)
"cans -o- paint I"
30" x 80" acrylic on Masonite panels.
I love the mix of reflective surfaces and rust. Love
that rust! At first the piece was a 4'x4' acrylic on masonite (see
"cans -o- paint II"), but I had
recently come up with my idea for "deconstructed photorealism" and broke the
piece down into four equal quadrants, rearranged them, and mounted them at
different planes. I then re-united the panels with the yellow paint and
brush dragged across them. I've also placed my signature in the piece a
total of 12 times.
