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"Invisible in the Haystacks" Impasto Landscape Painting
Each layer of paint in 'Invisible in the Haystacks' tells a story of a moment spent under the open sky. The textured strokes convey the raw energy of the outdoors, inviting the viewer to feel the wind and warmth of the sun. Using a palette knife, I shaped the land and sky, transforming color into tangible texture. The sunlight highlights every ridge, making the scene almost touchable.
Animating, Drawing George Forman: A Boxing Tribute
Animation drawing of George Foreman. Forman’s story is the stuff of legend. From his thunderous knockouts that echoed through arenas to the iconic "Rumble in the Jungle," his journey is a testament to resilience. Remember that phrase "Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier!"? I tried to capture that raw power in my drawing, that unstoppable force. But it's not just about the punches; it's about the man.
Plein Air Painting Impasto: Capturing Emotion
This piece isn't just about a landscape; it's about a feeling. It’s that moment when you're heading home, the light's fading, and everything feels… transient. Ever feel like you're caught between two worlds, light and dark, known and unknown? That's what I tried to capture. Just like the light changes, our feelings shift, our perspectives evolve. 'Half Dark on the Way Home' is a reminder to appreciate
Welcome to my storm painting, where emotion meets canvas
The thing about storms is they're not just weather events. They are emotional experiences. When painting 'Daily Storm,' I was not trying to capture what a storm looks like, but what it feels like: that mixture of tension, beauty, and raw energy that comes with changing weather. What really helps make the painting work is the heavy impasto technique you see here gives the clouds and terrain a three-dimensional quality.
The Art of Imperfection in my Abstract Landscape
The abstract landscape art, “Cracks and Crazes” is all about texture and how things break and change. The artist uses layers of paint and cracks to show a lot of energy and feeling. Those cracks aren't just mistakes; they represent challenges and changes, like how things can fall apart and then get rebuilt. The painting makes you think about how people deal with tough times and find hope. It's like an experiment, trying to balance things breaking with things getting better. Every detail in the painting encourages you to keep going and look for positive change, even when things seem bad.
Why I Paint the Same Sky Differently: My Textured Sky
So there I was, palette knife in hand, staring at a blank canvas. Again. The usual crisis - what to paint today? But then I remembered something I learned the hard way. Finding new stuff to paint is actually pretty boring. The real magic happens when you look at the same old thing but see it differently. So every morning I wake up and I see that sky changing. And I say thanks.
Drawing Motion: My Black & White Skateboard Animation
Video animation. Living just blocks from their playground on the promenade gives me endless material for my skateboarding video animations. There's something about the contrast of dark figures against concrete that speaks truth. No fancy filters, no color distractions - just pure movement frozen then released through my fingertips
Why Nature is Already Abstract
This blog post humorously chronicles the creation of “Autumn Flares,” an abstract landscape that mirrors the fiery energy of fall. Emphasizing color, texture, and the importance of not copying nature too literally, it highlights how abstract art can transcend the physical world and evoke profound emotional responses.
Comic Strip: Art Talk Gone Sideways
“Have you ever wondered what happens when art meets pseudo-science and art speak? This seven-panel art comic strip explores exactly that. You will be baffled by the flowery, uppity, and snobbish dialogue that sometimes appears in the art world. Our intrepid painter in this comic strip explains how a once-simple storm scene spiraled into something more effervescent after a ‘bristle density calibration’ went sideways, revealing the weird side of chaos by highlighting the balance between method and mayhem.
Finding Meaning in Abstract Landscape Art
Approach abstract landscapes the way you’d savor “Another Year Gone By”. step back, let the visuals breathe, and allow the paint’s nuances to swirl around your senses. The heart of this painting offers a textural “tsunami” of natural energy, proving that it’s not just about depicting a hill—it’s about how lines and colors come together to truly speak to us.
The Raw Energy of Black and White Animation
Have you ever noticed how sometimes less is actually more? That's how I feel about my black and white animations. I started creating these surfer animations because I got tired of color palettes giving me existential crises—like, is this blue-green or green-blue? Who knows? Not me! So, I went all in on black and white. When that surfer girl catches a wave in my animation, and you can feel the momentum as her body shifts, I live for those moments. It's like I've bottled pure movement and emotion with just some black ink. There's a raw energy in simple lines that fancy colors and textures just can't touch.
"Apex” Abstract Art: Where Shadow Meets Light
In a playful, conversational tone, this blog post reveals how the painting “Apex” came to life at dawn, driven by the belief that art must resonate with real emotion. By capturing the tension between light and dark, the artist illustrates that creativity is about forging connections that make perfect sense once they appear on the canvas.
Embracing the Unknown in Abstract Art
People ask me what this painting means. I just laugh. It means I spent way too much time staring at dark paint trying to figure out if I should add more white or just order pizza. It means I have learned how to make paintings different from others. Most importantly, it means I stopped trying to make perfect art and started making real art.
“Wheeled Universe”: Creating Universal Motion Through Abstract Art
Ecliptic Motion captures the chaotic beauty of space, blending swirling textures, layered movement, and cosmic depth to create a gravitational pull on the viewer. Inspired by celestial motion, this painting is a portal into an abstract dimension where gravity and energy collide, thriving on the tension between chaos and balance. Expressive brushwork and palette knife textures convey a sense of endless motion, drawing viewers into an orbit of artistic energy, making it not just a painting, but a force field of movement and depth
Rocks on the River: Reflections on Painting the Ventura River
Staring at my canvas, and on this day, the white space took on an ethereal, misty quality, making me think, "Wait, white sky" The bottom part of my painting looked like rocks by a river or my early morning coffee. Using thick, moody black, I aimed to convey, "I contain multitudes, and possibly some pebbles." The texture mirrored nature's abstract existential crisis. Art, you start with one idea and discover countless justifications. The painting embodies contrast, where black and white paint mimic water and stone, chaos and stillness. It’s about movement and how even solid rock changes.Think about staring at a river and just watching the water.
"Landfall" – Capturing the Chaos of a Storm in Paint
Trying to capture a storm’s essence can be chaotic. I’ve been battling this overpriced BMF-650 sable blend brush (aka “expensive mistake maker”), trying to pin down the perfect turbulence effect with a tube of Prussian Blue that cost more than my weekly coffee budget. Just when I thought I had it, my easel decided to tumbling thirty feet down rocky terrain. Good thing I didn’t skip the extra thick varnish. The composition took a hit, but sometimes the best art comes from unexpected disasters—or in this case, not-so-happy tumbles. Storm painting is like that: nature’s chaos meets artistic chaos, where the paint does weird things, and you just roll with it.
Abstract Expressionism and the Ocean: 'Wind Blows North”
Living just a few blocks from the ocean has its perks. One of my favorite things to do is head down to the shore when it's stormy. There's something about feeling the wind and rain coming off the ocean that just gets the creative juices flowing. "Wind Blows North" is a reflection of those stormy days. Abstract expressionism is all about letting go and allowing the paint to guide you. For this piece, I used aggressive brushstrokes and splatters to convey the chaotic energy of a storm. The colors are bold and dynamic, with splashes of yellow, black, and white against a blue background. "Wind Blows North" isn't just about a storm. It's about the feeling of being alive, of standing on the edge of something powerful and uncontrollable. It's about embracing the chaos and finding beauty in it.
Abstract Art: Reflection on Movement and Change
"Wind Wafting" captures the feeling of movement and change, inspired by drives through the Midwest, where colors blur and shapes shift with the seasons. Abstract art lets me communicate beyond what’s seen, using colors and forms to create a sense of wind and motion in the landscape. Every layer in this painting tells a story of how autumn fields move and change when you're traveling through them.
The Emotional Ride of Painting an Abstract Seascape
Breakers Tossing pulls you in with bold lines and colors, evoking the raw energy of a stormy ocean and challenging you to let go of control, to embrace the unexpected. This isn’t a painting that tells a story—it’s one that asks you to feel, to connect with its emotion and discover your own meaning. Like life itself, Breakers Tossing is messy and unpredictable, but within its chaos lies a striking beauty that reminds us to seek clarity in the unexpected and find those small, fleeting moments of grace.
“Between Me and the Stars” abstract landscape
"Between Me and the Stars" captures the feeling of standing beneath an infinite sky, searching for connection, and explores the spaces that hold light, thought, and possibility—the in-between moments. Creating this abstract work was like forming constellations—each stroke adding to a greater story.