This piece was inspired after visiting the Chicago Institute of Art. After staring at Picasso, Miro, Matisse, and Pollock I needed to do something a little more my style that was away from the heavy landscape series. King Sinclair is what came out. He’s a hip guy!
This one is more of a fusion piece finished after The Badlands in South Dakota. It has the heart of The Badlands and the essence of Utah. Of course my Miro stars hang in the sky.
Moab, Utah was by far the most inspiring place for me. The colors, the way light played of these golden red rocks, and the energy were just spectacular. It was inspiring to see these large rocks just balanced on top of each other.
This piece needs no introduction. This is Moab, UT. Jagged but smooth, electric oranges and steep cliffs of grandeur. Places within places. It was easy to disappear into a trance/ meditation when your feet touch the grounded soil.
The West with it’s big sky and rocky rolling hills and mountains. This was painted in a hotel room in the wee hours in the morning (3ish) and was out of my head. Just painting what I had seen and felt about the West up to this point.
This piece earned it’s title after meeting this filmmaker “Bear” in Nashville who made a song with the lyrics, “It’s half man and half dingo. He’s MANDINGO!.” King Mandingo was created outside Chicago before rightfully given its name a bit later on the trip after Nashville. I wanted to do a non-landscape piece with more breathing room and abstract.
I love painting in this style. Fun, kinetic, and very soothing for me. I don’t think when I do pieces like this. I go into a meditation and create from instinct with no sort of restrictions. Both Color Composition 1 and 2 are pieces that I tried to transform my intangible thoughts to tangible color, line, and texture. I feel both are successful.
I love when line and color are one in the same. A constant movement and exploration around the canvas. Giving life and creating some sort of emotion is always a goal, sometimes met and sometimes uninterpreted but it’s there.
This was painted in the Loughman’s backyard in Geneva, IL after 3am with a flood light serving as my light source. I really enjoyed creating this one. It was fluid and effortless.
