Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Jake Series (2013)
I started a series while in Florida with pictures of my brother. I have a few more paintings that I apparently haven't photographed so I'll have to catch up!
Nudes (2002/2003)
Grief Series (2004-2007)
My grief series started with these three paintings, which I based on photos I found online following a tsunami. I was seeing a therapist, who as we all know, likes to ask; "How are you feeling?" I didn't have the words, but when I came across photos like these I recognized what I was feeling.
These three paintings were on display in downtown Provo as part of their program to fill empty store windows, and I later sold all three. I continued my project with the following paintings. All but two have been sold.
Eventually I worked on a picture from my brother's funeral, which is the painting I connected with the most. I can remember working on this painting in my Fullerton, CA apartment. He died during my last semester of my Bachelor's and I went off to Fullerton for graduate school. I didn't even last long enough to start classes the first semester, but in the short time I was living there, I painted this. I was so energized while working that I couldn't sit down (totally unlike any other painting I'd worked on). I eventually dropped this painting off at DI because it was more painful for me to look at all the time. Try to ignore the glare on the photo...
Another painting I completed of my brother is one of my favorites. It's hanging at my parents house now. It's a 3'X4' on masonite board, so it's big and heavy. It's from a photo of my brother sleeping on the couch with my oldest nephew on Christmas day. Color in the photo isn't quite right, but the best I could do.
These three paintings were on display in downtown Provo as part of their program to fill empty store windows, and I later sold all three. I continued my project with the following paintings. All but two have been sold.
Eventually I worked on a picture from my brother's funeral, which is the painting I connected with the most. I can remember working on this painting in my Fullerton, CA apartment. He died during my last semester of my Bachelor's and I went off to Fullerton for graduate school. I didn't even last long enough to start classes the first semester, but in the short time I was living there, I painted this. I was so energized while working that I couldn't sit down (totally unlike any other painting I'd worked on). I eventually dropped this painting off at DI because it was more painful for me to look at all the time. Try to ignore the glare on the photo...
Another painting I completed of my brother is one of my favorites. It's hanging at my parents house now. It's a 3'X4' on masonite board, so it's big and heavy. It's from a photo of my brother sleeping on the couch with my oldest nephew on Christmas day. Color in the photo isn't quite right, but the best I could do.
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