Monday, July 23, 2012
Bad Water 2
I'm not sure what I did here. It's a colossal mess. I was using a lot of thinner since its the first sketch and I had to get it and the palette out of the house before everyone suffocated. Its such a simple composition, and like all the others, its already finished (in my head). I worked out the steps, how long could it possibly take? Four, maybe five weeks? We'll revisit this post in six months.
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Bad Water 1
This will be another attempt at documenting the creative process. The last time I did this it was pretty successful (I think).
The first image below is the photo, and the second is the initial sketch on the canvas. It took about 15 minutes to scribble a few loose lines on the canvas. Today is July 19. At the end of each session, I'll take a photo and post it here along with some nonsense written late at night after I'm drop dead exhausted. I'm starting this at the worst possible time, as I'm about to get insanely busy at my day job. I don't do things the easy and sensible way. Between 10 PM and Midnight is when I lose all grips with reality and let go, sinking deeper and deeper into my subconscious and those dark places where the real ideas reside. When the painting is done, I'll make another video like I did with the Xanadu painting. I'll post it to YouTube and it won't go viral, but that's the way it its. I can't be responsible for people's tastes.
Maybe I'm done with this meadowlands project after this. Or maybe not. There's still more out there to explore.
The first image below is the photo, and the second is the initial sketch on the canvas. It took about 15 minutes to scribble a few loose lines on the canvas. Today is July 19. At the end of each session, I'll take a photo and post it here along with some nonsense written late at night after I'm drop dead exhausted. I'm starting this at the worst possible time, as I'm about to get insanely busy at my day job. I don't do things the easy and sensible way. Between 10 PM and Midnight is when I lose all grips with reality and let go, sinking deeper and deeper into my subconscious and those dark places where the real ideas reside. When the painting is done, I'll make another video like I did with the Xanadu painting. I'll post it to YouTube and it won't go viral, but that's the way it its. I can't be responsible for people's tastes.
Maybe I'm done with this meadowlands project after this. Or maybe not. There's still more out there to explore.
Monday, July 2, 2012
There's No Such Thing As Bad Press
I don't want to go into too many in's and out's of where I think this article goes wrong on me. It's also only three sentences, but a mention nevertheless.
It's a review of the group exhibition, New Jersey Artists, which I participated in. The article from NJ.com mentions me and three other artists. One of whom, Mehdi Hashemi, is without a doubt worthy of a mention, as his work was outstanding. He was worried about a fly that landed in an application of resin which he poured over his painting. I said to him that not only would a viewer never notice it, but the fly added an element of chance to his work which could only have been a product of Nature.
Friday, June 29, 2012
New Jersey Artists
I will be at Lana Santorelli Gallery for the opening reception of a group exhibition titled, New Jersey Artists this Saturday from 6-9PM. Drop what you're doing, and get yerself to the birthplace of Sinatra for an evening.
The painting of mine that will be in the show is Big Meadow, which some of you may remember was the subject of an attempt at making the World's Greatest Art Video.
Here's some of those links:
Oh, and here's the painting featured in my hijacked version of the gallery's email blast…
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Breaking News: Big Meadow
I've just received word that the painting above, titled Big Meadow, has been chosen for a group exhibition at Lana Santorelli Gallery in Hoboken, NJ.
The exhibition is called "NJ Artists" and it opens on June 30. I'll have more details in a future post.
Some of you may remember that I recorded the early stages of creation of this work in a video series. Here's one of those videos...
and another…
Now go and tell all of your friends.
Video Evidence
The image below is the "official" photo of my most recent painting, titled After The Occupation. It was painted from a photo I shot in May of 2010 on a canoe trip in the New Jersey Meadowlands with my brother.
After I finished the painting 2 weeks ago, I remembered a comment I made on the trip, just after I snapped the photo at the 1:12 mark. In the video below, right around 1:20, you'll hear it:
What I said was: "If one of those photos is any good that I just shot earlier, that's a painting" It was either prophesy or sheer determination. Take your pick. The next image I'm thinking about comes at around 3:50. Check back in about 2 months to see how I'm doing on that one. I was pretty exhausted by the end of that trip, as you can clearly tell by my dazed and confused look near the very end of the video. The outgoing tide on the Hackensack that day was a force to be reckoned with and we were paddling against it. And yes, the ground is sometimes made of garbage. Lastly, thank you, forever, to the Victor Victor Band for the soundtrack that I stole.
After I finished the painting 2 weeks ago, I remembered a comment I made on the trip, just after I snapped the photo at the 1:12 mark. In the video below, right around 1:20, you'll hear it:
What I said was: "If one of those photos is any good that I just shot earlier, that's a painting" It was either prophesy or sheer determination. Take your pick. The next image I'm thinking about comes at around 3:50. Check back in about 2 months to see how I'm doing on that one. I was pretty exhausted by the end of that trip, as you can clearly tell by my dazed and confused look near the very end of the video. The outgoing tide on the Hackensack that day was a force to be reckoned with and we were paddling against it. And yes, the ground is sometimes made of garbage. Lastly, thank you, forever, to the Victor Victor Band for the soundtrack that I stole.
Monday, May 14, 2012
After The Occupation
Matthew Green, After The Occupation, 30" x 48", oil on canvas, 2012.
I'll post a real high-res pic in a few days. This is probably the last painting I do until I get some new material. I'll be hanging this and other fantastic works in coffee shops around Philadelphia. I also plan on doing the guerilla gallery thing in Old City for First Friday this June. Actual date I think is June 1. I scouted around the neighborhood and I think the fence around the empty lot on 2nd and Race might be the top contender. There's also a nice spot where a place called the Wrap Shack used to be, I think its 2nd and Quarry St. Whatever. If you're reading this and have never been to Old City Philadelphia it's meaningless. I'll post a map I think. We'll see.
Just dig the new painting for now. Thx.
I'll post a real high-res pic in a few days. This is probably the last painting I do until I get some new material. I'll be hanging this and other fantastic works in coffee shops around Philadelphia. I also plan on doing the guerilla gallery thing in Old City for First Friday this June. Actual date I think is June 1. I scouted around the neighborhood and I think the fence around the empty lot on 2nd and Race might be the top contender. There's also a nice spot where a place called the Wrap Shack used to be, I think its 2nd and Quarry St. Whatever. If you're reading this and have never been to Old City Philadelphia it's meaningless. I'll post a map I think. We'll see.
Just dig the new painting for now. Thx.
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