Poor Trait: The Beginnings of the Working Style

"Self Poor Traits" - 20WOM09 (Pastels on Sandpaper)

Love it or hate it- this is the beginning. This mess on sandpaper- just experimenting with pastels was the start of my current work patterns. I didn't really realize this until today when I found it sitting in my entertainment center tremendously out of place. I must have put it there for a reason but it somehow got lost along the way in the insurmountable clutter that is the life and times.

I didn't spray mount on it so some of the pastel came loose but I almost like it better- adds texture and shows some depth in the space. I took it outside and sprayed several coats of polycrylic on it giving it a high gloss shine and locking down that pastel forever.

The big bang- the first dissection of space and the first dissection of my thought process. This isn't a new concept by any means but I think I may have something here to further our understandings of how space in...well- space. Does that make sense?

I'll try to clarify more in visuals to come.

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New Work: "Kingdom Caricatures" + Info About THE Future.

"Kingdom Caricatures" - 20WOM09
(Ink & Cutouts on Bristol Board)

This piece depicts figure in space. I am gradually increasing the size of works to eventually work quite large. This one measures 12 in wide by 6 inches tall. Challenges begin to arise as the size of the work increases. The most obvious and most frustrating is more cutouts need to be done. My fingers were sore for days after from having to push so hard to make sure I make it all the way through the paper and make the lines as clean as possible.

I tried to also incorporate the identity mark at the bottom and also use the cutouts to give it more detail. I liked the crown points as cutouts instead of ink.

As progression continues I am also working to progress mediums of work. Look soon for T-Shirts and other examples of wearable art.

Also, a website is in the works.

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New Work: "Motown (or Court Jesters)"

"Motown (or Court Jesters)" - 20WOM09

I'm continuing to build on my idea or space and how to define it on a medium.
I'm really digging the cutouts but I need to find a way to push that idea farther- it's a process. It's difficult to get the cutouts exact so there aren't visible "overcuts". Also, going to need to stick to simpler shapes- too many bends and changes of direction make those overcuts even more frequent.

This work was inspired by the back of Jackson 5 album and interior visualization of entertainment in the court.

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