New Work from New York

My canvases have arrived from a month sabbatical in NYC. Linda Degnan-Cobos and I spent the month of April working at the Arts Student League, and the National Acadeny of Fine Arts. Linda worked with George Cannata and Charles Hinman. I worked with Henry Finkelstein, and Frank O'Cain. We both worked with Mary Beth McKenzie Nikki Orback, and Mariano Del Rosario. How did we do this? We worked from 8 am until 10 pm, 6 days a week. Our 7th day we visited the Metropolitain, the Guggenheim, the Jewish Museum's Abstract Expressionist show, MOMA, the Neue Gallery, and various galleries inbetween.

I am stretching painted canvases now, I liked the process of shipping rolled canvases, didn't feel retricted to use only small panels that would fit in my suitcase.
After numerous art travel adventures, shipping back (or hand carrying) rolled canvases works very well.

48" x 48" Yellow abstract, Acrylic on canvas, blue dot winner at Art Student League Show

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Large Abstract, Oil on Canvas

60" x 60" oil on canvas. Using ideas from this series, completed canvas.
at gallery space in Funk & Junk.

Abstract Series, No 101

9" x 9" mixed media, acrylic and silver leaf on 300 lb Arches paper.

This abstract series started in spring of 2007 and was inspired by a brief encounter with artist, Jimmie James on the sidewalks of New York City. I started only with the idea to work with yellow and a square format. This series continued to evolve, one idea lead to several more ideas. I worked over an 8 month period, the first 24 in New York, and the rest, back in my studio on San Juan Island, in Washington State. The series starts back chronologically in the Blog Feb. Archive, or scroll backwards from here. Click on OLDER POSTS at the bottom to continue. This in unedited just as they were created.

Abstract Series, No 100

9" x 9" mixed media, acrylic and silver leaf on 300 lb Arches paper.

Abstract Series, No 98

9" x 9" mixed media, acrylic and copper leaf on 300 lb Arches paper.

Abstract Series, No. 97

9" x 9" mixed media, acrylic and copper leaf on 300 lb Arches paper.