International Artwork Exchange Part 2

Lunas Negras I

Lunas Negras II

Lunas Negras III

Lunas Negras IV

 Lunas Negras V

So. . .there have been a number of things that have conspired to keep me away from posting on my blog for the past several days.  My apologies!  Here are the five pieces that Jorge Restrepo sent to me, in exchange for the five pieces in the previous post that I sent to him.  These are from a series that he calls "Lunas Negras," or "Black Moons."  Enjoy!

International Artwork Exchange

Blue Harvest

 Amber Lesson

 Grey Archive

Red Cathedral

 White Obstacle

Awhile back I participated in an artwork exchange with Jorge Restrepo, a Latin American artist with homes/studios in Tegucigalupa, Honduras, and Cali, Colombia.  We each created five pieces to exchange.  The five pieces I created are shown here.  I'll show Jorge's work in  my next post.

"North Coast Hazards"

In some ways, this recent piece represents a somewhat new direction for me.  I'm using the same materials that I generally use: found and vintage papers, gesso, acrylic paint, matte medium, and matte varnish, but have built up considerably more layers than usual.  Some of the visual elements that were quite prominent at certain points during the creative process, have become hidden, or have disappeared altogether, in the final piece.  North Coast Hazards does, however, explore a theme I have investigated before: a fascination with geography and maps. 

Three Questions Answered With Art

I've submitted pieces for all three of the questions for Seth Apter's call for 5" x 5" artwork that answers three of the questions from his book, "The Pulse of Mixed Media," using words (and images, if desired).  The pieces I created are shown, below, in the following three posts, with their corresponding questions as the title of each post.

If your artwork could talk, what would it say?

Every fragment tells a story.

Who has had the most impact on your creative life?

Mr. Jack Howard: my high school art teacher from 1960-1964, who gave me the tools, showed me the way, and helped me to access an imagination that I hadn't realized I possessed.

What is one thing you've never shared with the creative community?

The event which led to an epiphany beginning my creative journey.