Cupulas y Sombras (Domes and Shadows) - 24x18

 

Cupulas y Sombras (Domes and Shadows)- 24x18

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in Cuba the mix of modern life, 1940's cars, and centuries old architecture is alluring to me and my paintbrush.

the underlying goal in this one was distinctive color, loosey goosey brushwork and a spark of crazy color (the cab and orange car in the distance). the more I paint the more I realize that brushwork is a way of transmitting a vibe to the viewer of the painting. It can signal repose, calmness, or action and vitality, or something in between.

 

in this painting (when I look at it anyway) I sorta feel the hustle and bustle of Havana, but at the same time, the centuries of its just 'being'.

 

like when you stand at the edge of the ocean. its as if in that one moment of looking at the waves lapping at the shore, that you can feel the eons that it's been happening.

 

my color changes happened a few months ago (and continue to morph). now the brushstrokes are evolving.

 

in painting as in life, the only constant is change. sit back and enjoy the ride!

Island Games-0417c-24x18

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a cool little bocce court at the tiki hut. this place really starts jumping around sunset! love the pvc pipes in trashcans lighting system!

Quiet in the Keys-18x24

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well my stay winter in the keys is drawing to a close and time to head back to northern latitudes in a few days.

 

 was getting a bit burned out on the lanes and alleys of key west so I headed down the keys about 20 minutes to a little place called Summerland Key. lots of working boats, beat up tiki bars, docks, and less gentrified homes than the ones all over key west. my kinda stuff to paint.

In Progress- Explosion de Color Tropical-24x18

the underpainting inspired this title

big "ugly" brush FUN!

 

cant you feel the sun already on this one! I'm really enjoying these big ones after years and years of 6x8 and 8x10's. me thinks me found me studio mojo.

 

this is an alley way off beloved Simonton St. Why is it beloved? it is a one way street with wide bike lane. your safest bet against being run over by drunk tourists on a moped for the first time. heard somewhere that key west is reigning champion for the most moped involved deaths/accidents in the states.

 

me on a bicycle 8 hours a day (with tons of plein air crap strapped all over) makes a really nice target for cars, mopeds and conch trains.

 

heres the food chain as far as transportation modes around the island. Conch train, the whale, the big kahuna, can do anything he wants since he's like 6 car lengths long. next SUV's and big trucks, cars, small cars, then motorcycles, mopeds, trikes (three wheeled bikes-very cool) then two wheel bikes, and at the bottom of the food chain, the pedestrian/tourist. but when theyre craning their neck left and right (looking at all there is to see that's different than their native des moines iowa) they'll step right off the curb without looking. bet they wouldn't do that in downtown des moines right? but I guess when you put on a bad Hawaiian shirt, and flip flops and have a map in your hand things are somehow different. tell it to the ER doc!