Laser Chicken (Carpe Diem)
Acrylic, oil pastel and pencil on cradled plywood
24 x 16 in
61 x 40.6 cm
Initially titled Carpe Diem, immediately re-dubbed Laser Chicken by popular acclaim. If a chicken has laser focus, is it still a super power? Egg or chicken: rising from the ashes: who is visionary now??
The ongoing Super Ply series consists of black and white paintings on bare plywood. I begin with a random hand doodled abstract monotype on the bare wood, then paint with 2 small brushes and my hands. I add details with oil pastels and pencil. I usually work in silence alone in my studio, but some of these have been created live at art events and reflect the mood I sensed in the room. As a process painter, I allow each painting to develop organically so the character and context are not planned at all. Any text fragments - and the title - become clear at the end when the piece resolves itself.
Acrylic, oil pastel and pencil on cradled plywood
24 x 16 in
61 x 40.6 cm
Initially titled Carpe Diem, immediately re-dubbed Laser Chicken by popular acclaim. If a chicken has laser focus, is it still a super power? Egg or chicken: rising from the ashes: who is visionary now??
The ongoing Super Ply series consists of black and white paintings on bare plywood. I begin with a random hand doodled abstract monotype on the bare wood, then paint with 2 small brushes and my hands. I add details with oil pastels and pencil. I usually work in silence alone in my studio, but some of these have been created live at art events and reflect the mood I sensed in the room. As a process painter, I allow each painting to develop organically so the character and context are not planned at all. Any text fragments - and the title - become clear at the end when the piece resolves itself.
Acrylic, oil pastel and pencil on cradled plywood
24 x 16 in
61 x 40.6 cm
Initially titled Carpe Diem, immediately re-dubbed Laser Chicken by popular acclaim. If a chicken has laser focus, is it still a super power? Egg or chicken: rising from the ashes: who is visionary now??
The ongoing Super Ply series consists of black and white paintings on bare plywood. I begin with a random hand doodled abstract monotype on the bare wood, then paint with 2 small brushes and my hands. I add details with oil pastels and pencil. I usually work in silence alone in my studio, but some of these have been created live at art events and reflect the mood I sensed in the room. As a process painter, I allow each painting to develop organically so the character and context are not planned at all. Any text fragments - and the title - become clear at the end when the piece resolves itself.