A painting is never finished - it simply stops in interesting places.
Paul Gardner
A man paints with his brains and not with his hands.
Michelangelo
All material in nature, the mountains and the streams and the air and we, are made of Light which has been spent; and this crumpled matter called material casts a shadow, and the shadow belongs to Light.
Louis Kahn
The six panels which comprise Work Group 1 were installed at inde/jacobs gallery in Marfa in October 2008.
The subjects of my paintings are color and perception. The six panels of Work Group1 (2008) continue my investigation into subtle differences of light and color (color being a quality of light) through the use of multiples.
The work is divided into three diptychs. Each diptych’s final color is the same, only the underpainting differs. The final colors were applied thinly and loosely using transparent or semi-transparent colors. This causes the top color to mix with the color underneath in the viewer’s perception, subtly altering the perceived hue. The color perceived does not actually exist on the surface of the painting.
Another result of working loosely is that the sufrace color appears flat at a distance, yet closer is actually many colors which distance blurs.
Installation View
Installation view
Yes, the time is upon us once again (seems like only yesterday we were all enjoying last year’s Festival). This year’s Annual Marfa Goathead Festival will take place on November 1 and 2, with the popular Goathead Parade on Friday evening, October 31 at 4:30 p.m. followed by the Goathead Street Dance. Don’t miss it!
Come to the Courthouse this weekend for all the fun and activities, arts and crafts! You can find me at booth 666 selling my popular goathead knitwear now cooler days are upon us: scarves, knit caps, gloves and socks all made from 100% natural, Marfa goathead. And this year I also will be introducing the goathead thong…only for the adventurous! The Food Shark will be offering their tasty goathead seed pie.
How to Harvest Goatheads
Put on a pair of soft rubber soled shoes and step outside. It’s that easy! Within minutes you’ll be enjoying handfuls of goatheads to use in your crafts and cooking.
Goathead Gift Certificates
This year you may purchase Goathead Gift Certificates redeemable at any Dollar General store in West Texas, including these fine products:
Ladies Tool Kit
Wet Ones: Cleaner and fresher than dry toilet paper alone
Wow…this is so cool:
Idee Multicolr Search Lab Flickr Set
Thanks for turning me onto this, Canton.
