22 posts tagged “les iii”
the folks at asheville citizen-times newspaper asked me a few art questions in their weekly artist profile. take a look.
eric abernethy snapped off some great shots tonite. asheboro's sunset theatre is mad cool eerie. tonite i rendered the stage while perched in the balcony. final reheasals for "man of la mancha" are underway . . . nothing like a spanish inquisition musical to bring out blue zombie . . . or loud madonna music and brew at rock star pizza.
the women are beginning to float.
blue windows are in asheboro. check out earlier blog entries sixty-two and thirty-one. placing them in the current painting makes them part of the first of several works based on asheboro inspirations -- but not necessarily actual scenes. dig?
photo courtesy of eric abernethy
photo courtesy of eric abernethy
. . . over there. between the plant and the bar . . .
elder art gallery salon des refuses exhibition, charlotte, nc.
elder art gallery salon des refuses exhibition, charlotte, nc.
additional light above the studio space is provided by radial geometric windows. the glass diffuses light with pattern. one pane diffuses with stars. all the others today are paisley-esque pink with wonder filtering onto the canvas.
nearby, up highway 220 to greensboro elsewhere collaborative had reasons to pop this weekend. they celebrated receiving a recent andy warhol foundation grant with a bash -- complete with screen tests, live velvet underground covers, guided tours of their museum, bananas, a "factory," and one heckuva dance party.
asheboro's fall festival kicked off tonite with a parade. several times over the course of the evening i was reminded of the beauty of a community. my heart swelled a bit. i felt like a kid. adults were being hugged by costumed characters. sweet sweet shiny rides . . .sting ray corvettes, 57 chevys, model As . . . and about 13 different shriner entries, fire trucks, beauty queens, children squeeling while sitting on the curb . . .
the task at hand is to render the likeness of a man i've never met, who died in 1981, with few clear photos of his mug.
a shrine for the gentleman was built in the studio early this afternoon with all sorts of candid shots. all were taken into consideration as i sketched.
working this way reminds me of an old johnny cash song about a caddy he pieced together with parts stolen over many years as an assembly line worker.
the resulting reference drawing utilizes a youthful haircut and jawline, glasses from the late 70s, mid-career nose, so on and so forth.
a shrine for the gentleman was built in the studio early this afternoon with all sorts of candid shots. all were taken into consideration as i sketched.
working this way reminds me of an old johnny cash song about a caddy he pieced together with parts stolen over many years as an assembly line worker.
the resulting reference drawing utilizes a youthful haircut and jawline, glasses from the late 70s, mid-career nose, so on and so forth.
it's hard to believe a gem this size is able to be hidden in asheboro. j & s wholesale is a huge warehouse of odd lots. so huge they use golf carts to travel from point A to point B. ten feet tall pallets of mufflers? they got 12. 15 stacks of jarritos soda? yup. feral cats? i got proof. a purple and yellow church pew? uh-huh. and chairs. that's why we went there -- for a chair.
asheboro arts center's new director, derrick sides was in need of a desk chair. after passing a mirrored roulette wheel, several horse buggys, and a hot rod shaped like a can of beer, we found several that fit the bill. he bought an orange one.
did i mention the life-size marilyn monroe sculpture with real teeth?
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