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| 2008 |
| This is the first drawing of the year. I started it as an exercise in drawing (look about half the way down the page to see the first part of the drawing http://mark4art.com/my_art/2007_page_4.html), but I got bored with it. I started adding things one by one until a story emerged. I read a proposal for a show, and that is why the piece grew like it did. I will submit the piece for the show. The piece, Iraqi Knights and Civilian Life, (PTSD), is done in charcoal and colored pencil. The size is approximately 30x22.5". price: $900 unframed |
| This is another gun powder drawing. I started it by throwing gun powder on the page and lighting it on fire. I then added gun powder again and again until the image came to the page. Then I tinted the image with water color paint. I love this piece. The size is approximately 28x20". price: $1000 unframed |
| I was invited to do a piece for a show that is centered on the movie The Warriors. Of course I jumped at the chance. I knew almost immediately that I wanted to do this piece, No Reason, and why. I loved that Luther was just a bad guy. He shot Cyrus and he was volatile in all of his scenes, which are two good reasons for the use of gun powder as a medium. This image is when he found the Warriors at Coney Island and was calling them out to "play." The piece is drawn with gun powder, propane torch, and wood burning tool, and it meausres approximately 21x21". price: $1000 unframed |
| This is the finished piece from the mock-up on the top of this page. It has been six months in the making, and I think it turned out just great. There is so much movement, from the fish at the bottom to the birds and the boy fishing--not to mention the fact that you can see how the entire thing operates. Click here to see more images and watch it move. The Pier is made from found stuff put into a found box, and the size is 20"high by 17" wide by 9 inches deep. price: $1500 |
| I started this painting and this drawing at about the same time. I've decided to work on me through self portraits this summer. I am excited to see how it goes. The painting is in oils on canvas, and it is about 30x24. The drawing is pencil on paper, and it measures 24x18. Practice, practice, practice. |
| I've just started working on this kinetic piece. I am calling it Section 8 because of the "crazy person" early out of the army and the public assistance given to poor folks. Even though I didn't get a Section 8 from the army, I did leave early. And while we didn't receive section 8 as a family, my mother did get other public assistance. So as I worked in my sketchbook and wrote about the box, I knew I'd need 8 movements. Today, November 2, 2008, I am working on getting power to each of the sections. |
| This is a pretty junky image of a flying tiger that I did for the best Gianna on the planet. I miss that little girl. |