"Petals of cherry", latex paint on canvas, 17"x20", 2012
Title inspired by the haiku of Basho

Two of my recent works, "Man reclining on Chinese field", and "Procrustes the stretcher" were accepted to the annual Allied Artists of West Virginia Juried Exhibition at the Parkersburg Arts Center in Parkersburg, WV. Lauren's work was also accepted and you can see our paintings there from May 11th to June 28th.

"Man reclining on Chinese field", latex paint on canvas, approx 47"x30" (diptych), 2012

"Procrustes the stretcher", graphite on canvas, 30"x26", 2010

"Lifting the great rock", latex paint on canvas, 42.5"x49" (diptych), 2012

"Man reclining on Chinese field", latex paint on canvas, approx 47"x30" (diptych), 2012

Below are my first works of 2012 to be published online. The first exhibits my continuing exploration of scraping away wet latex paint to create a contemporary figure from the black beneath. The second is a revisiting of a series I created in early 2010 with oil pastel.

"8th of January", latex paint on canvas, 48"x30", 2012

"1-16-12", water soluble oil pastel and graphite on duck cloth, 14"x18", 2012

This first painting to be posted in 2012 is a continuation of my series of contemporary figure paintings with latex on canvas. The contour line drawing is created through scratching away the wet paint. 

"29th of December", latex paint on canvas, 48"x30", 2011

"3rd of December", latex paint on canvas, 48"x30", 2011

"27th of November", enamel, latex paint and ink on canvas, 48"x30, 2011

"13th of November", latex and enamel paint on canvas, 48"x30", 2011