armstrongworks
works finished, works in progress, ideas and experiments...
Saturday, 2 July 2011
Wednesday, 18 May 2011
large charcoal drawings, in progress (examples 2009-11)
this latest one, just roughed in
...more resolved...
detail of above, almost-finished version
roughed-in reinterpretation of older drawing
taking on its own identity
it was suggested to me that it was upside-down, so, upon turning it 180 degrees, I found a Jack-In-The-Pulpit, pretty serious-looking specimen...
'the noodle' gets roughed in
...refined...
...finished
an experiment in creating a new drawing by layering a drawn netting, of a sort, over an unsatisfactory drawing
negative spaces between netting become positive forms
detail of 'the hand'
this 'foldscape' drawing started out looking like this
studio view, in progress...
alternate studio view...while i consider the composition...
final version of 'foldscape II'
Monday, 7 March 2011
Tuesday, 1 March 2011
old studio views (2008-10)...play between your toys
'it really is only a paper moon...' |
'in times of drought, steal your neighbours' tears...' |
'in times of drought', high contrast version, digital from a slide |
whither thou goest? |
sacred spiral life-preserver or something equally intense |
foldscape in progress |
a nest of fragments |
this drawing may be from high school |
this foto taken in barandov, a suburb of prague, in 1942...i found it in a basement antique shop in prague in 1995...such a totally consumed, ecstatic expression... |
playing with cookie cutters and gardening tools |
fixing the jute with acrylic medium |
another view with early version of tower of babel |
another foldscape in progress |
once again, whither thou goest...? |
collage drawing trying on a frame... |
drawing of my dad sleeping, and my bathing suit piece called 'frame' |
b&w composition |
drawing in progress surrounded by important stuff |
reindeer pin in major blizzard |
closer view of overwhelmed reindeer |
does this work as a rose? |
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