Another day, another beagle. What can I say? They’re one of my go-t0-dogs for collaging – just beagles and dachshunds.
Anyway, I had fun working on this small collage. It got me thinking about future projects to work on. I’m hoping to do some work with film and collage soon, as well as begin a new series.
More info will be posted in the upcoming weeks…
Here is the finished piece, inspired by a couple of Golden Retrievers that I saw in Old Town Alexandria. The next piece I’m working on is (surprise, surprise) another dog collage. What can I say, I’m caught up with the same subject matter at the moment. I hope to move away from these furry friends soon and begin another landscape/cityscape series.
Anyway, I hope everyone had a lovely Valentine’s Day and that you’re having a wonderful weekend!
“Green Beagle.” Collage on paper. 5″x7″
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Here’s my latest animal collage. Recently I’ve been busy with a number of art-related and nonart-related things. I’ve decided that I’ll focus on making a series of smaller collages during this time. As a result, I’ll be able to explore a number of different subjects since my smaller works of art don’t take as long to complete as my larger pieces.
Anyway, I hope everyone is having a wonderful December. Can’t believe that it will be 2014 in a matter of days.
I recently completed another dachshund collage. Looks like there’s been a bit of a pattern in the subject matter I’ve been tackling…
Anyway in other news, I’m hoping to film my collage process somewhat soon and create a time lapse video. More to come later…
Although this year has been a quiet one in my studio, I got around to completing another small collage yesterday, “Blue Dachshund’s Day Out.” I’m planning to continue to work on smaller pieces here and there as I work on other creative endeavors. Sometimes a change of pace is well needed.
It’s been a while since I’ve completed a collage during this hiatus of mine, but here we go – the first collage in a while. And this is also my first attempt at tackling a portrait of M. Ward. I’m thinking that I’d like to work on a series of public figures to help me sharpen my portrait collage-making skills. It has been a while since I’ve done a series of figures, and I’ve been a bit rusty after all these animal and landscape collages.
Anyway, I’m off to sketch out a few more portraits for future collages.
I’ve been taking a bit of a break from my art-making so I can unwind and experiment with other media. However, I’m still working away on collages here and there. This week I completed my latest commission, a tiger collage. The client had purchased my “Watchful Lion” collage, and was interested in getting a tiger collage to go along with it. She also wanted a sunset in the background of the composition.
So as I worked on this piece, I kept a thumbnail image of the “Watchful Lion” in front of me so I could make sure the new collage would look related to the previous piece. This one was definitely a fun piece to work on. I really enjoyed using all the bright colors.
Last Thursday I stopped by the Vienna Arts Society in Vienna, Virginia to present and demo my “painting with paper” technique. I talked about my work for a bit, then proceeded to make a slightly abstract 12″x16″ collage. The other day I finished the collage, which you can find to the left.
The presentation was a lot of fun. Thank you to everyone who made it out that day. I enjoyed sharing my work, telling you all a little about myself, and sharing my children’s book Duck & Fish.
The “D.C. Collage Scapes” exhibit closed this past weekend. On Sunday I stopped by the gallery to pick up my work. I was pleased to see that several collages had found new homes, including the ones pictured in this blog post.
Thanks again to everyone who made it out to see the show, and who made it such a great success! This will actually be one of my last big exhibits for a while – I’m planning to take things easy in the upcoming months. I’m looking forward to experimenting with different mediums and finding new ways of being creative. It’s time to change things up a bit.
Here’s a piece I made a couple months ago. It was for a fellow artist and Elon alum. I realized I hadn’t posted this one yet – so here it is!
At the moment I’m taking a break with making new collages, but once I get back to work I’ll make sure I post any new pieces.