innate art from a work in progress
Like other intuitive works, this journal's imagery originated more from my creative subconscious than any intentional concept development. As I have gotten older, I’ve made an effort to be more present and aware of my instincts and intuition. Interestingly, I can now look back at works I created over the past few years, and see... Continue Reading →
Development of commissioned intuitive art piece for an office.
Last September, in 2015, I painted a public sculpture in the city of Grand Forks, ND. The city had purchased several large concrete head-planters, placed throughout their downtown. Originally they were painted bright blue, which was a bad idea. Luckily, they were open to local artists painting them to make them a little more unique... Continue Reading →
Through the month of October 2015, my work pertaining to the themes of Dr. Faustus and The Tempest were on display at the Theatre Garage in Minneapolis. This lobby exhibition was created in conjunction with the aforementioned shows performed by Classical Actors Ensemble, and closed on Halloween. Coming up this October 2016, I will be... Continue Reading →
As I mentioned in my previous post regarding a series of works created with the unifying theme of Dr. Faustus, The Tempest was my second series of works exhibited during October of 2015 at the Theatre Garage.
I was asked to create artwork for lobby exhibitions with the Classical Actors Ensemble, a Shakespearean theatre company in Minneapolis. During their fall and spring seasons, they alternate between two different plays. In October 2015, they performed Dr. Faustus at the Theatre Garage. These are my five works pertaining to Faustus that accompanied the performance:
