Slicing Spruce and a Horse project interrupted

December 19, 2024

Such a long board to cut. Above is a photo of the resulting 1/8" and 3/16" spruce slices for Extinction Burst.  They are cut to test the strength of the grid and problem solve them as containers for the currency sleeves. The horse drawing below is something begun before the "illuminations" commission and previously appeared in one of the paintings destroyed in the DHR fire from July ...

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Illuminations

February 01, 2024

Commissioned by Davis and Louise Riemer. Inspired after locating an artwork on the property of Carl Djerassi of a thin alabaster plate embedded fairly high inside the stump of an enormous redwood tree.  Walking inside the tree stump and bathing in the soft glowing light of the alabaster was an unforgettable experience.  I tried to capture some of that here.  I sourced the ...

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LCD Gallery through January 31st, 2018

November 20, 2017

LIST OF ARTISTS: Robin Clark, Jason Hughes, Justine Smith, Oriane Stender, Finn Stone, Bran Symondson, Dan Tague, Lauren Tickle, Mark Wagner, Stacey Lee Webber, Robert Wechsler, CK Wilde La Colombe d’or Art Gallery 114 N. Main Street, Houston, Texas ...

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Key

October 25, 2017

Currency ink on translucent alabaster. Part of a much larger work for Davis and Louise at DHR Investment Counsel.

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Pochade Box

August 20, 2017

A custom Hardwood 8"x 10" Pochade box Made from Mahogany, Madagascar Rosewood, Tiger Maple, and Birch Plywood. Overall measurements 11-1/4" x 9" x 5.5". ...

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March

March 26, 2017

The Illuminations project in progress. On the wall is the working mock-up. On the table are a little over 30 polished alabaster panels cut from large alabaster slabs. I spent about two months scraping currency to get the collected dust in the tubes and bags on the table. I'm almost set up to begin inking the panels. Each panel is also treated with a solution of 5% Paraloid B-72 and ...

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