Neverhome

The realization settles in on me again that I am in a place where I do not belong...and as before, I am required to leave this place that is not my home.

The Janus Chariot

I think this piece may exist in the same plane as The Great Wall.  I see the wall now though as less of a barrier and more like a boundary marker...like you're now entering the freeway or some such.

I want to say more about this piece, but I feel blocked on it.  It holds its knowledge in place like a weighted net.  Most of my pieces freely give up their thought or idea to description, but this one, apparently, doesn't want to share.  I've tried writing this description about fifteen different times.  I've left and returned, and still no information presents itself.  I can't even seem to remember what I was feeling when I created the piece.

I am going to let it go and let it be.  You guys tell me what you see / feel / experience.  Perhaps that is the answer here.  Let me know what you find.

{Digital Images manipulated in Photoshop}

Night in the Forest of the Blue Gates

This one needs a scary new age soundtrack.

I really don't know where this piece came from.  It started as something completely different and turned into this strange dark forest very suddenly.  I'm still not sure what to make of it.  Such a strange vibe.  I know that the period that this came from was very intense and uncomfortable for me.

It feels like underneath.  Some contained underworld place that is difficult to escape.  I definitely don't want to get too close to those columns, they look hungry.

As well as the scary new age soundtrack, I also hear the hum of a dying fluorescent bulb here.  I suspect that light in the Forest of the Blue Gates flickers.  As soundtracks go - perhaps Steve Roach: Dynamic Stillness.

{Digital images manipulated in Photoshop}

Update: The Great Stone

This is a reworking of an older piece.  The original was mostly just a sketch in an attempt to capture the idea as quickly as possible.  This is more finished than the other, but now that I'm looking at, I'm wondering what kind of painting it would make...or a sculpture.  LOL!  Ah the meanderings of art.  I suspect that a painting would take on a radically different style.  I would also add color.  Hmmm....there may be another post of this in future.

{Digital Images manipulated in Photoshop}

Interior Life From the Archives: The Well

Here is another piece from the Interior Life set.  At the time I drew this, there were several circumstances in my life that were endangering my emotional well being (no pun intended) and creative capacity.  A couple of other things inform this piece as well: 1) I have always had a fascination / fear of tornadoes and 2) rarely do line drawings of tornadoes embrace the chaos and ferocity of the event.  I tried to capture that here.  If I succeeded, I do not know.  That is decided by your eyes.

My goal with all of the Interior Life pieces was to try and capture the essences of my personal myths.  Moments, feelings, thoughts and their impact on me.  I hope that comes across , if not on the surface, then in the symbolic substructure of the pieces.

{Pen & Ink, Sharpie}

Interior Life From the Archives: Sunrise

This one is  part of a set of drawings I did where I was trying to turn parts of my interior life into very specific images.  I suppose it's all interior life art work, but these pieces were created specifically with that in mind.  Most were of a darker bent, but this this waxed very poetic.

{Pen & Ink}

Calendar Images 2

2005 Calendar Images Part II:

The ceiling of my bestfriends' previous house (in motion). I wonder if this is how The Flash sees things? {Digital photo}.

One of my favorites. I'm not telling where this one came from either. :-P {Digital photo manipulated in Photoshop}.

This one was much better in person. The color did not translate at all. :-( I'm still very fond of the simple composition. {Digital photo}.

This is such an intimidating image for me. I was hesitant to include it in the calendar at all. Strangely enough, the month it was associated with turned out to be fairly intimidating as well. :-I {Digital Photo}

You find such interesting things lying on the floor. This one is all about the color...and Luckily it stayed in tranlation. {Digital Photo}

Rotate, copy, repeat. Maybe Nature has the right idea. {Digital photo manipulated in Adobe Photoshop}.

Tipareth.  This is an ancient map repeated and manipulated. I wish I could make the visual texture of this image physical...my fingers want to feel the ridges. {Digital image Manipulated with Adobe Photoshop}.

I may be repeating myself here...I altered this image slightly to add it to the Calendar. The stars in the background are much dimmer and I had to turn up the contrast to get it to print correctly. {Completely created in Adobe Photoshop}.

This was a self portrait that turned into a great deal more. Regrettably, the subtle shades in this image do not print well. Alas... {Digital photo maniuplated with Adobe Photoshop}.

Jalapeno's drying in my Kitchen. Although I enjoy the shades of color present, I prefer the composition in this one much more. Took me 5 tries to get it right... :-) {Digital Photo}.