CLIMATE CHAOS: Views 1 & 2

A cheeky set of ModPodge & paper collages mounted on 10 inch square black stretched canvases to mark the sweltering temps of midsummer, and to serve as a plea for our overtaxed planet.

No. 1:  "Bearing It"

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No. 2:  "Baring It"

Summoning Summer: Abstract Art Updated With A Playful Nod To Fireworks Displays

How’s this for “star-spangled”? Just in time for Independence Day I updated two works from an August 2019 post, adding encrusted sequins and shading with spray paint to the previous base of latex acrylic house paint with pearly waves of iridescent white. Measurements for these companion pieces are 24” x 15” for the larger, the other 11” x 14” — both on stretched canvas.

The Larger Canvas (Painting A)

The Smaller Canvas (Painting B)

 

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“Still Life For Those Lost on The Vernal Equinox (Richard, Ivy, & Ukraine)”

 

18 in. x 12 in. mixed media collage (paper, black latex paint, gunmetal gray metallic spray paint, Mod Podge) on two smaller black canvases fused together with hot glue down the middle, framed with metallic washi tape on their side edges

With sympathies for the recent passing of our most dearly beloved — and the many, many strangers. Channeling an autumn color palette despite it now being technically “spring”

"High on the Hog"

12 in. x 9 in. surreal collage/sequin art on spray-painted canvas with sparkle washi tape edging

Second in a set of meat-themed decorative (albeit bizarre) pieces created for my dentist, @downeasttraeger on Instagram — a “grill guy” with over 30K drooling followers and company sponsorship. So I hope to trade him for a cavity next week, maybe?

“The Gammon Gamine: Fallen in Pollen, the Rasher Will Catch Her”

12 in. x 9 in. surreal collage/sequin art on spray-painted canvas with sparkle washi tape edging

One of a pair of pieces created for my dentist, @downeasttraeger on Instagram — he’s a “meat aficionado” with literally thousands of drooling followers and sponsorship from a grill company. So I hope to trade him for a cavity filling if I’m lucky!

"Tropical Contact High (Kokomo)"

10 in. x 8 in. painting-collage with heavy black enamel on reverse, sparkle washi tape edge, and textured surfaces using latex tube colors with a base of metallic spray paint over a previous collage (see January 19th's somewhat silly post of frolicking lambs)

"Drifting Allegiances": More Unapologetic, Overworked Sequin Art!

 

20 in. x 16 in. mixed media collage of house paint, spray paint, latex tube paint, paper from vintage and modern housewife-style magazines, sequins (4 mm and 6 mm size), Mod Podge. Love that 1950s "femme fatale" imagery! 💋

“Murky Waters (Beneath the Floating Trash Island)”: Mixed Media to the Max

20 in. x 32 in. painting-collage-sculpture on two canvases fused together compromising of: paper, wall paint, enamel paint, chalkboard paint, acrylic latex tube paint, “tar” (congealed chalkboard paint that was dried into goo), spray paint, broken plastic shards off the sidewalks (collected after car accidents), hot glue, Mod Podge, sequins (4 mm & 6 mm size), plastic takeout bags, 1/8 inch reel tape from an audio cassette, plastic fiber mesh netting blown onto the yard, sewing thread, cornflower blue crepe ribbon, and a good amount of emotional angst and frustration.

95% of all materials applied with fingers — few brushes involved. Everything else sprayed on, poured out, dripped, tossed-on, or pushed from a tube. (My fingernails are still stained.) You would never believe this began as a honey / straw yellow / rose theme, descending into darkness (Mars black, oily black enamel, Payne’s grey, Prussian blue, Phthalocyanine green & blue, deep violet) as the mood of the globe became more chaotic, confused, violent, aghast, frightened, and ultimately determined.