My camera rocks

I can't wait to get back in the shop!!! Here's the rest of the stuff I had at home. Well, most of it. I think there might still be a couple that got away from me, or that I haven't gotten a decent photo of yet. I just finished uploading all the pictures from my end of summer trip to see my friend Aaron in Burlington, Vermont. I'll probably put a few of my favorites on here at some point, but to see the whole album you can go here: http://www.myspace.com/torch957 and it's the album titled "B-town" under the pics link in my profile.

"Battle for the Earth"- Lithograph

I love how the texture on the serpent turned out on this one. It took awhile to get the print right, as it did with all my lithos, but I enjoyed the process. The serpent represents all the injustice and "evil" that's holding the world prisoner, and the woman is Mother Earth, fighting to take back what's hers.

"The Watcher"-Acrylic and spraypaint on canvas

More playing with spray paint...I think I might still add to this one, but I'm not sure. I'll let it sit for awhile like I do with all my other paintings.

"Farewell to Earth"-Acrylic and spraypaint on canvas

This canvas probably had about five or six paintings on it before I started this one, so the blue crack is where some paint peeled off and I just went off of that instead of ditching the canvas. I think this was the first painting where I played around with spray paint too. The effect is really interesting when you do a wash, spray some paint, and then flick some more water on top of that to let it run. The spray paint breaks apart, creating kind of a marble look. I use it a lot now; it's really great for backgrounds.

Untitled (so far)- Acrylic, paper clay, torn canvas

I've been working on this one on and off for about four years, I think. It's still not completely there, and maybe it never will be. That's okay, though, because I've enjoyed the countless hours of work that I've put into it. I don't know how many times I had to totally resculpt that face. And reattach fingers. I like the mystery of this one. Is this person trying to get out of somewhere...or trying to stay in?

Face closeup

This turned out so wicked!

"Ascending"-Acrylic and ink on canvas

I did this one after a lot of reflection about my place in the world as an artist, wanting to do as much as I possibly can and reach people while always growing as a person myself. It's a mental struggle at times, but pain brings inspiration, and life without challenges would be dull as hell.

"Brainstorm"-Lithograph

This was a fun one. The first litho on good paper, after the figure ones we did to start out. It took forever to get it to look decent because some of the darker areas really collected a lot of ink. The content? Yet more expressionist doodlings from my busy twisted brain =)

"Surfacing"-Acrylic, paperclay, torn canvas

When I paint, I usually just start laying down colors and seeing where it goes. This is a good example of me just playing around. This canvas had a few paintings on it already, so it's got some cool textures going. And for the lips, I actually painted my own and kissed the canvas. I like to get messy when I work.

"Cease fire"-Acrylic on canvas

Yet another rant about society in the form of art. It's cathartic to create images like this.