This is the process for the making of the gesture drawings that I'll be creating all month. The actual time was actually about 4 minutes. My aim is to reduce that time as I improve the lines and drawings.
https://vimeo.com/767008114/6dadb85e21
2022-11-04 15:02:15 +0000 UTC View Post
It’s been awhile since I’ve given an update on this piece. It’s a bit time consuming, but I’m inching my way there with the fountain pen an a new callous on my finger!
2022-11-03 21:42:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Today's gesture drawing. It feels nice to get charcoal to newsprint again! Of course, since I'm drawing my own reflection, it is going to be limiting.
2022-11-03 16:46:49 +0000 UTC View Post
A gesture drawing in charcoal. The great benefit of college was that disciplines like gesture drawings were practiced regularly with a live model. Now, I am my own live model! The idea with this kind of drawing is to work quickly and capture as much as possible with the fewest lines. I’ll be practicing this all month with my reflection!
2022-11-03 00:32:39 +0000 UTC View Post
I continue to work with the kaossilator. I find that making music in this way is very rewarding. It will ultimately lead to a level of creative freedom for my videos. Meaning that every part of the artistic process even down to the music and sound effects will be mine. It's been fun so far!
https://vimeo.com/766473221/252e3f6f16
2022-11-02 17:56:38 +0000 UTC View Post
A beautiful autumn day in downtown Atlanta! Join me for the sights of the Centennial Olympic Park!
https://vimeo.com/766229157/b386fa2c96
2022-11-01 20:54:03 +0000 UTC View Post
An exploration in texture. My quick sketch of a latch hook rug.
2022-10-31 22:09:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Urban exploration through what was clearly some kind of industrial space.
https://vimeo.com/765439331/76a7b51d6b
2022-10-30 19:29:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Another behind the scenes peek! Earlier, I posted a video of me walking in the "Autumn Woods". When I got home, I made my own sound track to accompany the video. This is my process of listening to a variety of sounds and creating the music that I feel accompanies the visuals!
https://vimeo.com/764722229/809b6f3260
2022-10-29 19:47:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Autumn woods in the morning light make for a wonderful walk!
https://vimeo.com/764681916/5a3fc16d20
2022-10-29 19:35:05 +0000 UTC View Post
A behind the scenes peek! Not every idea I have is brilliantly thought through. Here, the aftermath of wearing my "Georgia Voter" stickers as pasties! Slow and steady is key....
https://vimeo.com/765111102/e0f859ecf8
2022-10-28 22:34:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Early voting is happening now! I am so glad to have cast my vote. This is a quick video of my post vote glee!
https://vimeo.com/764715584/fd986b4bc6
2022-10-28 00:14:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Welding, music, and some "coyote" trickery!
https://vimeo.com/763962781/89da480f5b
2022-10-26 01:17:22 +0000 UTC View Post
My "old school" style advertisement for Nipple Crack brand nipple balm.
The finest nipple balm on the market.
If it isn't Nipple Crack, it probably sucks.
https://vimeo.com/737350544/7f7606be67
2022-10-22 20:12:18 +0000 UTC View Post
This is a remix! Combining the elements of "Blue" from a few days ago, with an overlay of the electronic hourglass from today. It's always fun to think of new ways to use footage!
https://vimeo.com/762030490/d128fd244e
2022-10-19 22:32:54 +0000 UTC View Post
The first of what will hopefully be many electronic projects is done! Join me in my goofy headgear as I make a few welds, trim some wires and reveal the final project!
I began this project with zero electronic experience. Now that it's finished, I've gained a sense of accomplishment and the confidence for more projects that I can incorporate into my artwork!
Issues playing the video? Try this: https:/...
2022-10-19 21:39:02 +0000 UTC View Post
It got cold today! It was a reminder of continuous change: seasons, days, new beginnings and endings. The art show is over, so what's next?
https://vimeo.com/761639543/471f18c293
2022-10-18 22:39:30 +0000 UTC View Post
It’s coming along! With each soldered connection, I learn. I’ll have a completed electronic hourglass soon.
2022-10-18 01:34:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Slowing down an autumn walk with some seasonally appropriate music. I saw a feral cat along the way. Can you see him? He doesn't seem to think so!
https://vimeo.com/760853366/69f3a51670
2022-10-18 00:47:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Using the natural sound, but with an emphasis provided through sound filters in the editing process.
2022-10-16 19:50:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Well, I finally broke down and committed to soldering some of the components for my electronic hourglass! Join me for my first soldered joint and see my progress for the day!
https://vimeo.com/760674450/308160a486
2022-10-16 01:14:46 +0000 UTC View Post
This is "Blue". Completed with original music by me! Created with my Korg Kaossilator2. Just a few weeks ago, I was completely uncomfortable at the prospect of creating my own soundtracks to go along with my videos. I know that the more I do it, the better it will get.
https://vimeo.com/759749980/689dd5dab2
2022-10-14 18:53:44 +0000 UTC View Post
A new day, a new adventure!
I currently have a couple of tiny projects to complete in order to better understand electronics and the process by which they are made. This is an electronic hourglass.
I like learning new things, and I feel like this is an area in which my education has fallen short. So I'll have to educate myself.
Why? Because I've been inspired lately to incorporate a level of technology into my art. At present, I only have a vague notion of w...
2022-10-13 22:22:47 +0000 UTC View Post
An update for Tuesday. A little more about recent shows I've been involved with and the importance of my artist resume. Special thanks to everyone that is helping to support this living artist!
https://vimeo.com/759207018/c5741b2d30
2022-10-11 20:17:38 +0000 UTC View Post
A preview just for Patrons! This is the early version of this Friday's YouTube video.
It is the latest installment of the Marina Abramovich Method. This instruction is to walk backwards holding a mirror. I used my camera as my mirror.
I'm finding that many of the instructions in the book really challenge perspective. This one was no exception! The brain is forced to think differently and adapt. It can feel disorienting. The eyes begin to play tricks. It's a mental exercise.&...
2022-10-10 20:25:41 +0000 UTC View Post
I took some time to modify some existing pieces. Both are fine on their own, but I felt that the combination of the pieces was more powerful. Taking the NASA sign that I hand built, plus the prop I built and used for my version of "Action Pants" (originally by Valie Export and later done by Marina Abramovich).
The combination is something unique unto itself. Can't decide if I want to call it "Space Force", or "American Icons".
I have been enjoying exploring Atlanta lately! I shared here earlier this week a walk through Underground Atlanta. So much fun!
This week's YouTube video features more of Atlanta! If you appreciate street art and graffiti as much as I do, you'll love this walk through of the Krog Street Tunnel!
2022-10-07 20:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Just a few images practicing my tree pose. The graceful oak behind me is one of my favorite trees. Those lower branches really reach and wander towards the light. This Tree is also featured in my painting "Forgiveness". It almost feels like a second figure in the piece! In a way, it is. It's symbolic of time. Looming, reaching. Roots that go deep into the past and branches that reach for the light of the future.
2022-10-07 17:21:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Underground Atlanta is definitely one of the strangest places. I would think that its strangeness would be attributed to the fact that it's over 200 hundred years old and underground. But that isn't why. It's strange because it's so lonely. The tables and chairs out on the "street" waiting for patrons. Patrons that aren't coming. The whole place feels like a surrealistic dream.
I was simultaneously completely comfortable (as indicated by my shirt status) and creeped out (you can s...
2022-10-05 15:37:12 +0000 UTC View Post
It's October! That means it's decorative gourd season! While the days are getting shorter and Halloween approaches, it's my favorite time of year to watch scary movies. If you've been a fan of horror movies since the 80s, you may have heard of Joe Bob Briggs. Film critic and host of "The Last Drive-In". A show featuring a horror film and Joe Bob's funny commentary.
He described Underground Atlanta once in a rambling introduction to the Walking Dead episodes featured on his show. I...
2022-10-04 22:47:18 +0000 UTC View Post