32 x 48″ Acrylic on Wood
The Mountain Range painting is finished! I opted to keep the wood grain peeking through as it was really interesting to me. I’m hoping the guys in the research and development lab will feel the same.
32 x 48″ Acrylic on Wood
Work in Progress, 32 x 48″, Acrylic on wood
32 x 48″ Acrylic on Wood
Work in Progress, 32 x 48″, Acrylic on wood
6′ x 3.5′ Acrylic on canvas
I hope everyone has enjoyed a wonderful holiday season! My holiday in Mexico was pretty miserable. It’s hard to deal with great company, warm weather and excellent food (wink, wink, nudge, nudge). My absenteeism from blogging can be blamed on the aforementioned.
The large piece above is one I created over a year ago and have never really loved. I decided it needed to be re-done, so this is step one.
Work in Progress, 32 x 48″, Acrylic on wood
I’ve been commissioned to create a painting that will live in a window-less R&D lab. The parameters are that it needs to be colorful, abstract and affordable as there is not a ton of money left in the “original art budget” for the company. As a more affordable option, I decided to paint on some wood that my studio neighbor offered me, and have determined it was a great choice. I love teh areas where wood grain peeks through.
Treading Up, 5.25 x 3.25″ Watercolor and ink on paper
They climb their way up
And over
Unsure of where they’re headed
But happy to be moving
Cracked Armor, 3.25 x 5.25″ Watercolor on paper
The clouds show a crack in their armor
As sky breaks through
And reeds below have a taste of the sun
~3 x 5″ ink on paper
Watercolor and pierced paper
5 x 5″ ink and watercolor on tea-stained paper
I came across a piece of paper that I had stained with tea years ago. It was a soft brown with a tiny area of darker pigment that I wanted to emphasize. Tracing around one edge of the area and then drawing outward, I built an abstracted mountain range. A touch of watercolor was all it needed to feel complete.
~2.5′ x 3′ Pierced paper circles on ceramic mask
A few posts back I lied. I said I was done with my mask, but the more I looked at the thing, the less I liked it. So I pulled it from the board it was on, added a tiny bit of blue, got rid of a bunch of the circles and am now much more pleased. I can finally deliver this thing! Phew. I thought I might never be done with it.
18 x 30″ Watercolor and ink on watercolor canvas
Grassy remnants from waters that swooshed through months before hang like tinsel. Only with less shimmer and more weight. They rest on outstretched branches whose battered limbs appreciate such decoration.
Micah Richardson 