New Work: "Metal Head, Philip Glass"

Just documented my first finished work from the developing series "Metal Heads". Each of these drawings is a visual compliment to my friend Brad Richard's soon-to-be-published book of poetry, "Butcher's Sugar".
Process and materials-wise, I'm starting each of these drawings with a visual response to a piece of found metal. In this case, the metal in question is a decorative light socket cover, sewn to the lower right edge of the page. The combination of the stolid expressions on these faces (inspired by portrait busts from my recent trips to Italy in 2009 and 2010) and the collage of art glass pieces at the bottom of the composition influenced the title... plus I am actually listening to a lot of Philip Glass these days in the studio.

Friends from the Faculty Show #2

...and these are the bizarrely wonderful sculptures by another colleague, John Stephenson. John teaches art history with a specialty in Ancient Mediterranean Cultures. His nifty fifties robots gone awry are all the more charming for their deviation from this general theme.

Friends from the Faculty Show #1

This is the work of dear friend, colleague, and bon vivant Victoria J. Grube. Vicky runs the Art Education program here at Appalachian State and works on various amazing painting, drawing, and theater projects. I am a huge fan of the "wall of heads" (these were all painted from life at our open evening life drawing sessions) but for me the top prize goes to her miniature house, peopled with ogres and various otherworldly delights. If there were a full size version for rent, I would live in it.

From the 2012 Faculty Show

These images show my "Impostors" drawing series installation at the Catherine Smith Gallery, here at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. This exhibit was part of our larger biennial faculty show; I'll be posting more new work from other gallery spaces around campus soon...