i just stumbled across the work of benoit godde. if only i could skip work for the day and take my inspired self straight to the studio… harrumph.
ladies and gentlemen, allow me to present the amazing work of aron wiesenfeld.
besides the familiar subject matter, i also find myself intrigued by his use of light, particularly in the charcoal pieces. it’s a beautiful style mix reminiscent of illustrator chris van allsburg and painter john currin.
as a part of the recent redesign, i’ve added the studio section, a space that tracks progress on whatever series i’m currently consumed with.
after today’s productive time in the studio, i’ve performed the first site update since its launch late thursday evening, adding new in-progress images to the twelve paintings of the midnight in the […]
i’ve been working vigorously on the new series, hoping to get as far as i can before my days become consumed with paycheck-earning work. today i began four new pieces, lightly sketching and then doing quick, one-hour-or-less turp washes [burnt umber + turpentine + paper towel + as little brush as possible].
working smaller allowed […]
as i add final coats of varnish and touch up paintings’ edges, i’ve been doing quite a bit of reflecting on my last series, “the treehouse club”. the first half of the series was painted in saint louis, the last in seattle. definitely a life change for me, though i feel it hardly affected the […]