in the heart of it

running over a ledge

screenprint

W.P.A. industrial disgusting color style
this is a test print to see how the 4 screens turned out, and get the registration right
now to find some colors that are a little more me....
(although a mini edition with these colors might be fun)

Failure is always an option

http://www.odemagazine.com/doc/57/in-praise-of-failure/all

I am one of those rare few who have had zero interest in the Harry Potter series. But, that does not mean I hate the books, the author, or movies. Just not my cup of tea, that's all.

I have always been interested in varying definitions of success and failure.
Both success and failure are tied to ego and desire, which is why they seem so incredibly important to most people.

The above link is to an article and video of J.K. Rowling's commencement speech at Harvard; about failure.

Messy is good

the article speaks about letting little kids be messy and creative, but I believe that this can extend to adults.
http://www.cae-nyc.org/content/Why-Messy-Is-Good

I would add that a convincing article should not be the basis for discarding one particular pactice or another
neither in praise of creativity/messiness
nor in praise of scientific/academic rigor
But would encourage you to look at WHY you are being either messy or neat.
Being orderly for the sake of obligation, might not be a good reason.
Being messy out of laziness might not be a good reason either.
But, order and logic have a proper place along side the messily random creativity that exists in art (and many fields that would require some level of creativity)

why Figurative work is more popular than Abstraction

(at least in Allan Stone's opinion)
http://www.thecollectorfilm.com/interviews.html
although I must admit that I agree with him

When you get to the page, click on the first clip, titled "Allan on Art"

Superstrings

same print, same color ink, four different grounds

Wave Cycle in San Francisco

this print will be up for sale at SOMArt
It's a giant show with a first come first served type of sale so worth getting there early.

Anti-Entropic construction

using seemingly chaotic symbols, motions
spinning outward or inward evokes:
* downward spiral
* ever expanding universe
* whirlpool to nothing
* chaotic weather patterns
* black hole
BUT starting with a blank page
building up layer after layer
using the same screen (screens or other mark-making device)
whether carefully planner or not
constructs something:
* a record of the process; the history as revealed through the remaining artifact
* an icon of entropic forces
* a representation of the movement
* a map of the sub conscious
* deep simplicity

Entropy or Cycle?