The Later Years of Italian Putti III

# 5771

THE LATER YEARS OF ITALIAN PUTTI III
OIL 24 X 18
$1,000.00

This image is the third of my Italian Putti that asks the question, “Where do all those cute cherubs go once they grow up?” A lot of them learn to play instruments as they cavort up in the ether, but they couldn’t all be rock stars in later life. This guy apparently pursued a musical career.

Once again the piece is heavily textured and uses the palette knife to create rough and smooth surfaces that lead to a sense of ambiguity. He has an etherial quality, but at the same time is current and of the real world. He is solid and transparent at the same time.

The work is also developed on a diagonal grid, much like the earlier pieces of the same title, but this guy has an entirely different color scheme. He is also done on a gessoed board which changes the nature of the finished piece. Without the springiness of a canvas surface, the palette knife becomes more aggressive when used this way.

The piece is available through Xanadu Gallery’s Studio Artist web site. Don’t forget to click on the image for an enlarged view.

 

Welcome to the Neighborhood

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WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD
OIL 30 X 40
$1,500.00

This large image would appear to be part of a series that I am working on, using abstract views of the various houses and structures that comprise the places that we call home.

How these various places relate to each other and to the world in which they exist are as varied as those that live with them.

Earlier works, “Waterfront Property” “Old Paint and Mother Earth” and “The Textures of Tuscany” to name a few, are all part of the series. With this piece, the abstraction is carried further.

Called “Welcome to the Neighborhood / Dawn of Suburbia”, it presents a deceptively simple image. I really like this piece, and feel that it reflects the direction that my work is taking.

It is available for purchase through Xanadugallery.com under the artist / studio heading.

The Later Years of Italian Putti II

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THE LATER YEARS OF ITALIAN PUTTI
OIL 24 X 18
$900.00

I just received notification that I was a finalist in the Artist Magazine Annual Competition. This piece was entered in the Abstract & Experimental category.

I was a finalist last year in the landscape category and am really psyched that I have, yet again, achieved recognition at such a high level. The winners will be featured in the December issue of the magazine, and my name will be listed.

Titled “The Later Years of Italian Putti II”, it is one of a series that I have been working on using palette knife and an underlying diagonal grid. I am really happy that this piece placed well in the competition, as it represents the direction that  I am moving in my artistic development.

Don’t forget to click on the image to view more detail.

Waterfront Property

Shown here is the next in my palette knife series. It is so heavily textured and deeply scored that it has an almost sculptural quality.

The palette knife seems to free the image to become more abstract. The technique doesn’t lend itself to fine detailing, and so forces me to simplify and use color and texture differently.

5493

WATERFRONT PROPERTY
OIL 20 X 30
SOLD

The process involved in creating this and the other palette knife pieces that I have done, demands a very rapid and confident application, that calls upon all that one has learned over the years regarding composition and color.

Click on the image to see an enlarged view of the piece and it’s surface details.