Show at Ft. Wayne Museum of Art (Indiana) is open
BIOLOGICAL CANVAS: This is the second exhibition guest curated by the contemporary art curator Josef Zimmerman, the man who traveled the country in search of the most the eye-popping, chromatically adventurous contemporary art for the group show Brilliant Optics. This time, Zimmerman has discovered another intriguing trend in contemporary art: the tendency to reference biology—animals, natural processes, human systems, and other elements of the natural world—in the context of contemporary culture. Three artists leading this trend will be featured in this exhibition: Yis "Nosego" Goodwin, Justin Miller, and Scott Teplin, all who push the boundaries of graphic manipulation of organic subjects.
Recent sketchbook stuff
I recently retired a sketchbook and due to my sadness over the dear departed tome, it's sometimes hard to start working in a fresh, pristine new one. If the format is completely different each time the transition becomes a little easier. I often freak out months before a sketchbook is filled up and I'll begin binding a new one far in advance. Aside from smaller proportions, this new book uses French 100% cotton Lana Aquarelle 80# HP watercolor paper as opposed to my usual choice of Italian 100% cotton Fabriano Artistico 90# HP watercolor paper. The Lana is a little toothier and doesn't hide the erasure marks as well, but hey, PALIMPSEST! Another difference is the goatskin. The last one was covered in a soft purple (#29) Harmatan leather, but this one is covered with a warmer yellow (#800) French Chagreen which is much more durable and a harder to the touch.
9 eyeballs, watercolor and pen & ink
I just have to fill in all the white between each eyeball with black ink - Sumi ink maybe (4' x 4.5')
Last stop before it's done
It's taken longer than expected but after about 4 more hours I [hope] think it'll finally be finished.
Comparing the study to the final
The color is the study (12"x18") for the ink below (62"x52). Lots of changes - can you spot them all? I'll start you off with a fun one: the nipple is livelier on the new ink drawing than on the color study. See how easy this game is? Find some more! Click here for more in this Future Trash series.
