21 KONSTRUKTIONS:  Drawings

Returning to basics

KONSTRUCTION No. 01

Sketchbook:  Pencil

Oil Pastel on Brown Paper

 KONSTRUKTION No. 04

Oil Pastel on Brown Paper

21 KONSTRUKTIONS on Canvas

Revising earlier works in order to find my palette and unify the series.

KONSTRUKTION No. 06

KONSTRUKTION No. 10

KONSTRUKTION No. 04

KONSTRUKTION No. 06 on Texture (detail)

As of the end of March the first quarter of this year-long project is complete.  I've created an entire series of the 21 on  18" x 24" textured grounds and found it to take about 2 1/2 weeks in total.  Now I'll turn toward 'looking' at the photo references and cross stitched images as I move from these graphic, two-dimensional images toward more fleshed out, three-dimensional works the goal being a revival of drawing skills long neglected.

KONSTRUKTION No. 12 on Texture (detail)

I also completed 21 small studies on a lace texture just to see how the images work cropped and on a smaller scale.

KONSTRUKTION No. 21 on Lace (detail)

KONSTRUKTION No.  06 on Lace (detail)

KONSTRUKTION No. 01 on Lace (detail)

Drying in the studio

And, finally, I've finished my home art gallery where the works will be displayed as I go in order to determine what works and what needs to be addressed.



KONSTRUKTION No. 11 

February was spent continuing the study of potential grounds for the suite as well as moving forward earlier than anticipated to working with the 21 images on large paper.



Textured Grounds



21 KONSTRUKTIONS: Studies on Paper

21 KONSTRUKTIONS:  Paintings

The Project

JAN - MAR 2015

Experimenting with grounds to draw and paint the 21 K onto with the goal for the end of the year being twenty-one large, gestural paintings on paper.

Inspirations for the First Series of Paintings

 

 

 

 

21 KONSTRUKTIONS: a Language of Thought in Paintings

2015

This is the second suite in the 21 KONSTRUKTIONS project and is a continuation of my artistic research.  The drawings and paintings created over the course of this year will reference my first series:  21 KONSTRUKTIONS: Cross Stitch.  

As with the first weblog, progress will be posted on the fourth of each month for the duration of the suite.   There will be little in the way of commentary as my choice is to let the imagery speak.

To date I have several prototypes to begin the process:  

Images on Paper

Images on Canvas

Based on these early works the first three months of 2015 will focus on the creation of a variety of interesting grounds upon which the 21 KONSTRUKTIONS will be drawn and painted over the remaining nine months of the year.

The final works will be large, multimedia paintings on paper with a minimum dimension of 24" ensuring very physical, gestural works as a juxtaposition to the tiny, finely detailed cross stitched pieces.

I consider the images posted this month to be the benchmark of my progress looking forward to an intensive year of studio practice in 2015.