Gallery Annex 1b 2024-2010: This page serves as a bridge between Gallery One (oil paintings) and Gallery Two (works on paper). Works in both mediums are featured here together for comparison. My approach to drawing differs significantly from painting, as drawing allows for greater detail and smaller scales. Drawing also allows for greater experimentation.
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Alloys and Alliances was exhibited at La Luz de Jesus Gallery in Los Angeles in 2011 as part of an anniversary show.
![Animus of Treacle (18" x 12" oil on canvas) [2]](BK-images/I-Paintings/Animus_of_Treacle.jpg)
Pre-Treatment of Canvas: Preparations of canvas for painting have evolved over the years. The archival quality of much that I created between 1983 to 1986 was up for grabs due to “experimentations” arising from art school. However, by 1988 I was painting on a lead ground consistently.
My softer edge technique from this period required more room to accommodate details. However, by 2010 I was making smaller paintings as my ambition to exhibit disappeared and long-term storage became an issue. Usage of foundation lead white ground (a lead carbonate/zinc oxide mixture made by Winsor & Newton) ceased during this time because I started working exclusively on pre-stretched, gesso-primed canvases.
Although I have never been a fan of acrylic gesso as a foundation, six of more thick coats of the stuff, when lightly sanded, provides a desirable painting surface. A perfect balance is struck between hardness (needed for fine detail at small scales) and a softer (but slower!) absorption of oil when blending boundaries. This plate-like surface reestablishes some of the soft edge blending effects that I achieved with a lead ground.
The Joy of Drawing: I attribute my unflagging commitment to drawing to my twenty-seven year history of making comics and comic strips. My drawing mania may be traced back to grade school in the 1960s. Drawings that were not comics were less common during this time.
Works on paper from the early Aughts are showcased on my fourth gallery page, and these pieces functioned more like paintings on paper than drawings since my drawing niche was then occupied by black and white comics. Once I began to wind down comics production in the early 2010s, my drawing style evolved. This current page reflects that evolution.
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