OCEAN PRAYER
This is Ocean Prayer.
A Guitar case for a Gibson Marauder guitar was the canvas for my first attempt at an Abstract piece in many years. I have dabbled with Art over the years, but never put "commitment energy" into a piece as I did with this one. 3 things went through my mind while working...the alien beauty of our Oceans,... Dolphins and Whales,...and the Gulf Oil Spill. Surprisingly, the Black beach sand was not meant to represent that, but the painting itself convinced me otherwise. Sometimes, the Artist must relinquish control, and let the work decide what it will be.
I used a variety of paints, from artist's acrylics to house paints, aerosol, watercolor, clear epoxy mix, and black sand from a beach in Nevis, West Indies. My applicators ranged from 1/4 roller, 2" paint brush, curtain rod, sprite bottle, styrofoam, and cut short sleeve sections sliced into a round, multiple applicator.
Reminded me of a Car Wash agitator. I worked with those motions in mind.
I was stapling a cloth liner on the inside of the case and hit a thin spot.
Unfortunately, my thumb was on the other side. A 1/2' staple drove into my thumb. Well now, I thought in the midst of my pain, I'll bet no one has done this before! Which is when I realized that everybody has done that before! But... I threw some of my DNA into it anyway.
What the Hell...It'll stand up in court better than a signature.
The red scattered amidst the Black beach sand is not my blood.
The red swatch near the bottom right corner 3 " in, Is.
This was a fun project that I brought to Artspace as part of my musical performance. It took about 5 weeks to complete, and I still use it to transport musical equipment in, though I don't bang it around as much as I used to. Here are a few more shots. I need some good close-ups. Or better still, come to a show and look at it up close. Then if someone asks you why you go listening to Martin's "crazy music", you can say you went for the "Art".
"Crazy Art" but Art nontheless. M 12/10/10
A Guitar case for a Gibson Marauder guitar was the canvas for my first attempt at an Abstract piece in many years. I have dabbled with Art over the years, but never put "commitment energy" into a piece as I did with this one. 3 things went through my mind while working...the alien beauty of our Oceans,... Dolphins and Whales,...and the Gulf Oil Spill. Surprisingly, the Black beach sand was not meant to represent that, but the painting itself convinced me otherwise. Sometimes, the Artist must relinquish control, and let the work decide what it will be.
I used a variety of paints, from artist's acrylics to house paints, aerosol, watercolor, clear epoxy mix, and black sand from a beach in Nevis, West Indies. My applicators ranged from 1/4 roller, 2" paint brush, curtain rod, sprite bottle, styrofoam, and cut short sleeve sections sliced into a round, multiple applicator.
Reminded me of a Car Wash agitator. I worked with those motions in mind.
I was stapling a cloth liner on the inside of the case and hit a thin spot.
Unfortunately, my thumb was on the other side. A 1/2' staple drove into my thumb. Well now, I thought in the midst of my pain, I'll bet no one has done this before! Which is when I realized that everybody has done that before! But... I threw some of my DNA into it anyway.
What the Hell...It'll stand up in court better than a signature.
The red scattered amidst the Black beach sand is not my blood.
The red swatch near the bottom right corner 3 " in, Is.
This was a fun project that I brought to Artspace as part of my musical performance. It took about 5 weeks to complete, and I still use it to transport musical equipment in, though I don't bang it around as much as I used to. Here are a few more shots. I need some good close-ups. Or better still, come to a show and look at it up close. Then if someone asks you why you go listening to Martin's "crazy music", you can say you went for the "Art".
"Crazy Art" but Art nontheless. M 12/10/10