Flower for Hitoshi #1 Tar, carborundum, and fire on panel - 11" x 8.5" – 27.94cm x 21.59cm - 2010 |
Flower for Hitoshi #2 Tar, carborundum, and fire on panel - 11" x 8.5" – 27.94cm x 21.59cm - 2010 |
Flower for Hitoshi #3 Tar, carborundum, and fire on panel - 11" x 8.5" – 27.94cm x 21.59cm - 2010 |
Flower for Hitoshi #4 Tar, carborundum, and fire on panel - 11" x 8.5" – 27.94cm x 21.59cm - 2010 |
Flower for Hitoshi #5 Tar, carborundum, and fire on panel - 11" x 8.5" – 27.94cm x 21.59cm - 2010 |
Flower for Hitoshi #6 Tar, carborundum, and fire on panel - 11" x 8.5" – 27.94cm x 21.59cm - 2010 |
Flower for Hitoshi #7 Tar, carborundum, and fire on panel - 11" x 8.5" – 27.94cm x 21.59cm - 2010 |
Flower for Hitoshi #8 Tar, carborundum, and fire on panel - 11" x 8.5" – 27.94cm x 21.59cm - 2010 |
Flower for Hitoshi #9 Tar, carborundum, and fire on panel - 11" x 8.5" – 27.94cm x 21.59cm - 2010 |
Flower for Hitoshi #10 Tar, carborundum, and fire on panel - 11" x 8.5" – 27.94cm x 21.59cm - 2010 |
Flower for Hitoshi #11 Tar, carborundum, and fire on panel - 11" x 8.5" – 27.94cm x 21.59cm - 2010 |
Flower for Hitoshi #12 Tar, carborundum, and fire on panel - 11" x 8.5" – 27.94cm x 21.59cm - 2010 |
(Flower for Hitoshi 1 – 12) These paintings are a meditative homage to work through my grief of the sudden and unexpected loss of my mentor, Hitoshi Nakazato. |
Flower #1 Oil on Panel - 11" x 8.5" – 27.94cm x 21.59cm - 2011 |
Flower #2 Oil on Panel - 11" x 8.5" – 27.94cm x 21.59cm - 2011 |
Flower #3 Oil on Panel - 11" x 8.5" – 27.94cm x 21.59cm - 2011 |
Flower #4 Oil on Panel - 11" x 8.5" – 27.94cm x 21.59cm - 2011 |
Flower #5 Oil on Panel - 11" x 8.5" – 27.94cm x 21.59cm - 2011 |
Flower #6 Oil on Panel - 11" x 8.5" – 27.94cm x 21.59cm - 2011 |
Flower #7 Oil on Panel - 11" x 8.5" – 27.94cm x 21.59cm - 2011 |
Flower #8 Oil on Panel - 11" x 8.5" – 27.94cm x 21.59cm - 2011 |
Flower #9 Oil on Panel - 11" x 8.5" – 27.94cm x 21.59cm - 2011 |
Flower #10 Oil on Panel - 11" x 8.5" – 27.94cm x 21.59cm - 2011 |
Flower #11 Oil on Panel - 11" x 8.5" – 27.94cm x 21.59cm - 2011 |
Flower #12 Oil on Panel - 11" x 8.5" – 27.94cm x 21.59cm - 2011 |
(Flower 1 – 12) Six Months after the passing of my mentor, Hitoshi Nakazato, I set out to paint a happier series of works where I could reflect upon the great times we had together. |
Hitoshi Series Combine Oil, tar, carborundum, and fire on panel – 35" x 75" – 88.9cm x 190.5cm – 2011 |
New Century #1 Acrylic on unprimed canvas - 60" x 48" – 152.4cm x 121.92cm – 2011 |
New Century #2 Acrylic on unprimed canvas - 60" x 48" – 152.4cm x 121.92cm – 2011 |
New Century #3 Acrylic on unprimed canvas - 60" x 48" – 152.4cm x 121.92cm – 2011 |
New Century #4 Acrylic on unprimed canvas - 60" x 48" – 152.4cm x 121.92cm – 2011 |
American Road series. - see prints. |
And they were both naked, the man and his wife and were not ashamed – monogamy is the way to go. Oil on Canvas - 7.75" x 7.75" - 19.69cm x 19.69cm - 2009 |
And Adam knew his wife again – your perfect smile. Oil on Canvas - 6" x 6" - 15.24cm x 15.24cm - 2009 |
Genesis 8 – tonight you’ll cry Oil on Canvas - 6" x 6" - 15.24cm x 15.24cm - 2009 |
And Adam said, this is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. - breathe on me Oil on Canvas - 7.75" x 7.75" - 19.69cm x 19.69cm - 2009 |
And the flood was 40 days upon the earth: - your lips, you’ll find, you’re heaven on earth Oil on Canvas - 7.75" x 7.75" - 19.69cm x 19.69cm - 2009 |
And God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters assuaged – c’mon and tell me you’re in love please Oil on Canvas - 7.75" x 7.75" - 19.69cm x 19.69cm - 2009 |
Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: - so come and get me Oil on Canvas - 6" x 6" - 15.24cm x 15.24cm - 2009 |
And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, - hit me, baby, one more time Oil on Canvas - 6" x 6" - 15.24cm x 15.24cm - 2009 |
And, behold, the face of the ground was dry – don’t you know that you’re toxic? Oil on Canvas - 7.75" x 7.75" - 19.69cm x 19.69cm - 2009 |
And with every living creature that is with you, - fell in love with you and everything you are Oil on Canvas - 7.75" x 7.75" - 19.69cm x 19.69cm - 2009 |
In relationship to my other series, these paintings continue my personal interest in the formal relationship of illusion and the physical act of painting. These paintings are part of a collaborative “New Titles” project with Lori Crossley. Please visit: www.loricrossley.com for more information and complete pairing of images.
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