Prometheus - the human project III... I gave a go to a third one for that series!

Using my process for this series, I attempted a third painting...

... and again, very little Chinese black ink was retained at the final stage. For one thing, bodies are more complex than faces, and finding the path to simplification with the black ink is crucial. I'm after that old decayed photograph look...

Note: At some point in time, I felt compelled to let go with some spontaneous destructive color passages to support what I was trying to convey.

The face of Africa - Cultivating the "torn to shreds" look!

In an attempt to have a smaller painting ( 24" X 30" is largest format accepted) for the upcoming Montreal-wide artist contest in Pierrefonds, I completed this one using my recent approach to deconstruction...

Again, "Chinese black ink and acrylics on torn rice paper glued on canvas" agree with me. It would be interesting to go much more abstract with the Chinese black ink, losing a greater part of the figurative portion...

Prometheus - the human project II... it had a life of its own!

Today I completed a painting that was meant to be the second of a series...

I wanted to give more of a role to Chinese black ink with this one, however, a few technical mishaps sent me back to "real painting". 

This weekend is the start of a multi-artist exhibition at the St-Laurent community center. A few of my paintings are featured (below: the Avatar)...