Back from Cuba... towards a new series!

A one week hiatus in Cuba was a  must in the context of a long winter that doesn't seem to wanna quit any time soon...

Upon my return, I laid the foundation for a new series of "women faces emerging from water"...

Time to get the old epoxy varnishing kit out of the closet!

Purple passion - To finish or not to finish... that is the question!

Today I completed a collage painting to erase somehow my last half failure...

Because of the Facebook response that I got from the first pass, it is tempting to ask the question: between the two versions, where is the truth? The face being eclipsed by the material (torn canvas) or the face eclipsing the material? Where is the freedom? Will the real me stand up once and for all?

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)...

Prometheus - the human project... leveraging rice paper and Chinese black ink!

I started a new painting using the momentum from the previous painting...

Deeply moved by recent events in Paris, I give an artist's point of view on the faith of mankind!

A break from painting!

Over the last 4-5 weeks, I have done very little in the way of art, feeling the need for a prolonged period of rest! I did add finishing touches to my last painting though...

I would like to create a "more commercial" series using Chinese black ink and acrylics for my major painting exhibition in November of this year. In the interim, I feel the urge to respond to the events in Paris, which left me stunned...

Happy New Year to anybody visiting this post!