precisionism

A friend asked me if I had heard of the artist Charles Sheeler, I had not, so I looked him up online-

During the 1920s, Sheeler was associated with a group of painters called the Precisionists, known for their realistic style of painting. Precisionism (or Cubist Realism) is a style of representation in which an object is rendered in a realistic manner, but with an emphasis on its geometric form. Sheeler focused strongly on industrial subjects. He also transfered his exactness to abstract art.

I felt that this definition is spot on in describing my latest work, glad to know there is a name for my style.

Artcraft Show

This past weekend I participated in the 19th annual Artcraft Building Christmas show and sale. I just wanted to post a quick thanks to Mark Yasenchek for all the effort he puts into making the show an art event for Cleveland to look forward to every year. Also, it was good to meet so many people who attended and for all the positive comments on the work I brought,

Another reason why I like this job

These show the pictures of the uncovered window. Many people commented on how much more light streamed into the small area. Of course, it also leaves a considerable area to replaster like the original. That was an unusual, creative, and enjoyable job- I'll post those pictures next.

Re-creation of the Lourdes Grotto

This is the grotto area where the new panel is to be installed- the existing window of St. Marie is shown on the right. To give an idea of scale, the bottom of the panel is at eye-level.
Of course, in this career, I've learned not to assume anything (like window opening sizes) so it had to be verified. In this case with much more than a tape measure- it meant the gritty work of removing the plaster with a saws-all to get to the boarded up window. It is located directly behind the statue of St. Bernadette.

New commssion

I feel privilaged to be commissioned for a panel in a Cleveland area church. Most of the existing windows are truly gems- works of art made by the Mayer of Munich studio in the 30's. It will be a rewarding challenge, but my proposal was in a similar painted style. There is one panel of St. Marie the same size in this grotto area, and all of the other windows are ecclesiastic figures, so I felt my proposal should be consistant.

props

kudos to webmaster Justin Hull- you've customized this site to exactly what I needed, with a lot of patience. Highly recommended!

day one

website is up!