These two pieces are going to be shown in a juried exhibition in Bend, Oregon at Atelier 6000, through the month of February! Their show Survey Charts, Maps, Ledgers, Navigation, is a great fit for my new series of paintings following the last voyage of the Whale Ship Essex.
42°N, 35°W Nearing the Azores, Oil, Rust and Encaustic on Steel and Walnut
Detail: Surface Quality of 42°N, 35°W Nearing the Azores
42°N, 66°W - Oil and Encaustic on Formed Steel - 12" x 12"
40°N, 70°W - Oil and Encaustic on Formed Steel - 12" x 12"
These are the first in a series of paintings based on the route of the whale ship Essex before its disastrous sinking by an aggressive sperm whale off the western coast of South America. If you have google earth check out this virtual tour of their path. I made a quick video of how the supports were made for these two new paintings.
(Couldn’t resist those cheesy apple sound bites!)
My latest projects:
Keep an eye on later posts to see how they progress!
the benthos 