Small-Art Compendium

Gray Yellow Red Grid collage on panel Hand-painted roofing paper, acrylic 5" x 3"

Green Five Grid collage on panel Hand-painted roofing paper, acrylic 6" x 6"

Jonquil - Collage on Panel Jonquil Grid collage on panel Hand-painted roofing paper, acrylic, book page 6" x 6"

Muguet - Collage on panel Grid collage on panel Hand-painted roofing paper, book page, acrylic 6" x 6"

5 o'clock: Eating Swedish Fish, Thinking About Nibs Gouache, newsprint, burns on Stonehenge paper Paper size: 8" x 8"

Making Crates Gouache, pencil, book page, pyrography on Stonehenge paper Paper size: 8" x 8"

These three paintings will be exhibited at the All Gallery Show, Abend Gallery , Denver, April 20 - May 19, 2012. If you are in the area, head over to the gallery and check out the show. Shimmer II, 16" x 20", Oil on Cradled Panel Shimmer, 16" x 20", Oil on Cradled Panel Windswept, 24" x 30", Oil on Cradled Panel  (SOLD)

Pink Spring Pink Spring Mixed media painting with pyrography Acrylic, geossoed newsprint, burns on Stonehenge paper Paper size: 8" x 8"

Blue Spring Blue Spring Mixed media painting with pyrography Acrylic, gessoed newsprint, burns Paper size: 8" x 8"

So nice when paintings leave the nest, see the world. Off you go! Shoo, shoo! Night Fall, 30" x 30", Oil on Canvas This painting will be exhibited at the Coos Art Museum in Coos Bay, Oregon in their 2012 Expressions West Exhibition, April 27 - June 30, 2012. It's my second time in the show and I am delighted to be included again.

Pyro No. 6 Pyro No. 6 Mixed media with pyrography on Stonehenge paper Acrylic, burns, vellum Paper size: 8" x 8"

I'm getting addicted to the smell of charred paper. Pyro No. 5 Pyro No. 5 Acrylic, burning, graphite, vellum on Stonehenge paper Paper size: 8" x 8"

Pyro No. 4 Pyro No. 4 Mixed media collage with pyrography Acrylic, burning, book page on Stonehenge paper Paper size: 8" x 8"

Rules of the game for the Pyres Series  new pyro pieces. 1. On paper and includes pyrography. 2. Anything goes beyond Rule 1. 3. Humble, simple, imperfect. 4. Eric ate the rules. UPDATE I've decided that since I'm just getting to know pyro that it's too soon to date exclusively. It's better for my creative process to let them run free-range for awhile and not force a narrower series onto them just yet (unless one just jumps out and bites me) . Pyres , as a formal series, is retired for the time-being and all the bits of charred paper can be found under a general "Pyrography" label (see View by Subject on the right side of screen).

This one didn't quite work out like I had hoped. I like the burn design though. Pyro No. 3 Pyro No. 3 Mixed media collage with pyrography on Stonehenge paper Handpainted mulberry paper, acrylic, burning Paper size: 8" x 8"

Pyro No. 2 Pyro No. 2 Pyrography and acrylic on Stonehenge paper Paper size: 8" x 8"

Not sure what to call these artworks. Are they drawings? Paintings? They include both plus collage and whatever else I decide to experiment with. I guess the only consistent things will be the pyrography and that they will be works on paper. Pyro No.1  Pyro No. 1 Abstract mixed media with pyrography on Stonehenge paper Burning, gessoed newspaper, acrylic, pencil Paper size: 8" x 8"

The other day I glanced out of the studio window and saw a small boy whacking the hell out of a cherry tree with a stick. Some of the blossoms fluttered down like snow. We'll call this a haiga . the boy is breaking cherry blossoms The Boy Is Breaking Acrylic, graphite on Stonehenge paper Paper size: 8" x 8"

These don't always make perfect sense, but they are interesting nonetheless. Other Life Forms? This is not mere theory. This is not the age of tyrants,  half-mad loosed upon infidels already baleful so godlike.

The remaining newly found monotypes from last year. It's time to get cracking on new ones. The monotypes were the catalyst for the past year's exploration with all my various works on paper and trying out new mediums. I'm grateful for the journey and look forward to further experiments and play. Red House (1 - 3) Oil monotype on Stonehenge paper 4" x 4"