Small-Art Compendium

Desert Trail 6 Desert Trail 6 Acrylic and pyrography on book page Mounted on 8" x 8" Stonehenge paper

Desert Trail 5 Desert Trail 5 Acrylic & pyrography on book page Mounted on 8" x 8" Stonehenge paper

Desert Trail 3 Desert Trail 4 Desert Trail 3 & 4 Pyrography on book page Mounted on 8" x 8" Stonehenge paper

Desert Trail 1 Desert Trail 2 Desert Trail 1 & 2 Acrylic and pyrography on Book Paper Mounted on 8" x 8" Stonehenge paper

Paying attention at 5:00 pm. Marigolds by the Dumpster Gouache, book page, pyrography on Stonehenge paper Paper size: 8" x 8"

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"

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"

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"