Chris Rywalt, Tracy's Purple Passion, 2008, gouache on paper, 9x12 inches
Once again I fell prey to mundane influences and did one of these in purple for
Tracy.
Chris Rywalt, Red Ripple, 2008, gouache on paper, 12x12 inches
The titles are getting kind of arbitrary, but what the heck. I did the red drawing,
Red Ripple, with my newest most expensive brush,
a #12 round 2410 from Escoda. It's not the most expensive brush ever owned by anyone, but it's expensive for me. But I wanted a good brush to try some of this kind of work in oil. I have three I tried with the incorrect brush -- a cat's tongue from Isabey, I think it is -- but I really want to try it with the right tool.
Yes, that's right, I've done some abstract oils. I'll have photos when I get my camera to the studio.
Chris Rywalt, Twelve-Tone Box, 2008, ink on paper, 12x12 inches
In the meantime, feast thine eyes upon these masterworks of sumi ink inspired by
a tongue drum I saw a guy playing in the subway.
Chris Rywalt, Round Square Drum, 2008, ink on paper, 12x12 inches
Thanks, hon, I love it, especially the addition of the loopy spots (not quite sure what to call them).
That's okay, I'm not sure what to call any of this.
Damnit. I've missed the boat here. Wallowing in my own, sorry.Of course, I dig these.
The two in sumi remind me of the ones where you were blowing the ink around. But of course I didn't do these quite so anarchically. I did try one like that, for fun, because I spilled some ink, but I didn't like how it turned out.