Angry Duck Studio

UPDATED 3/14/2008

Since Sea Channel has been such a hit, I decided to do another seascape. This one, Icelandic Coast is almost done. The sky is moody and maybe needs more love. The rest is good, I think. It's got a soft, yet jaggy look.

I love this painting.

Still a bad photo, though.

I kept this one simple and raw, with a more limited palette than usual. If you look close enough, you'll see that it's really 3 repeated shapes, united by the blackened center region. But, to me, these things become the charred but colorful husks of forbidden books. It's lonely, hurt and hopeful, as intended.

It's got a bit of a Cy Twombly thing going on. And I'm OK with that.

The support was coated with Golden's absorbent ground, which tears nicely off the smooth foil surface of the board, adding to the abused feel of the work.

I hope you like it. I do.

This was a gift for the woman who already owns a few of my works, including Woman, Shoulder, Bikini II. I thought that she might like a masculine figure, as a counterbalance.

It's sketchy, a bit ape-like and strange. I'm not sure if anyone likes it, but me. But I'll tell you this, if I ever become famous as a painter, this will be a good one to own.