“Valtesse”
Sketches for large paintings
2023
For 3 years in a row I hosted a performance group to set up a residency in my theater for a 3 week Halloween Show run. They were a very professional group with Hollywood level costumes and inventive acts. There were many paintable moments. Here are 2 sketches for paintings I want to do someday.
“Richard”
Digital photo. 2019
Richard has been a model for me since 1995. He is a professional dancer and theater director. It has been a blessing to work with him all of these years.
I shot this piece in what was at that time my new studio. The idea was for a painting which I did from a different set of photos from this same shoot. But this photo has haunted me ever since. Now that I am doing sculpture with more focus I know what to do with this image.
I will make a sculpture in clay inspired by this and then cast it in plaster. It will be a weird comment on Bologna’s famous “Mercury” sculpture which is the epitome of grace and balance.