Collage: Swerve

Swerve is 36x60. It is longer in format that the last two Torque and Distracted Driving. The horizontal format is a nice change from the last two square pieces and somewhat easier for me work with. I am having fun with these new collages the feeling of openness is a nice departure from the intense multipanel pieces. That is the feeling I was seeking in the new work. I will get back to the multipanel pieces next year. For now the work will be smaller and will continue to explore letting the paper have a greater presence.

Collage: Distracted Driver

Distracted Driver and Torque are 60x60. Distracted Driver is a less intense image. That is the intention with this piece. I am working hard to let the paper speak. I feel like the billboard paper is so beautiful that it should get a little more face time.

Layered Multipanel Collage: Interchange Straight Trippin

This collage is 8ft x 5ft. It consists of 20 panels that are in relief. There are four different levels that stand off the wall. Interchange Straight Trippin was challenging to build but the piece turned out the way I had envisioned. The colors were a departure from the other multipanel pieces. The intention was to have a presentation that felt like blurred movment during bright sunshine. The different panels presented in relief helps create enought shadow to have it read well on a white wall.

Multipanel Collage: Keep Your Hands On The Wheel

This collage was created earlier this year its 111/2 feet long and 5 feet high.
I have not posted new work for most of this year so I am catching up. This is the largest multipanel collage I have made to date. It is now in Fresh Paint Gallery in Culver City.

New Collage: The Background. Now The Insanity Begins

Here are some images of the 7 x 8 foot collage about 1/4 of the way. The small strips are next. This could take awhile.

Finding a Ferrari in a Junk Yard: Motherload of Billboard Paper

Billboard paper printed with a screen dot pattern aka CMYK process is not done anymore, the last known batch in Phoenix was printed in 2005. It has been replaced with huge Epson Inkjet printers. Every Friday, I go to collect billboard paper mis-prints in the yard of the company that prints the majority of billboard paper not only for Phoenix, but for national distribution. I never thought I would see anymore of the screen dot pattern paper again...well you know where this is going. Motherload, baby! JACKPOT! Friday, they had two pallets loaded with this stuff. The raw materials that allow me to make my collages. I had been careful about how much I used before because I knew there would be no more, now I have twenty boxes with at least 60 sheets each that are 60" x 72" which is 36,000 square feet of possible collage imagery. Holy crap! Here are some images, check out the insane dot patterns.