Propoasl #1

These panels from "Dyptych" are approximately 3.5 ' tall by 2.5' wide. The panels from Propoal #1 would be 3 feet taller and at least two feet wider.
You can get a sense of their dimension here:

Art Prize Proposal #1

First Friday: February 4th, 2011

My sincerest thanks to Jessica and Michael Bricker for giving me the opportunity to exhibit at P.U.P in the Murphy Building for February's First Friday. I enjoyed my time visiting with gallery visitors and had wonderful conversations with Malcolm of the I.U. Ceramics Department and also Sophia from the Indianapolis Art Center.
Enjoy the pics!

Set-up at PUP

Destined for P.U.P.

Another experimental relief sculpture created last summer with paper mache and cardboard....P.U.P is located in Studio 213 at the Murphy Art Center, 1043 Virginia Ave., Indianapolis. See you on Friday, February 4th!

More work at P.U.P.

This is the biggest of the pieces that will be at P.U.P. These works are made with 99% re-purposed cardboard and re-cycled paper. After years of working in fiber glass factories and elementary art programs I have decided to fuse the methods and techniques I learned from both experiences and have created a new form of relief sculpture (New to me!). Still experimenting with these forms, but have decided it is worth pursuing and I am very excited by the possibilities.

Art Show at P.U.P!!

My thanks go to Jessica and Maria for hooking me up for my first art exhibit at the Murphy Art Center! I am very excited about this opportunity and have created about nine pieces to commemorate this show. Here is a preview. Enjoy!

National Art Program Exhibit

My wife Maria invited me to exhibit these two experimental relief sculptures at the Garfield Park Arts Center's National Art Program Exhibit, open to City of Indianapolis employees. The exhibit runs through Sept. 29th. My special thanks to Lesley Meier and Tom Weidenbach and their staff for facilitating such a wonderful event! Photo by Kelby Gaw.

New Art

Interesting Article....

Still letting the dust settle after the passage of HB1367. I am hopeful we have saved some teaching jobs.

My friend sent me this article by Henry Giroux.
Very interesting read:
In Defense of Public School Teachers in a Time of Crisis

Youth Art Month Keynote Address

Sue Perry of Tippecanoe County School Corporation asked me to speak at the 2010 YAM Reception at the Indiana State Capitol.

Done for now...

After several layers and transitions I am putting this one down for now.

Update 4

I think I am finding a resolution after about 20 hours of intense praxis.

Update 3

Having a little difficulty working through this one. Deciding on how to develop the structure has become a thorny issue.

Update 2

Update 1

New additions to drawing..

Work in Progress

This piece has been taped up in the studio for a few months now...after a period of time spent concentrating on writing and teaching, I am back at the drawing wall again....

Enjoy the pics!

Blast from the Past: Beginning of the Rhizome Series

Rhizome16

When I began drawing back in 1962, I used pencils, pens and crayons...Today, at age 49...I still draw with the same materials, and really, the process is not very different from those early beginnings.....

Here is the former "Drawing #5" now entitled Rhizome 16, completed a couple of days ago.....the drawing is approximately 40 x 30 inches...enjoy...cg

Drawing #5

Here is a drawing I have been working on since November...