Black and White Or Shades of Gray?

Does our view of complex issues change with age?

This is my new painting "The Certainty of Youth and the Complexity of Wisdom", 43x49, oil on panel. 

 

 

Both these men are Birmingham artists. You may recognize the wise model, a cowboy in The Incognito Project, in "Yippee Ki-Yay".

"Yippee Ki-Yay, The Incognito Project" 16x16, oil on panel

You may also recognize my youth model from the cover of the novel Olympia Heights, The Pantheon, by Amy Strickland

"Olympia Heights, The Pantheon" a novel by Amy Strickland

Click here to see a post about my cover photo shoot for Amy's book. Thanks Ira and Nick!

The Incognito Project Gets a Shine

I varnished the first batch of The Incognito Project paintings this week. Fun to see this work coming together, and varnish day is always exciting, seeing the colors come back to their full saturation.

 "The Lion Tamer", 16x16, oil on panel

 "The Rake", 16x16, oil on panel

 "Bram's Lullaby", 16x16, oil on panel

 "The Activist", 16x16, oil on panel

 "Yippee Ki-Yay", 16x16, oil on panel

 "The Torch Singer", 16x16, oil on panel

This work is for a self-produced show that will be here in Birmingham, AL, details to be announced. To see more about the project click here.