Ouintessence #16

Posted on June 19, 2009 by matt ballou under Art

quintessence #16

“quintessence #16” woodblock prints with ink, acrylic, gouache, and graphite, 13 by 12 inches, 2009

Quintessence #15

Posted on June 19, 2009 by matt ballou under Art

quintessence #15 layered woodblock prints with acrylic, gouache, watercolor, and graphite on paper, 13 by 12 inches, 2009.

tethered, stage 5

Posted on June 16, 2009 by matt ballou under Art

tethered (tentative title, in progress)

another session of working last night. things starting to synch up nicely. the color in these images i’m uploading is not a very good representation of what’s actually happening on the canvas. i’ll link to a higher quality image once i’m done. probably a few more weeks.

Tethered, Stage 4

Posted on June 14, 2009 by matt ballou under Art

tethered (tentative title, in progress)

well, it’s coming along. this is the state after the 4th session of working from the model. not the best shot, but you can see the changes from the previous stage below.

Last Quintessentials?

Posted on June 13, 2009 by matt ballou under Art

quintessence #11

above “quintessence #11”, monotype prints, gouache, and graphite on paper, 11 by 13 inches, 2009.

quintessence #12

above “quintessence #12”, monotype print, acrylic, gouache, and pastel on paper, 13 by 12 inches, 2009.

quintessence #13

above “quintessence #13”, monotype prints, acrylic, and gouache on paper, 12 by 12 inches, 2009.

quintessence #14

above “quintessence #14”, monotype prints, acrylic, and gouache on paper, 13 by 12 inches, 2009.

i had intended to create only 12 of this current series, but i went ahead and continued on it today. might be the last grouping for a while. we’ll see.

Against A Wall

Posted on June 12, 2009 by matt ballou under Art

against a wall

above: “against a wall” oil monotype, ink monotype, and pastel on paper, 12.5 by 9.5 inches, 2009.

collision (#2, june 2009)

above: “collision” ink monotype with pastel on paper, 8.5 by 12 inches, 2009

More Quintessence

Posted on June 11, 2009 by matt ballou under Art

Two more from the Quintessence Series… and a shot of my humble little press below:

Quintessence #09

above: quintessence #9, woodblock prints, acrylic, gouache, and graphite on paper, 13 by 12 inches, 2009.

quintessence #10

above: quintessence #10, woodblock prints, acrylic, gouache, and graphite on paper, 12 by 12 inches, 2009.

my itty bitty press

Tondos

Posted on June 9, 2009 by matt ballou under Art

Two of the new tondos that I’ve been working on recently. Each one is 48 inches in diameter, oil on canvas on panel.

This first one “Collapse” is complete. The second piece, titled “Tether” has about 12 hours of work into it.

collapse

tether (in progress)

Weakness and Strength

Posted on June 9, 2009 by matt ballou under Art

Two more works. The shell and brick piece is a continuation of a group of works started last year called “Beautiful Collision” and is a reinterpretation of the elements of those previous works. The second piece is another in the Quintessence Series.

collision