I'm dusting off this old space to start cataloging and sharing a new project that I hope will function as a driver for future works. I've recently had some enforced "down time" away from work due to surgery, and found myself sitting outside and walking in the woods more than I have in years. I used to paint pleine aire landscapes, and at least part of the allure was being outside and thinking about and finding natural objects to examine. Even if I did not end up sketching or painting those objects I enjoyed thinking about how it would be done. There was a sense of exploration and discovery that was satisfying.
Over the years, as I have become busier and my work more concept based, my trips outdoors have become fewer and farther between, and were more about a task and less about discovery. My enforced down time reminded me of the enjoyment in learning the instructor and outs of a natural object, so I have decided to approach my interest in the coexistence of nature and technology from the perspective of the found natural object.
Each week I am going to take a walk, and somewhere on that walk I will find an object that I will sketch several times throughout the week. The sketches will be done on my tablet using the Infinite Painter app, allowing me to easily save images and share them. Some of these images may find their way into my paintings.
These digital paintings will be posted in the same quality as I create them, so feel free to download and save any that you like. Let me know if you print one, as that would feel like somehow spreading my finds digitally back into the world.
Enjoy!
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