http://www.antaesthetic.com/blog "Whatever interests is interesting." Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:01:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is the final version of "Miranda" (2009), oil on canvas. I'm very happy with the way this one turned out, but I confess that the pictures do not do it justice in terms of the softness of the gradients and skin, nor the color scheme that's really happening here. I ... http://www.antaesthetic.com/blog/2009/11/24/miranda-2009/ I don't normally show works in progress, but one of my biggest struggles is keeping my online life active while I'm being creative, and vice versa. A lot of times I'll spend months creating things and not updating my website, and other times I'll spend months online not creating, and ... http://www.antaesthetic.com/blog/2009/11/04/an-accidental-classical-pose/ Last night I had the amazing opportunity to present and donate a painting that I have been working on to the CPGLCC (Central Pennsylvania Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce) at one of their monthly mixers. Specifically, I presented it to the President, Russell Boggs, whose appreciation of the painting ... http://www.antaesthetic.com/blog/2009/09/18/equal-2009/ "Season Song" (2008) | 24"x30" | Acrylic http://www.antaesthetic.com/blog/2009/07/16/season-song-2008/ Man #5. (2008) 16"x20" | Acrylic I sold this to my friend Kevin in Canada even before it was finished, which is quite a compliment. (Detail) (Detail) http://www.antaesthetic.com/blog/2009/07/16/man-5/ A commission for my friend Brownyn at Gallerie 13, this is her grand-daughter Ashleigh. 24"x30" | Acrylic Here's the real Ashleigh with the painting at a gallery reception. Portrait and Subject - Ashleigh http://www.antaesthetic.com/blog/2009/07/16/ashleigh-2008/ Hello all! I've rebooted my blog completely due to big changes, a need to get rid of stale topics, and a new focus for this site. I have generally come to terms with the fact that I just don't like changing the layout of my art/design pages every time I have ... http://www.antaesthetic.com/blog/2009/07/16/a-reboot-and-an-update/ Blue-Green Man (2007) | Acrylic | I'm not exactly sure what the dimensions of this was, but it was larger than "Ashleigh." I think this was 2007, but I could be mistaken, a lot of details on this one I've forgotten because I only had it finished momentarily before it was ... http://www.antaesthetic.com/blog/2007/07/16/blue-green-man-2007/