Fateful Sugar, 2009

I've got a second exhibit coming up at the same Starbucks (Rice Village - Houston) in March. I'll be hanging up two paintings that capture the remains of the old Sugar Land. Actually, I wanted to complete four, but I only have two weeks do to this... So far, only one painting is in progress. It's about halfway done. There will be more pictures of the work to come. I have to admit, it's been a bitch to get back into oil painting. I haven't touched oil in about three years. And these paintings are not exactly small. Most of my past work has been figurative. I'm currently challenging myself to paint more architectural things. It's a lot harder since I can't just play with skin-tone or subjective organic shapes. I've also been using a lot of masking tape. Yes, it's the painter's cheating way but hey, I'm trying to get my groove back for now.