For some reason I was visualizing crudely painted human forms with ink tattoos drawn on them, in ode to the images one might see on the wall of a tattoo salon. Perhaps something more will come of this, but if it doesn’t these were a blast to make. The other images are under the “drawings” tab in the menu…
Of the last three LF paintings that I mentioned in a prior post, this is my favorite. For some reason when I curled up the bottom flap I kept visualizing camouflage GI pants rolled at the cuff. At that point I couldn’t help but to also visualize P-51 Mustang style nose graphics and rivets which became the upper section of the painting. In the spirit of victory this piece leans towards the Air Force inspirations from the early years, of which my father Dean was a veteran. A special Thank You is also in order for all Veterans of the Armed Services, past and present, who at risk to their own lives provide service and protection for our free world.
This time it’s for my second application to the Dave Bown Projects.
The DBP competition is semi annual from what I gather, and has good artist reviews about the support they’ve received. With these entries I also pooled my instagram likes to determine which paintings were “most popular”. We’ll see how that goes.
