My WorkTumblr (3.0; @briefbits)http://briefbits.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6c0e954215bf24b85fb917035132ebd0/tumblr_mn3t5j2RRR1qf5jngo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="userContent">i have a few other things, larger than this one in particular, that are in progress…they all seem to be in a hideous adolescent phase and aren’t quite budging! this one i dont mind showing: it seems like there is some swarm of people flailing for help…i have no clue what that could possibly mean :)</span></p>http://briefbits.tumblr.com/post/50912082359http://briefbits.tumblr.com/post/50912082359Mon, 20 May 2013 11:46:31 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/641400d2af3313c033ff5cbf4224f7d6/tumblr_mn3myeXzQm1qf5jngo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/887da2eafc03886e268ed772a4956b69/tumblr_mn3myeXzQm1qf5jngo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1617156a58a832fcbe05c402a86a3314/tumblr_mn3myeXzQm1qf5jngo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>a small piece i made last night with a frame i scavenged from the road. i just wanted to fill the space with something!</p> <p>Family Album</p>http://briefbits.tumblr.com/post/50905550261http://briefbits.tumblr.com/post/50905550261Mon, 20 May 2013 09:32:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/af5cdf999ec2d13e0fc5836f6250fa53/tumblr_mn2bf9YHBm1qf5jngo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>i started this today…..it’s more difficult than you may imagine for a variety of reasons. but i think it’ll be good</p>http://briefbits.tumblr.com/post/50847489211http://briefbits.tumblr.com/post/50847489211Sun, 19 May 2013 16:25:57 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0549ca50b93c89cbf283f7f5014b0e26/tumblr_mn1ryhKutW1qf5jngo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoPageCaption" data-ft='{"type":45}'><span class="hasCaption">little guy. i found a bunch of little thumbnail panels hanging around last night so did some doodles on them<br/><br/> this one is king harold</span></span></p>http://briefbits.tumblr.com/post/50817454432http://briefbits.tumblr.com/post/50817454432Sun, 19 May 2013 09:25:29 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9c1269f1b509d435a369df9d1d13e300/tumblr_mmwrhbfMYw1qf5jngo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>a little crop from the commission i am working on for some good folks in san francisco!</p>http://briefbits.tumblr.com/post/50597391380http://briefbits.tumblr.com/post/50597391380Thu, 16 May 2013 16:27:11 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/548e2c2e0c9e28fb7640c1f58409b5b2/tumblr_mmjdrpWSnT1qf5jngo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/15297dc9349fd50ea8c92bcbb56defc8/tumblr_mmjdrpWSnT1qf5jngo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f4b8d0b7cd2ff8472455e7f22441a78c/tumblr_mmjdrpWSnT1qf5jngo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6f63c926ef213fefe3f8bcc1c7c30c35/tumblr_mmjdrpWSnT1qf5jngo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>a commission i started working on, i’m really excited to be working with putti again! the thumbnails and the sketch onto the canvas</p>http://briefbits.tumblr.com/post/50014943172http://briefbits.tumblr.com/post/50014943172Thu, 09 May 2013 11:02:13 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/338c267ce8465a439b192b6eac8dae14/tumblr_mm2q7pmm4m1qf5jngo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>a smaller study for a larger painting. hopefully the larger one i can sink my teeth into a bit more!</p>http://briefbits.tumblr.com/post/49261128195http://briefbits.tumblr.com/post/49261128195Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:11:49 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6d350b1c337e654b02e3756993f2a6d1/tumblr_mlz119GkJ21qf5jngo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>i’ve been trying to force this one to give me more, but it doesn’t wanna budge. i learned my lesson the hard way. i like tooth, so i bought a 6 yard roll of heavy duty canvas from utrecht: it’s like painting on asphalt. </p> <div class="aboveUnitContent"> <div class="userContentWrapper"> <div class="_wk"><span class="userContent"> so i had to go really, really thick and layered, when i had intended it being all transparent. not what i thought it was going to be, but you live and learn!<br/><br/> scene 3 (in which the ghost begets the body)</span></div> </div> </div>http://briefbits.tumblr.com/post/49094837375http://briefbits.tumblr.com/post/49094837375Sun, 28 Apr 2013 11:15:09 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3cb1464787b618b30728cafbfdaee588/tumblr_ml0nqp6l851qf5jngo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>a little snippet of something in progress. suddenly it is starting to pull together….although, sometimes i wonder: if i actually was competent in what i was doing, there would never be those ‘aha!’ moments </p>http://briefbits.tumblr.com/post/47586720111http://briefbits.tumblr.com/post/47586720111Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:49:37 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6022327f72ed245fb59cdbafce566a4b/tumblr_mkyjfrXnF51qf5jngo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>revisited this one briefly today when i was bored: wanted to add a little something more to it, some sort of narrative….its a bit too small to really sink my teeth into though!</p> <p>Flensing Scene</p>http://briefbits.tumblr.com/post/47487264628http://briefbits.tumblr.com/post/47487264628Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:21:27 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/77a468bd19c7820ad248a7aa8eb13f1b/tumblr_mkuplkRCvf1qf5jngo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8896e104f02e6c7613eba6b3770dc082/tumblr_mkuplkRCvf1qf5jngo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>gestures from the other morning</p>http://briefbits.tumblr.com/post/47303632053http://briefbits.tumblr.com/post/47303632053Sat, 06 Apr 2013 16:44:08 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4f64e30c0fae027ce15cc966cbf4fae9/tumblr_mk34rhNuof1qf5jngo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>sketching on an old oil drum bottom….going over what was already there……the first, awkward stage!</p>http://briefbits.tumblr.com/post/46025205733http://briefbits.tumblr.com/post/46025205733Fri, 22 Mar 2013 19:18:53 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5d87fd9fc1729832e39851e85b2757dc/tumblr_mjzk1q3ghE1qf5jngo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/104deff40a6705a9a36ac99f8875ccb0/tumblr_mjzk1q3ghE1qf5jngo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>i needed to satiate my mind to feel like i had some productivity, after frustrating over some sketches all day long. so i took a nap on the floor, went for a walk, then painted a these rather quickly. little guy first, then the preframed panel…..they might get glazed and continued…..!</p>http://briefbits.tumblr.com/post/45877831311http://briefbits.tumblr.com/post/45877831311Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:58:38 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/58957f047fed4b537a21a2b0e7a3929f/tumblr_mjtvxcenZz1qf5jngo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>quick little preparatory sketch i did this afternoon.</p>http://briefbits.tumblr.com/post/45628307936http://briefbits.tumblr.com/post/45628307936Sun, 17 Mar 2013 19:29:36 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1b06bf48858cf72f04c60b031815de99/tumblr_mjt3gd1S5t1qf5jngo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>couldn’t find my gouache so i settled for some ink and gesso…..totally not the same sense of physicality at all! in this case, i think the pencil is mightier</p>http://briefbits.tumblr.com/post/45581201566http://briefbits.tumblr.com/post/45581201566Sun, 17 Mar 2013 09:14:37 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1de305179a38fa0068b123382502ae93/tumblr_mjplaxMVKW1qf5jngo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>a little process on a new series!</p>http://briefbits.tumblr.com/post/45422893310http://briefbits.tumblr.com/post/45422893310Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:49:45 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1c6cd0005dd97c30c23c1871c310962f/tumblr_mjk3f1Wsg21qf5jngo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>a better image, i couldn’t decide if i wanted to put some more glaze and detial on the body….so i guess i should call it as is. </p> <p>don’t worry i’m not getting all religious on you! just had to get this imagery out of my head. onto the next phase, i can’t wait to work on! </p>http://briefbits.tumblr.com/post/45195336065http://briefbits.tumblr.com/post/45195336065Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:35:25 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8006405375ec7fc1a9d25145c0e8899a/tumblr_mjgmnjwY3S1qf5jngo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>difficult to photograph this one, a work in progress. an outdoor scene, its small, 18x22 i think</p>http://briefbits.tumblr.com/post/45046784915http://briefbits.tumblr.com/post/45046784915Sun, 10 Mar 2013 15:40:31 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b46d34a4d26297fdda51c050efdb18d9/tumblr_mhq0ljF0PG1qf5jngo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>started working on top of another painting i had been staring at for weeks, and realized it needed to be updated…</p> <p>the <a href="http://briefbits.tumblr.com/private/42313828038/tumblr_mhq1tzFoZg1qf5jng">original</a></p>http://briefbits.tumblr.com/post/42311679769http://briefbits.tumblr.com/post/42311679769Mon, 04 Feb 2013 19:12:00 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e50f2cf2cb8944d8517f93bd2db626cd/tumblr_mhpg082xET1qf5jngo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0be9a8ea47a3c2fbabfc2a6cd77b6a4f/tumblr_mhpg082xET1qf5jngo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8ebf302da8243bfd232afb582ad38799/tumblr_mhpg082xET1qf5jngo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/02524803f4e72aedaff7868f18b88051/tumblr_mhpg082xET1qf5jngo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/981756b5da2406ae1a9942ef941dbafc/tumblr_mhpg082xET1qf5jngo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2e099f5f98af37d2f8055a57f96e68a2/tumblr_mhpg082xET1qf5jngo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d303eff601fe6bcc22f9c52e9425b88d/tumblr_mhpg082xET1qf5jngo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/548800d2ab21c27103fa09f157e41ec7/tumblr_mhpg082xET1qf5jngo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2323b1179faf6511ebd0d7db6f81a866/tumblr_mhpg082xET1qf5jngo9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>yesterday. apparently there was something on tv. i went to Two Lights in Cape Elizabeth. Not a soul! Just stark, ocean and ground. that last one is me.</p>http://briefbits.tumblr.com/post/42280847836http://briefbits.tumblr.com/post/42280847836Mon, 04 Feb 2013 11:48:00 -0500