Hustle and Flow

Hustle and Flow 1
Acrylic on canvas
6x10

Hustle and Flow 2
Acrylic on Canvas
8x10

Hustle and Flow 3
Acrylic on Canvas
8x10

Typically I don't produce for the sake of production, but sometimes you gotta produce. At the request of a good friend, who also happens to be an art broker, I produced some small works for an upcoming show in Nashville. I've been steadily working on a large piece that I wonder if I will finish by year's end. So...it's nice to start and finish something. I wanted them to be exercises in energy. Just let it flow and see what happens. So here you have it. Three small pieces that I just let emerge on their own. A little hustle and flow. 

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Blank Slate

I am often asked, “What is the inspiration, the driving force behind your work?” It’s an answer I find difficult to articulate. People want specifics. They don’t want, “That’s how I felt on Thursday.” Some can be downright pesky with their questions and don't respond well to a smart ass pretentious artist answer. The problem grows in that it’s not always the same from piece to piece. Sometimes there is something very specific.  Sometimes it’s just a state of mind.  Sometimes its a physical energy.  It’s never the same and it can change between start and finish. It’s hard for me to explain, but I’m accepting that people viewing my work want and need to know more. 

So here is one version…

72x42 Canvas

A very large canvas sits on my easel.  It’s white emptiness is glaring at me and I can’t turn away.  This is how it starts.

Sometimes…