I am participating in another group show with the collective that hooked up the Windows Down show.The show will be in Greensboro at the Green Hill Center for the Arts. I have to admit that due to all of that intensity that has been going on in my life, I wasn’t completely clear on what was going down for the show. I had also caught wind that the Obama show I had participated in was going to be travelling to Greensboro. It wasn’t until this evening that I realized that the new Windows Down show was going to be showcasing the Obama show in a different room during the same show. Crazy. Anyways, you can check out the press release here.

As a group we decided to put together new panels for the show. The panels will be smaller then the ones we did in the original Windows Down show but we are going to run with the color theme once again. There will also be a collaborative wall as well as a space for showing smaller works on paper. I will chronicle the progress for my main panel submission.

I have always wanted to do a portrait of Redd Foxx and since I am running with yellow again I thought I could use a little word play. Redd Foxx and his character in Sanford and Son always seemed to remind me of my Grandfather. They even looked a little alike. Anyways, here goes:

Early process:

	I prepped and painted the panel with a few coats of yellow interior matte paint.
	After a few tries I have settled on a loose sketch that I will work from.
	After living with the original sketch for a while, I didn’t feel as comfortable with the pose as I thought I was. I decided to scrap it and start with a new, more rugged approach.
	I wanted to try a new approach to executing my line work. Redd Fox was such a rugged, textured personality and I wanted the line quality to reflect that.
	I am laying down a very rough and loose base layer of paint. I don’t think I am going to build the paint up much more. The richness of the portrait will come from the rugged line work that will be executed in the next step.
	I just finished up putting the line work together. I am really feeling this new process and I may be entering into a new process that I will carry through to my next few paintings. It is rare but it is one of my favorite things about creating art. The discovery. The next step will involve a pile of ….. silly putty. No shit.
	The tape-off.
	I cleaned out Target for their entire stash of Silly Putty.
	Remember doing this? It’s still fun.
	I was a little disappointed when I saw how light the newspaper print appeared on the wood. I’m going to have to figure out a better way to do this. Fopr now, here goes.
	Shake shake shake shake spray shake spray.
	It’s Alive muthafucker!
	New line work and detail style. It’s almost aboriginal.
	Amazing Glaze.
	More detail work.
	The Drop Off.
	“Ohhh…this is the big one. You hear that Elizabeth? I’m comin’ to join you honey!”

This is still funny.

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