The Prelude
I’ve mentioned this in the past and have finally made some headway in refinishing my kitchen table. As a brief recap: I received the table second-hand back in ‘02-ish from friends who were moving away. There was a good bit of wear n’ tear, but all in all a sturdy table. And after my coffee table project proved a success in ‘00, I wanted to test my skills with wood once again. I also chose to recycle some of my Celtic knotwork designs to embellish the otherwise ‘blank canvas’. Continue »
After 11 years of faithful friendship (7 which were spent in a dusty corner of the apartment), I’m finally saying goodbye to my first generation PowerMac G4. It had long been unsuitable for the fast evolving world of tech, but I always kept it lying around thinking I would one day do something with it. Well, I never did. So I’ve gutted it. And even all naked and such it still looks a bit formidable.
I’m not gonna cry…
That was the sudden sharp turn in my thinking when I sat down to script out a game plan for my next series of drawings. It also happened to be closing in on Nat’s b’day, which was the main decision to pick up the ol’ paintbrushes, look ‘em over, toss ‘em in the trash and go buy new ones. The celtic Tree of Life is a design that I’d been wanting to play with for a few years now, but never did actually come up with any solid ideas. This design, however, came from a t-shirt of mine that’s fast becoming worn out.
This painting ended up taking just over 4 weeks to complete; twice what I’d anticipated. That’s the trouble with using oil paints… they can and most likely will take forever to dry when you’re counting down the days. And while the last 2 weeks felt more like a chore and actual work, I’m really happy to have it finished and looking quite nice. Now, I’m all jazzed up and thinking about the next project. I have several unfinished pieces in the works, but I’ve been thinking about finishing my kitchen table next. It just looks so naked!
Anyway, I just wanted to share this new work with everyone. Stay tuned for more updates on my table! There will be more pics!
more as it comes…
