Work in Progress: “Summer School”

The two images above are from a current work in progress, tentatively titled “Summer School.”

This will be another in the series of mirror paintings— this one is small— 22” x 28”.

So far, the collage elements are from 2 children’s books of mazes— “My First Mazes” and “Seas-side Mazes” both published by Buki Toys (www.poof-slinky.com). In addition there are images from some Archie Comics titles that I found in various places on the internet (Veronica, Betty, and Cherry Blossom were the titles of the comics these come from). And finally, there are images of the box covers of some adult videos, also found on the internet.

Planning this one was a little difficult, as I am enjoying these mirror paintings while at the same time so excited about the Model Consumer images, and also hoping to get some work finished for possible inclusion in the FPAC Gallery’s “Image for Sale” show starting July 20th. Basically, there is a lot going on at 617 Midway and it puts some pressure on my painting time. All that said, the time spent thinking and finding collage elements and centering around a loose theme have paid off.

So far “Summer School” has been great. I have broken a few of the rules I have previously in the series (that is, what collage elements can go where, etc.) and think that it is truly headed in the right direction.

As I have been wrapped up with Model Consumer when at the computer I am posting these two images together— but you can clearly see the progress made between the two. Compositionally, I love this large line of an arm that cuts the piece in two. Think it is working really well.