Although I did not create this work today, I thought I would post about it as it is the first work I created using a tabletop.  This work has the distinction of being my only work shown in the South Texas Museum of Art as part of a temporary exhibit by the South Texas Art League.  I made it somewhere in the 2007-2011 timeframe.  I applied earth colors heavily and smeared them using putty knives or palette knives. I then dribbled latex paint from Pittsburgh Paints onto those colors and coated it all with a heavy pottery glaze for added effect. I entitled it “World on Fire” to represent the environment going up in flames because of bad practices such as deforestation of the rainforest, warfare, and other catastrophes.  As with “Blue Jupiter” and “Pluto Ascending” I attached black wooden slats to the back of the work to push it away from the wall and to provide space for the hanging wire. It is 24 inches across, about two inches thick, and quite heavy being of solid wood (oak, I believe).

Tonight, February 18, 2015, I am starting my blog about art, which will primarily focus on abstract

art, but I will probably comment on anything that catches my attention.  With this blog I will also create a focal point, from which readers can make forays to other sites where I have published a work, or that uses one of my works, or where I sell some of my attempts at art.  Please feel free to comment on anything that stimulates your own interest or curiosity.  I would love to have as many discussions running as possible.