new work and newer work

part of a group show coming up at the end of the month. it's an interesting format this show: an annual showcase called the Rounds (this year, Round 8) at each anniversary of the Kayo gallery's  first year. all artists who have previously shown there are invited to submit a 12" x 12" piece to benefit the gallery's health and ongoing financial wellbeing. imagine, such a sea of square tiles, mismatched and disordered. below is my submission this year and a detail.

much of the winter sky here showcases frosty, brilliant, cutting stars. most notably above the house shine the Pleiades, Orion and the surrounding. we are lucky, up at this wintery summit, to have such uninhibited views of the stars, a gift, i think, that is becoming increasingly rare for folks living in the Modern Age. there is my take on those constellations with a little gold leaf.

lastly, the beginning of a new project from here (well, formerly from there, but now here) and also inspired, always, by this lady...