Small Portrait of Hanaa ben Abdesslem. 9x12 ink on Bristol Paper.
I took some quick snap shots of Hanaa in casting and what a beautiful women she is. Comfortable with her strength and that hair of hers looks amazing. She has a kind of Isabella Rossellini presence about her that is very magnetic.
Rodin Brancusi Noguchi. 9x12 Ink on Bristol Paper.
I always admired these three men. A legacy of modern art that also relied on a tradition of apprenticeship. Brancusi was the apprentice of Rodin, and Noguchi was the apprentice of Brancusi. What fascinates me about this relationship of art, generations, and modernism is how distinct each artist is, but reading about their thoughts on form, abstraction, and movement you can see how ideas were passed down to each artist. I find that this relationship is slowly disappearing in the teaching of art. I learned my craft from mentors, but never in a full emersion apprenticeship. Maybe this is nostalgia speaking.
Small Portrait of Tura Satana. 9x12 ink on Bristol Paper. This is based on frame from Faster Pussy Cat Kill Kill! We miss you Tura.
Soon You Will Become The People You Laugh At. 9x12 ink on Bristol paper.
I remember my brother telling me this when I was just out of high school during one of many rants about some point of view of mine. My brother then said, "one day you will become one of the people you laugh at". This becomes truer the older I get.
