Behind the Scenes - Creating a Show
This is a glimpse into my studio for the 2 months it took me to create the 40 new works for my solo exhibit "Vanishing Points". Here are a few of the concept sketches:
nappanee farm sketch
Nappanee Farm Sketch
sheridan farm
Sheridan Farm Sketch
wall farm sketch
Wall Farm Sketch
deceptively warm sketch
Deceptively Warm Sketch
platinum twilight sketch
Platinum Twilight Sketch
ephemeral fog in progress
Inspired by the piece I did for the "Amber" group show last December
ephemeral fog almost finished
penn farm
This is a farm I have always loved located near Nappanee, IN.
Took a road trip in November to Virginia and loved all the east coast barns, many had the style of overhang found in the barn on the right piece above.
capturing wisdom
John McKee & Kyle Ragsdale both encouraged me to stop on this painting at this point. I took their advice and am love with this piece.
trupps memories
studio shot 2
basement studio watercolors
For this show I had a "day shift" and "night shift" and a "messy studio" and a "clean one"- during the day I worked with acrylics at my Harrison Center Studio and during the evenings I would come home and work on the watercolors.
finished watercolors
waning light wash
Very directly inspired by watching Quincy Owens prepare for his December show "Pursuit of Happiness"
waning light wash 2
waning light and fading slowly
silver winds in before red door
On these spot color pieces I waited to add the red towards the end.. completely changes the piece.
primitive masking
Learned this from Terry Armstrong, a quick solution for masking off areas of your watercolors to add textures.
corn masking
trupps stories in progress
One of the only oil paintings in the show. Wanted to give it a nostalgic feel.
studio shot 3
with corn in progress
gingerbread
This series is inspired by the details of abandoned farm houses that are located in Putnam & Hamilton Counties.
inspiration photos
The farms & houses I used to inspire this show. Most of these were discovered on drives during 2013
gingerbread 2
gingerbread 3
studio shot 4
ready for framing
Ready for Framing
just after laying the wallpaper pattern in
This is just after I put in the wallpaper pattern that I found in the interior of this old abandoned farm house
in the hallway drying
Drying in the hallway
just laid down
Just laid down the wash
hitting the lottery wish this wash
Watching as I hit the lottery with this salt effect in the wash. The pressure was on not to screw this painting up.
alex reiff helping me with the framing
I brought in my friend Alex Reiff to help with the framing.
just mounted to the backing board
Its always exciting to see the work all buttoned up in the frames. I float mount my work so this is right after I mounted the piece to the matboard
getting closer
One of the hallways outside my studio was filling up fast
the other hallway is full too
This is the hallway on the other side of my studio full of work too
magical skies
The day before the show, 2 paintings to finish.
kyle ragsdale hanging the show
Kyle Ragsdale hanging the show
kyle ragsdale hanging the show 2
There is very little that is more exciting than watching months of hard work finally come together in the gallery.
vanishing points - justin vining 2
vanishing points - justin vining 3
vanishing points justin vining
vanishing points 4
vanishing points 5
vanishing points 6
vanishing points 7