Happy New Year

I want to wish you all a happy new year. Thank you for taking the time to read my ramblings, peruse my work, and leave your comments.

Regards,

Bill

Painted Head

This is a quick "accidental head" from my journal.

Palette Head

This head came about after using this (above) piece of cardboard as a palette this weekend.

Work in Progress

I have been working on a series of portraits for about the past 8 months. I am interested in people who have been vilified, and admired at different points in their lives, often for the same reasons. It began as a few portraits of people whom I admire. I was aware though that the people I was choosing, as much as I like them, are also controversial in that many people dislike them and some even hate them. This prompted me to look at those whom I like and dislike and those who have been considered heroes or villains depending upon the point of view of the historian.

This is a work in progress of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the man whose work as director of the Manhattan Project led directly to the creation of the atom bomb and later, the hydrogen bomb. It is based on a photo by Arnold Newman, but I hope to push it in a direction that is less photographic and give it more life.

Environmental Illustration

This is a piece I did earlier this year as a portfolio piece on environmental issues. Originally, it was a piece about my son hitting a piñata at a birthday part, but I saw in it something about the resistance of our country to using environmentally safe energy sources. The piñata became the sun, which, to me suggested the idea that resistance to using solar energy, a free and safe energy source, that provides all the light and heat in our solar system is a little like trying to blot out the sun. Any comments or feedback would be welcome.

Thanks,
Bill