Just finished a painting....(thought I'd share)

[The Sad Little Pony]

Critics are welcome....




"Panorama", 2004, 5'x12'
Mixed media on aluminum.

Poured housepaint and pigment.



An older work....

"Aloha", 2002, 10'x15'
Mixed media on aluminum.

[johnnie]

1. Really cool!

I like them both. I just keep looking at the new one. Very..very good. Thanks for showing them.

[The Sad Little Pony]

3. Thanks...

Here's a panel from a huge series:



It's one of seven 4'x7' panels.

[johnnie]

9. I like that a lot!

I wish I could see these up close. There seems to be some great detail in there.
Do you sell them or just for pleasure?

[The Sad Little Pony]

11. I would love to sell them...

...but they are a bit too big.

Maybe some day.
Here's that close up....

[tuvor]

2. Great stuff!

Please keep at it!

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

4. Wow those are wonderful

I have a special place in my heart for whimsical art.

[The Sad Little Pony]

8. These are not as...

...whimsical as they appear.

The landscape is made of dozens of layers of poured blobs.
Carefully plotted. About 40 gallons of paint.

Yes, maybe a bit crazy....:)
What can you do?

[Rabrrrrrr]

44. Holy crow! 40 gallons of paint?!

They must weigh a hell of a lot! Shipping costs would be extraordinary.

I love the texture of them...I want to touch them and see them in different light and shadows.

[The Sad Little Pony]

49. VERY heavy.

VERY, very heavy.

[motely36]

5. They are both really good

:)

[MuseRider]

6. Very nice

I like them both. I am no one to be a critic of art. I only know what I like and I like yours. I like your colors and the roundness of your shapes.

[fluffernutter]

7. those are so interesting, great work!

i love the older one and the color choicesand pattern, and the newer one is so cool, it reminds me of the spotted hills in NM.

you are talented, thank you for sharing!

[The Sad Little Pony]

10. Another...

detail...

[fluffernutter]

12. how cool - are they 3-D?

or do they just look that way?

[The Sad Little Pony]

14. They are slightly....

...reliefs.

Each layer, each poured blob sticks out about an eigth to a quarter inch or so.

So there is some texture.
You can see where the paint flows between the forms....

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

13. Panorama is very awesome...

How do you get the paint to stick to the AL without sliding down? Many, many layers, I guess... but do you use heat?

[The Sad Little Pony]

15. I do it on the floor!

Like Pollack.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

22. With or without urine enhancement?

Know someone who knew Pollak... the dude was out there.

[The Sad Little Pony]

25. No urine...

...my dog once left something on a painting.
It didn't look too bad.

[Longgrain]

16. Magnificent!

I love the textural quality of you work...

Dang! I hope I can paint like that someday:hi:

[The Sad Little Pony]

17. Some of them have hair...

...and bristles embedded into the paint.

[Longgrain]

18. Hey The Sad Little Pony

look besides your user name...:)

[The Sad Little Pony]

19. Silly question...

What does the star mean?:-)

[Longgrain]

20. It means you are a DU donor now...

and can post in DU Groups...

Here's a few of mine from the DU Artists Group...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=282x149

[The Sad Little Pony]

21. Wow!

Awesome.:smoke:

[Longgrain]

23. Welcome to DU

The Sad Little Pony...

It's so good to see I'm not the only one willing to post some of my art around here...:)

[velvet]

24. yummmm

Your work is wonderful SLPony, lyrical and luscious.

The new one is great. I really like your methods of stylising landscape forms, especially the way you've ranked the clouds - all those little ones arcing across the sky, and their solidity echoing the rocks. The only thing I would question is the soft grey passage where the mountain is reflected in the lake. For me, the blurring there jars with the clarity of the reflected trees.

I'm interested to know why you use aluminium as a surface.

[The Sad Little Pony]

27. Well...

One thing about pouring paint...

You really shouldn't complain about your results.
You can't be too anal about it.

As to the aluminum...
I needed a flat, smooth surface.
It was the obvious choice.

[velvet]

29. true

I'm partial to letting the paint do its own thing myself. I can kill a picture stone dead with too much control. (Didn't intend to offend with my remark, just took you at your word when you wrote "Crits welcome".)

Re the aluminium, its smoothness is appealing, and I guess the thick paint wouldn't handle the flexibility of canvas well. Do you add filler to the paint or use it straight?

[The Sad Little Pony]

31. No offense taken, at all...

...ever, when it comes to this.

It's just my standard answer.
Please, by all means...

Critique the hell out of it.;)

[velvet]

33. nah

I only had that one thing. The rest is silence. An admiring silence.

No filler then?

[The Sad Little Pony]

34. filler?

Hmmmm?

[velvet]

36. yeah, filler

Like gesso or something, to make the paint thicker, give it more body. But on re-reading what you wrote above about applying layers and layers, I'm guessing you don't add nuthin', besides the pigment.

[Schema Thing]

26. Me likes

Aloha especially.

[Longgrain]

28. Not to hijack this thread....

But hey AT great to see you around again...:)

Still busy playing with Barbie dolls...:P

[Schema Thing]

30. Hey yo

you bet. And next time, people will not fall for that "old indigenous man" crap either. Dolls will have their day, I say!

}(

ps. I left you a helpful suggestion over in photography. I think you could make that forum really popular, with the right investments. ;-)

[Longgrain]

32. NO MORE PICTURES OF MYSELF!

I'm still not sure what you're referring to but...Grrrr...

I'm also actively involved with the artist group.

Us artist are going to make you Photog kids jealous in time, you'll see...:evilgrin:

[Longgrain]

35. Oh I see now...

about the car huh?

NO!

[Schema Thing]

41. C'mon man...

at least try it once! If it doesn't work out, what are you out but a car?

[Schema Thing]

40. No no, that was not the suggestion. Much bigger, and less common *ahem*

:7

Sheesh, you ar-teeeest, so impractical. What with modern technology, I can sculpt any light I choose, and then, *click* ... I'm done, on to my next fabulous vista or sensual nude female, whilst you guys are still trying to mix the perfect pongee.

:evilgrin:

[msgadget]

37. Great!

How long did it take? It's huge - did you work from the center out in all directions? And, sorry if this was asked already, did you form the shapes directly on the piece?

Really fascinating - thanks for sharing!

[The Sad Little Pony]

43. It took MONTHS and MONTHS.

The "forms" are simply puddles of housepaint.

[msgadget]

46. Whaaat?

What an innovative use of material! MY housepaint puddles do not look like that, nor could they ever. :crazy:

[underseasurveyor]

38. Hey Now :-))

Those are really nice. Aloha is mesmerizing. Beautiful.

mmmm poured house paint, ay

No critic here. I try n' make it a point not to criticize something I can't do myself doncha know

[clovis29]

39. You have talent - thanks for sharing it with us :) nt

[GoddessOfGuinness]

42. Cool!

I'd like to see the real thing! :yourock:

[Tyrone Slothrop]

45. Those are very nice

I must say that I prefer "Aloha".

But they are both quite good. Be proud of yourself!

[Butterflies]

47. Trippy!

You have an original style. :thumbsup:

[shrike]

48. Awesome

I'm a beginning painter -- Sunday painter, really. Just finished a still life that I can actually bear looking at.

It would be nice to be able to do something of this quality one day. I'm curious -- what mediums did you use on painting #2?

[The Sad Little Pony]

50. All of them...

...are:

Latex House Paint (Benjamin Moore)
Powdered Pigments
Powdered Graphite
Hair, bristles, detrius...
Rustoleum Acrylic Clear Coat Spray.

None of my work involves the use of a paint brush -ever.

[shrike]

54. Neat

Unfortunately I'm years (possibly a lifetime) away from doing work as creative as yours.

[DS1]

51. The second one is among the less than 20 paintings I can think of

that I actually like :toast:

[ThorsHammer]

52. Very nice (nt)

[Done]

53. Beautiful.

[mr_hat]

55. They inspire the potato-lover in me. >

Seriously though, fine work.