2010 abstractions / by Joe Olney

Musical Chairs in Hell mixed media on birch 23x32x2

Chairs2 mixed media on birch 23x32x2

These are two funky paintings that I did towards the end of last semester. They are very similar in medium and approach to the Carts diptych below. In the lower piece I was trying build up the acrylic/wood putty to make small "hills" while making patterns with the drilled holes. These wacky (and tacky?) paintings were a lot of fun to make and were a nice break from the somewhat more serious things I've been working on.