Grace Figures 1, 40 x40, Andrew Portwood

Grace Figures 1, 40" x 40", acrylic & mixed media on canvas, Andrew Portwood copyright 2014

Black Trees, acrylic & mixed media on canvas, 36"h x 48"w, Andrew Portwood 2014

Black Trees, 36"h x 48"w, acrylic & mixed media on canvas, Andrew Portwood copyright 2014

Roman Holiday, 36" x 36", acrylic & mixed media on canvas, Sold

Roman Holiday, SOLD, 36" x 36", acrylic & mixed media on canvas, Andrew Portwood copyright 2014

We wear colorful armour on the Avenue, 36" x 36"

We wear colorful armour on the Avenue, 2014, 36" x 36", Acrylic on canvas, Andrew Portwood copyright 2014

"Untitled Blue", 36" x 36"

Untitled Blue, 2014, 36" x 36", acrylic & charcoal on canvas, Andrew Portwood copyright 2014

"Burning Sky", 36" x 36"

Burning Sky, 2014, 36" x 36", acrylic on canvas, Andrew Portwood copyright 2014

Look on page 76, Fall 2014 Issue !

I got an email inquiry back in June from the fine folks at Equestrian Quarterly Magazine...a beautiful, gold medal Style & Living publication. I am honored to be included in this fall issue! Thanks to Stephanie Peters who wrote a really nice piece about me and my work. I am forever grateful to the wonderfully talented people at Equestrian Quarterly. ( look on page 76, Fall 2014 Issue)

Fun for You, Fun for Me

Fun for You, Fun for Me, 43"w x 45"h, acrylic & mixed media on canvas, Andrew Portwood copyright 2014

Revisiting....reworking

Blue opera, Revisited, 36" x 48", mixed media on canvas, Andrew Portwood copyright 2014

Blue opera, Revisited, detail, 36" x 48", mixed media on canvas, Andrew Portwood copyright 2014

Blue opera, Revisited, detail, 36" x 48", mixed media on canvas, Andrew Portwood copyright 2014

Equus Colores

Equus Colores, 32" x 48", acrylic on canvas, Andrew Portwood copyright 2014

off the beaten path..

Feeling a different groove...not sure where this will lead..

Summer Resolve, 40" x 40", acrylic on canvas, Andrew Portwood copyright 2014

July Road, 36" x 40", acrylic on canvas, Andrew Portwood copyright 2014

Left to Right, 36" x 36",acrylic and collage on canvas, Andrew Portwood copyright 2014

Went back to my Wednesday drawing group last night in Buckhead...always good to workout the drawing muscles and stay limber. I have to say that I really enjoy the quick sketches with short poses better. I personally have a tendency to overwork a sketch if given enough time to do so. I'm looking forward to next weeks challenge!

white winter horse

white winter horse, 2014, 24" x 30"  paint and paper collage on board, Andrew Portwood copyright 2014

work in progress

This is a work in progress that I plan to add a few collage elements to...there is a tendency to want to correct certain areas, but I really like the "thinking lines" and "imperfections",..random marks of human character.

work in progress, Birds will Fly, 48" x 48", acrylic on canvas, Andrew Portwood 2014

New collage piece

This is a new piece titled  The Hieyelander, a collage on Masonite board made with the hand-painted paper that I spoke of in my last post. I've been using gouache and acrylic. The acrylic lays down with a more consistent tone, but the gouache makes surprises on the paper...it puddles and runs like watercolor, but dries nice and flat and slightly textured. I am pleased.

The Hieyelander, approx. 12" x 20", collage on Masonite board, Andrew Portwood copyright 2014

Monotypes

Riding the Blue Horse, 10" x 10", monotype on paper, Andrew Portwood copyright 2014

More monotypes on a small press at The Studio Upstairs

...Really enjoy making these...very spontaneous and graphic and it's a social event when working in another artists studio space...reminds me of that early collaboration in art school...casual - not pressured...that makes for an atmosphere of creativity. It has been a long winter living inside of my own head in my studio space, making art around professional peers has been a mentally healthy and productive experience.

Sidewalk Storefront, 2014, 10" x 10", monotype on arches paper, Andrew Portwood copyright 2014

Let's Jump, 2014, 10" x 10", monotype on arches paper, Andrew Portwood copyright 2014

monotypes on a small press at The Studio Upstairs

I'm back in the groove after finishing a whole week of presstime. Altogether, I 've made about 15 monotype prints...and every night, I think about what I can try tomorrow..it is an addictive process printmaking.

Walk through Town, 2014, monotype, 10" x 10", Andrew Portwood copyright 2014

The Gamelawn, 2014, monotype, 10" x 10", Andrew Portwood copyright 2014

Merry Playground, 2014, monotype, 10" x 10", Andrew Portwood copyright 2014