Ovesaved 1, 36X36, Acrylic on canvas

Oversaved 1, 36x36, Acrylic on canvas

Brigham Young said "No man can be oversaved." The idea of being oversaved intrigued me. For me, Joseph Smith is an enigmatic icon. The figure is an abstracted Josep Smith. He is being dunked with water. In the background are Joseph Smith spirit babies. They are holding watering cans. In the background are designs for seraphims which are like angels.

The progress of making Oversaved 1

https://oversaved.blogspot.com/2018/01/post-2-finished-oveersaved-1.html

Sticky Lagoons show at Practical Art

Me and artist friend Marcia Droz

Sticky Lagoons Show at Practical Art

I have a solo show at Practical Art (5070 N Central Avenue) 7PM-9PM January 5th First Friday.

New Blog for Oversaved project

https://oversaved.blogspot.com/2017/12/entry-1-oversaved-idea-first-sketch.html

Sticky Lagoon series

These babies have substances that stick to them. I read about bubble dough over the internet and had to try it. For some reason series reminds me of an Esther Williams movie.

The show statement

"The stickiness of these mixed media paintings represents the seemingly irremovable anxiety we sometimes encounter in our lives. In the horror movie “The Stuff” people are zombified by a gooey substance. Life can make us feel that way, like we are no longer in control. The figures in these paintings are located in tranquil lagoons. The lagoons allude to the idea that even if our problems are insurmountable, we still can use mindfulness to picture ourselves in paradise."

ASU West Fletcher Library show

Hung up my art in the ASU West library today. Will be there till December.

The exhibit is called "Pleurants"
Pleurants were mourning figures that decorated tombs in the Middle Ages. I was drawn to them by seeing their sad eyes and frowning lips. In these paintings, the various-sized pleurant figures are cut out and standing next to each other, with tiny sculptures of toothpaste behind them. Toothpaste used to be in metal tubes, but is now packaged in plastic. Religion often changes in a similar manner as to how everyday objects change. The figures are mourning that adjustment.