David Gray, Maple Leaf

David Gray, Maple Leaf

David Gray (American), “Maple Leaf.” You can find a series of videos of David making this painting. Titanium white, burnt sienna and ivory black, if I remember correctly. I may be wrong, but it looks that way to me. Basic warms and cools, with strong...
Peter Pan 1996

Peter Pan 1996

The first poster I made for Arkansas Repertory Theatre in fall, 1996. I worked with The Rep for 17 of the best years of my life. Grateful to have known and collaborated with so many wonderful, immensely talented people. Great memories.
Gathering, Unfinished

Gathering, Unfinished

Today my dear friend, the other Gary Wayne, helped me rescue my data from a cantankerous hard drive… ornery cuss wasn’t giving up the goods without a fight. I have been scolded to begin showing some of my own efforts here instead of always featuring the...
Carroll Cloar, Hostile Butterflies

Carroll Cloar, Hostile Butterflies

Carroll Cloar (Arkansan), “Hostile Butterflies,” acrylic. Imagine a blank white canvas before you. Then you splatter drops of diluted color randomly on the surface, an “imprimatura.” Then you draw the shapes of the butterflies and the fleeing...
Jacek Yerka, Strawberry Tree

Jacek Yerka, Strawberry Tree

Jacek Yerka (Polish), “Strawberry Tree.” Strawberries are vines, not trees, except in the world of Yerka’s imagination. He loves to create indoor/outdoor spaces. I love that idea and have failed to create it in my own work, yet. Don’t you want...
Russell Chatham, Fall Arkansas River

Russell Chatham, Fall Arkansas River

Russell Chatham, “Fall Arkansas River.” The Arkansas River divides my hometowns of Little Rock and North Little Rock (nee Argenta). I was born in Little Rock, but grew up in North Little Rock. My bucket list includes traveling to the source of my river in...