“Solo Show 6-29-07 Blue Moon”

30 Years After…..

“White Drawing” 22x30” Pencil on paper

After dusting off my last portfolio from 77. I found a few tattered drawings

from days past.

“Early studio drawing 1977” 18x24” Charcoal on paper

“Thunderstorm 8:00 PM” 22x30” House paint on paper

In my car I went. It surely looked like rain…….

“8:17 PM “ 22x30” House paint on paper

Armed with three brushes and three cans of paint…

“8:23 PM” 22x30” House paint on paper

I have never sweat that much in my life.

“What Frannie Wants…” 22x30” Pencil and construction paper

Study for first large painting

“What Frannie Wants…” 22x30” Oil pastel with paint on paper

How we begin to see again with the help of our children

“What Frannie wants…” 4x5’ Enamel paint on canvas

Color, shapes, icons and learning.

“What Frannie Wants…. “ 22x30” Oil pastel and paint on paper

Making the scene….

“RAVEN”3x4’Paint and colored paper on

canvas

Teaching the sever handicapped – images became very important to me!

“A little Mystery” 3x4’ Latex and oil

paint on canvas

An unknown child of 4 left a drawing on my desk while I was

teaching …………

“Side Effects (A Little Mystery)” 3x4’ Latex and oil paint on canvas

Horizontal view

“Side Effects (A little Mystery)” 15x15” Enamel

paint on plywood

Just cant get enough of the mystery

“Deer Hunt” 4x5’ Oil pastels and paper on canvas

Paying homage to the 1rst and 2nd graders at Amanda

Elementary School

“My Friend’s Back Yard”

30x32” Acrylic /poly-medium with colored paper

Very simple and to the point!

“ Terrestrial Paradise” 4x5’ Latex / enamel paint with color

paper on canvas

The large painting surprised me. It was very close to being a religious

statement.

“\!/ \!/ \!/” 22x30” Mix media on

paper

I received an assignment by D.B. to see what I could come up visually with the

glyph

“\!/ \!/ \!/ 2” 22x30” mix media on paper

Thinking of early Rothko…..

“Hernando 1 “ 22x30” Mix media on paper

First attempt!

“Hernando” 22x30” Mix media on paper

For D.B. Her novel is due out Dec. 7, 07 “Bombs

Away”

“\!/ \!/ \!/ 3 “ 22x30” Mix media on paper

Finding the direction of the icon.

A spring ride with D.B.

“Serpent Mound, Adams County, Ohio” 30x32” Acrylic paint / poly-medium with

colored paper on canvas

“Terrestrial Paradise” 2 / 2x4” wood panels with paint and

photography

Xmas break 07

“When Worlds Collide” 2x4” Wood panel with mix media

Thanks!!! D.B.

“Doors” 37X44” Acrylic paint and crayon on canvas

Thanks Nick for not being there, I would have never notice the doors.

“Behind Doors” 37x44” Mixed media on plywood

Homage to 72 1rst and 2nd graders at Central Elementary school.

“The man upstairs in Apt2c” 18x24” Acrylic paint on canvas

A story of a man was told to me by Nick the gallery owner.

“Corp. 1” 22x30” (Re-worked)

Acrylic paint oil pastel

In The box!

“Corp.2 22x30” Acrylic paint / oil pastel with construction paper on white board

“Thinking out of the box”

“Forecast” 3x4’ Acrylic paint on canvas

Bottom line at all cost!

“Last Supper” 22x30” Paint / oil pastel on canvas

We all support certain corporations That believe in the

survival of the fittest

“The Last Supper” 22x30” Paint / oil pastel on paper

“They eat their young”

“Corp. Criminals” 36x44” Latex and enamel paint on canvas

Far too long did I saw what greed did and what it can do……………

“Mother” 1922 to 2007 ( She passed away this year) 18x30

acrylic paint on canvas

“Kathie” 18x24” oil paint on canvas

Given to my wife on valentines day 86.

Artist Statement  Primitives huddle in a cave, some listening to a hunter grunting out a story about the big kill, others watching painters render crude images of the same event on the rock walls. Has this scene changed that much? I believe not. We are huddled in this gallery doing much the same thing: listening, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching and seeing. No, nothing has changed. But do you believe?  When I approach an empty canvas, I carry with me every thing that ever happened to me since the day I was born. I even carry the genetic imprint of those cave dwellers huddled around the fire. I am the wolf yearning for the taste of blood and the deer intent on escape. All of it is there when I stand before the canvas, not in words, but in the feel of movement and the senses interacting with one another. A writer once told me that art is not about the artist or even about the finished product. It is about the journey that took him there: the hunt for a single truth. Painters can document this journey. The map is the painting itself.  I invite you to look at my paintings. Look at them with more than your eyes. Take in all you can in that’s around you. Let yourself go and feel. I invite you to go with me back to the cave…

Thank You J.W.