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Almost Done

This painting called The Ladder of Divine Ascent will be on display at my upcoming show at the Pablo Center at the Confluence in Eau Claire, WI, starting November 17th.

Some Recent Progress

Here are some details of the current work. The second pic shows at left the underdrawing of what will be a part of a cathedral. The goal is to complete this work by early summer.

  • Hundreds of flags & pilings, the founatioms of a large dock.

Ruining and Dressing the Dock

As you can see, I burned down a section of the structure and have begun to “dress” or decorate it with streamers and tags. Things will change considerably as I reach the end of this painting.

Developing Work

A very long way to go before completed, but a good start. The structure at left is a small section of St. Mark’s Basilica at the Piazza San Marco, Venice. The structure at right is a part of a specific railroad trestle in Superior, Wisconsin. The work is 48X48 on canvas.

Adding the Decking to the Structure

This structure is based on a section of the former Grassypoint Bridge which linked Superior, WI with Duluth, MN. Its orientation and size relative to the 48″x48″ canvas is based on areal photos of bombed Cologne Germany at the end of WWII, specifically the ruined train station near the cathedral. Ultimately, destruction and the rebuilding process is the main concern of this project.

Texturising the decking boards for the top of the structure.
Getting there. I will not be covering the entire structure as it will be in a state of repair.