NATURE — C.A.M. BLOG — Complicated Art Man

Happy Quarantining ya’ll. How’s that SOCIAL DISTANCING thing working out for ya?

Well, since my main hustle is bartending my resort pool bar is shit down till mid April, this gives me a chance to revisit an older piece of mine, CANTO VII (7) I NEED MORE CHEESE.

After all, it is an art piece about greed and excess.

Although you may know me from such hits as, “I SLING PIÑA COLADAS ALL DAY AT THE BAY”, the only thing I’m slinging right now is wet and flowy acrylic paint and some resin.

I’m close to finishing two more paintings in my #COROLLAVIRUS series, But I found it apropos to revisit one of my older artworks, CANTO VII (7)/ I NEED MORE CHEESE.

Coincidentally, one night while strolling through DISNEY SPRINGS, I was inspired to create a piece about greed & a dystopian society, . All I saw were dollar bills & mouse ears everywhere… and voilà.

So, given our current state of affairs with the CORONAVIRUS (COVID19), and the theme Parks (DISNEYWORLD & UNIVERSAL STUDIOS) being temporarily shut down, I thought I would repost about CANTOVII.

Here’s a few fun facts about this piece

it contains seashells & sand from Cocoa Beach
It has a twin piece (almost identical😁😁) that was donated to the Surfside Playhouse in Cocoa Beach for the annual fundraiser.
It’s 3’ x 4’ Wicked Massive
the $$$ symbols were stenciled & spray painted
It took almost 6 weeks to paint the “twins”

Well, I wish all of ya’ll the best of luck during this CORONAVIRUS Pandemic. These are unprecedented times, a little dark, but at least we are having some incredible weather here in Central Florida & I’ve gotten some extra free time to create some new masterpieces… #COROLLAVIRUS

What masterpieces are you currently creating? LMK down below.

Until Next time my friends, U know what to do:

STAY CREATIVE & KEEP ON PAINTING

FRESCO OUT;)

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SNEAK PEEK

Greetings and salutations from the Complicated Art Man. It's another spectacular spring day here in Orlando. High of 65 and a little chill in the air.

I wanted to share with you three different versions of a painting that I recently did.

I temporarily have named the painting "Moody Lake". I was inspired by a picture someone posted on Instagram. The picture was taken somewhere in the Northeast. Connecticut, If I'm not mistaken.

This first version was painted on an 8" x 10" canvas. I really enjoyed painting this piece, but I wanted to go somewhere a little "darker". I envisioned this piece, but more hypnotic or dream like. So I went for it.

This is the second evolution of Moody Lake. You can definitely tell the difference right away. the sky is darker and stormy looking. Is it a snow storm, or a rain storm coming? Who knows, who cares.

The trees were done with a broken stroke technique. I used a script liner brush. I kept the paint really wet and thinned it out with water. This technique let the paint flow like ink, allowing me to paint very freely. I also used the same technique for the "aire/atmosphere" using different hues of blue. I was going for a "dream like" feel on this version. I feel as if I achieved what I set out to do here. I still wanted to go deeper. Something was telling me I could go "darker and more mysterious." That led me to a version three.

MOOD LAKE 2 FRAMED.  WHAT A DIFFERENCE A FRAME MAKES — MOOD LAKE 2 FRAMED. WHAT A DIFFERENCE A FRAME MAKES

ENTER VERSION THREE: SLITHERING MOONRISE. Keeping in theme with the second version, I kept this version dreamlike, hypnotic, and moody. I added the full moon after going out during the full moon, to one of my favorite spots in Winter Park. A B O BAR.

While tipping back a cold beverage and enjoying some peel and eat shrimp, (A B O has some of the best peel and eats I've had in Otown, JUST SAYIN.) I noticed the full moon doing full moon like things behind some trees. I decided that I would add the full moon to this version. So I did.

The full moon reflections came out "slithery" on the lake... Hence the title: SLITHERING MOONRISE. This really is a "dark & moody" piece. The picture shown is the best picture I've been able to capture. The sun was setting and it really lit up the painting, something nice. This painting needs to be around the right amount of lighting, to pop.

KEEP CREATING & HAPPY PAINTINGS YA'LL-

YOUR UNCLE ALFRESCO.

DISNEYWORLD & UNIVERSAL CLOSED/SOCIAL DISTANCING/DANTES INFERNO/GREED/CANTO VII/CORONAVIRUS

THREE OF A DIFFERENT KIND