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Giving my Abstract Placings their first showing in the wild tomorrow for Fridays on 13th, an event put on by #Urbanartnetwork for the next five Fridays. — If you’re in PDX, come on out - there’ll be art, food, fun. It’s 5-9p on NW 13th between Everett and Irving… — #pdxartist #abstractplacings #foundobjectart #figureart #foundobjectcollage #fridayson13th (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgTDevnLlNz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Oh the places you’ll go…. Problems = opportunity: yes, it’s a cliche, but for a reason. In finding materials for the Abstract Placings, there’s the issue of things being wet (tis the season). These are hard to preserve in their observed orientation, so I’ve taken to photographing them instead. - This adds a whole new element, as it’s then a matter of curating what part of the photo I want to use. It also adds a sense of place (mostly, the ground). - In these pieces, I’ve taken it a step further (or maybe to the side), and some of the elements used are photos of things I wouldn’t usually even consider picking up. - Lmk in the comments below - what experiences have you had where your work has led to unexpected places, be it through materials used, figuration encountered, or anything of the sort? What seems to open you up, lead you down new paths? Do you have any specific ways of doing this purposely for yourself? - 1st pic: “Everything #38 - The Battle #2 (Late Halloween)” - 2nd pic: “Everything #37 - The Battle (Desiring Shiny)” - #AbstractPlacings #pdxartist #theartofeverything #abstractplacing #foundobjectart #foundobjects #garbageart #trashart #abstractarrangement (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYXtpt2lbrs/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Having finished three abstract placings this week, although my passion hasn’t waned, I am starting to see these more as an entry point rather than an end. - Meaning I’ve dipped my toe in that proverbial river that is never the same river, where the water happens to be running fast, and have been swept along a bit, but can see that things will change and morph and move, and that’s what it’s all about. - For instance: I can see these Abstract Placings having an offshoot into more figurative pieces, maybe made with paint along with objects. The key for me is to be aware as tributaries open, and not stay in water that may become stagnant. - Let me know in the comments - once you’ve found your entry point (see last week’s post), what other streams, or maybe rapids, do you see opening up? - Clockwise from left: “Night Hieroglyphics” / “Real Quiet” / “Belated Novelty” - #abstractplacings #paintingwithobjects #abstractarrangement #foundobjectart #pdxartist #theartofeverything #TaoE (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXzprpWFbdk/?utm_medium=tumblr

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“Trees Bend and Answer” - - - was gonna do one of my #abstractplacings w/ the things I find on my walk to my studio, but then this big black, rubber? branch popped up, and a couple blue cartridge fruits and... I couldn’t turn away. ______ #usewhatsaround #dailycollage #abstractassemblage #foundobjects #foundobjectart #garbageart #theartofeverything #branchart #abstractcollage ____ 004 (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1NLMjnHe3V/?igshid=pqgcgwllc9qm