New artwork at Greek’s Pizzeria in Terre Haute

My “Anger Inside and Out” is now on display at Greek’s Pizzeria at 600 Wabash Ave. in downtown Terre Haute, Indiana.

This is street photography, shot on the fly, of a mural by Terre Haute artist Daniel Bose on the side of a burned out building in Terre Haute.

The fire was ruled an arson and as you can see the building was a total loss.

I, as well as others who stopped to view the mural, experienced the same ire and fire in the pit of our stomachs that inspired the muralist to correlate the anger of the arsonist on the inside with the anger he felt compelled to express on the outside.

The mural was later painted over; covered by a new exterior for the rebuild.

The process for this photograph is dye sublimation on aluminum, black flush mount. The piece is signed by me and the muralist with sale price going to charity.

Thank you Greek’s Pizzeria owner Justin Fox for supporting area artists.

More abstract art created during the pandemic

As the year of the novel coronavirus draws to a close, I have a few more abstracts to add to the illustrations of my life story.

I added “Voodoo” and “Glowing Avalanche” to my collection of COVID-19 influenced creations. These photography-based digital abstractions evolved from a photographic image I made in 2014 of a sunrise over Kentucky Lake.

Photography based abstract 2020; original 2014 image of sunrise over Kentucky Lake

Glowing Avalanche

Voodoo on canvas

I usually process my abstracts on high gloss aluminum, but I wanted to add this view of how “Voodoo” would look on 3/4-inch stretched mirror-image wrapped canvas … which I think gives it even more impact visually.

Either way, “Voodoo” is very abstract in nature. The metallic gold and silver are very fluid. And those eyes! They might put a spell on you!

Now, how many images do you see in the second abstract??

Here’s one explanation of my “Glowing Avalanche” landscape I found on the internet: “Volcanic eruptions happen when lava and gas are discharged from a volcanic vent. … The most dangerous type of volcanic eruption is referred to as a ‘glowing avalanche’. This is when freshly erupted magma forms hot pyroclastic flow which have temperatures of up to 1,200 degrees.”

Note: I decided on this title BEFORE the recent eruption of the volcano in Hawaii.

Side note: I also thought of “Fire on the Mountain” but the wildfires were raging in the western United States at the time. So not to appear insensitive to the personal loss of many,  I pushed that possible title aside until that devastating 2020 event was less of a hot topic in the news.