William Loveless glue paintings

2011-06-27T11:12:00.000-07:00

#1101, 24"h x 18"w, watercolor and ink suspended in polyvinyl resin glue.

The 2011 glue season begins in earnest with the completion of this first large glue painting.

Modular

2011-02-09T11:05:00.000-08:00

A new development of the 2010 glue season - single expansion events which can be installed in a flexible modular arrangement. This group was exhibited in a show entitled "Becoming" at True World Gallery in Joshua Tree, CA, December 2010.

Finale, 2010

2011-01-05T08:41:00.000-08:00

Final major glue painting of the 2010 season. #1026, 24" x 24".

Warm Palette

2010-11-21T07:59:00.000-08:00

#1023, 14" x 14". Ink and watercolor suspended in polyvinyl resin glue on wood panel.

New Color Chain Strategy

2010-10-28T17:16:00.000-07:00

New color chain strategy - expansion events are arranged along horizontal lines instead of a grid. Notice that the dots do not line up vertically. This approach allows more freedom in the application process, with greater latitude for research and discovery through improvisation - reacting as I go along without a preconceived plan. Notations of the formulas are recorded after application, the horizontal layout allowing enough structure for useful information to be retained.

Muted Color - Extreme Vertical

2010-09-14T08:53:00.000-07:00

#1012, 36"h x 12"w.

Muted Color - Purple and Grey

2010-09-03T16:45:00.001-07:00

The two toughest colors to achieve with this process are presented together here.

"#1011", 18" x 18".

Vertical Sequential Color

2010-08-18T07:53:00.000-07:00

#1009, vertical sequential color, 36"h x 11"w. watercolor, ink suspended in polyvinyl resin glue on wood.

Colors change gradually as they move down the format. 9 colors, 11 positions means the colors are always offset by two, resulting in a diagonal swath of darker, cooler colors moving up thru the center of the painting from lower left to upper right.

Sequential Color

2010-08-04T18:53:00.001-07:00

#1007, 24"h x 18"w.

Watercolor, ink, polyvinyl resin on wood.

A sequential group of 7 colors are repeated, horizontally, left to right, top to bottom:

blue, yellow, brown, red, grey, green, and orange. A different formula with each repetition.

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DIPTYCH

2010-07-24T15:41:00.001-07:00

My first glue painting diptych. Two paintings designed and created to hang together as one piece. Each 42"h x 24"w. Radiant strategy from an implied center between the two pieces.

William Loveless Glue Paintings.

Subtlety

2010-06-28T09:18:00.000-07:00

#1003, 24"h x 18"w.

Going for a more subtle color palette with emphasis on grey. Greys are the most difficult colors to produce in this technique, and I'm still working on developing more. I became fascinated by the relationship of the greys and greens while working on the earthtone pallette and wanted to isolate it here. The visual power of grey is often underestimated.

Select Expansion Events

2010-05-28T09:57:00.000-07:00

A collage of individual expansion events from #1001 and #1002 (see complete paintings below).

2010 GLUE SEASON BEGINS

2010-05-19T15:58:00.000-07:00

First new pieces of the 2010 season. Each 42"h x 24"w. Antipodal Resonance Strategy. I begin where i left off last season - an earthtone palette, with about 40 new color formulas. This elongated format is new, based on the golden rectangle.

Click on images to enlarge them and have a closer look.

Video Slide Show

2010-03-21T08:53:00.000-07:00

Slide show of the complete 2009 glue paintings.

Lateral dimensions range from 12" to 36".

Selected Expansion Events (2009)

2010-02-19T09:01:00.000-08:00

A selection of 9 individual expansion events from the 2009 glue season.

End of glue season 2009

2010-02-03T12:27:00.000-08:00

25 glue paintings completed, ranging in size from 14" x 14" to 36" x 36".

They can be found at these galleries:

www.studio111palmsprings.com

www.freshpaintart.com

When viewing the images in this blog, you can click on them to see them much larger. Recommended for viewing details.

TWILIGHT

2009-12-16T14:46:00.000-08:00

#925 (Twilight)

Final piece of the 2009 season. 25 pieces completed.

Glue paintings are seasonal, because warm temperatures are required for the process.

Generally, the active glue season lasts from late April to early November, with down time for research in between.

2009-11-01T17:04:00.000-08:00

William Loveless glue painting.

#921, Antipodal Strategy

36"h x 12"w

First application of antipodal strategy to extreme vertical format.

NEW ANTIPODAL STRATEGY

2009-10-27T08:23:00.000-07:00

william loveless glue painting

#916, antipodal resonance strategy, 24" x 24"

an attempt to take the new resonance strategy and the new earth-tone palette and give them a vertical movement by working in columns from opposite corners, one ascending, the other descending until they meet at the center.

NEW EARTH-TONE PALETTE

2009-09-03T14:57:00.000-07:00

William Loveless glue painting.

#912, Resonance Strategy, 121 Expansion Events (60 Pairs Plus One)

36" x 36"

New earth-tone palette.

NEW RESONANCE STRATEGY IN WIDE FORMAT

2009-08-06T07:37:00.000-07:00

#910, Resonance Strategy, 77 Expansion Events (38 pairs plus one).

24"h x 36"w

First application of the new resonance strategy to the wide format.

William Loveless glue paintings 2009.

Resonance Strategy works through repetition - each color formula applied in pairs which are spaced out on the composition to produce a subliminal unifying effect. To see how it functions, look at any color formula dot and then try to find its twin. Each of these color dots has a twin elsewhere in the composition.

NEW RESONANCE STRATEGY

2009-07-16T17:48:00.001-07:00

#908 (60 pairs plus one), 36"x 36"

William Loveless glue paintings 2009

One of the compositional difficulties on these pieces is applying a variety of color formulas without verging on visual chaos. This new Resonance Strategy attempts to lend a feeling of unity through REPETITION - each color formula being repeated at a distant point in the composition. Each dot is a component of a pair. To see how it functions, look at any dot and then try to find its twin elsewhere in the composition.

2009-07-16T14:59:00.000-07:00

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2009-05-27T14:07:00.000-07:00

New 2009 season GLUE PAINTINGS by William Loveless. These are the first of the season - #901, #902, #903.

2009-02-08T14:56:00.000-08:00

William Loveless glue paintings, individual details. Each is a permanent record of a unique expansion event.
You can see images of complete paintings here as well. If you don't see more paintings below,
click on Older Post, lower right.

2009-01-27T15:17:00.000-08:00

as mentioned in the february 2009 issue of domino magazine, here are some images of william loveless glue paintings. their creation is a time-consuming and delicate process, but surprisingly, this art is reasonably priced. available through:
www.studio111palmsprings.com
www.freshpaintart.com
www.katie@theredarrowgallery.com

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available at:
los angeles - fresh paint art, 9355 culver city boulevard, suite B, culver city, CA
palm springs - studio one 11, 2675 north palm canyon drive, palm springs, CA