COMMUNION

#1512, Ink and watercolor suspended in polyvinyl resin glue on wood panel, 36" x 36"

Curiosity leads me to create a communal space for the individual formulas to intermingle freely in their wet state. Once limited to the size of the cell in which they expanded alone, they now reveal another dimension of their character by competing for space - some pushing others aside, some compacting, some merging with others.
A fascinating process to behold, and a whole new area of research to develop.
Various strategies of communion are represented here, many with the wood grain surface of the cradled panel revealed for the first time (instead of being covered by the usual 1/4" thick bed of glue) to allow greater differentiation between formula cells and communal pools, but more about that next time.....

24" x 24"

12" x 12"

18"h x 24"w

FINAL ACID TEST 2015

#1504 (Final Acid Test), Ink and watercolor suspended in polyvinyl resin glue on wood panel, 36" x 36"

acid test - a decisive or critical test, as of worth or quality

The first large piece (36" x 36") of the season is the final acid test, which combines the best of the new formulas with older formulas that are still active (see extinct formulas).
The hierarchy of cell size is based on the natural spread strength of the expansion events themselves.
This piece will remain on the studio wall through the rest of the season as a reference for planning future experiments.

(Click on image to enlarge)

THE ACID TEST 2015

The 2015 glue season begins with tests of new color media combined into notated formulas.
A few examples (wet):

After about 500 tests, the most promising results are compiled.

The formula notations are plugged into a design grid for reference. This will be the plan for the acid test.

Finally, the formulas are dropped on a permanent glue bed for the first time. This is the acid test, where the formulas will prove their mettle, designated "#1501" - first two digits reference the season year, second two digits the consecutive order of completion. Dimensions 24" x 24". (click to enlarge)

The 2015 season begins.

The English Room Interview

http://www.theenglishroom.biz/2014/12/01/artist-spotlight-series-william-loveless/

CONCENTRIC STRATEGY

#1420 (Concentric Strategy), 36" x 36", Ink and watercolor suspended in polyvinyl resin glue on wood panel. SOLD

#1419 (Concentric Strategy), 24" x 24". At FRESH PAINT ART, Culver City, CA.

Analogous hue groups of varying cell sizes orbit a central point.

RADIAL/CONCENTRIC HYBRID

#1418, 24" x 24", Ink and watercolor suspended in polyvinyl resin glue on cradled wood panel

In a variation of the Radial Strategy, a circular pattern of cells is added for the first time.
Though it appears simple, creating a template for a circular arrangement of evenly-spaced cells was an unanticipated geometrical challenge in the planning stage.
Once mastered, it begged to be expanded - - but that's a story for next time....

NEXT:  The Concentric Strategy (Grand Finale, Season 2014)

RADIALS

#1412 (Radial Strategy 1), 36" x 36", Ink and watercolor suspended in polyvinyl resin glue on cradled wood panel. At FRESH PAINT ART, Culver City, CA. - SOLD

This strategy synthesizes variable scale and symmetry into a new approach that emphasizes dramatic stepping from center to periphery.

Various color criteria are explored within each format.

The theme of expansion is finally given play in the arrangement of cells itself, with microcosmic suggestions of molecular structure and macrocosmic suggestions of "Big Bang" cosmology.

.....And within this effusive pattern, a reminder of the joy of existence.

Radical new possibilities are opening up.

(Above) #1414 (Warm Radial), 36" x 36". At Michael Warren Contemporary, Denver, CO.

(Above) #1417 (Cool Radial), 36" x 36". - SOLD

Please click on images to enlarge.