Machine Gun Face

Machine Gun Face
Originally uploaded by rsconnett

MACHINE GUN FACE (WAR MACHINE II)
12" x 16" ~ Acrylic on canvas

This is a character I plan to use in my latest large project, (TRANSMUTATIONISTS) I'm sure he will look considerable different by the time he gets in the big picture.

Transmutationists is a painting full of (allegorical) characters such as this. These players in my painting, (Painted story, if you will) are representative of the melding of man and machine. A merger or a unification of our inventions, our bodies and our minds.

Perhaps this idea is becoming cliche. However, I'm still very much interested in it.

In the large painting I am depicting different possibilities. Some are warlike, like this guy. Some are devoted to energy, some to information, some possibly to something more esoteric. I'm not done with the piece yet.

BUGGED

BUGGED
Originally uploaded by rsconnett

This is an 8" x 10" piece I painted in between my more complex projects. (Acrylic on canvas)

It was an idea I got while I was being harassed and pulled in 16 directions at once, in other words, I was being "BUGGED"!

I’m pretty sure anyone reading this can relate. It seems no matter how carefully we plan to create stability in our lives, there is constantly something thrown our way to bug us.

I suppose “bugged” is a word that describes the lesser irritations in life, rather than major hardships. However, “Hardships” are indeed like ships that bring many “bugs” to plague us. Obviously, the term “bugged” (is it still considered slang, or is it now an accepted part of formal language?) comes from an allusion to the harassment of insects. Like a swarm of buzzing flies the insignificant details of life swarm us at the most inconvenient times.

At such a time as this, I deserted my post standing guard on reality, and ran away to the shelter of my easel. I scribbled a sketch on a sheet of paper and came up with this simple idea to express my feelings. I then proceeded to paint it.

Note the ‘un-panicked’ face, more or less calmly withstanding the onslaught of these large yellow pests. For what else can we do but face the buggeries of life with a certain calm vexation?

TIKI Pond

TIKI Pond
Originally uploaded by rsconnett

An 11" x 14" painting done for the upcoming "FALSE IDOLS" group exhibition at "BOLD HYPE" Gallery in Orlando Florida. Opens April 17th.