Monday August 4

So I worked on my acrylic fighting painting tonight. I should take several process photos and I will from now on because it had some huge heads in it and then it was scrubbed and then I lost the original fighter and put in a new one. Anyway it's coming along. 

That's all I actually worked on tonight. I played some guitar because Sam was out. So I deafened myself for a few hours. But I did also send some emails and think I placed a painting. 

Sunday all day

I worked on a bunch of random things today. I made some frames/stretchers for paintings that were flat panels. It makes it easier to hang the paintings and I think it makes them more substantive. I made four frames, the football field, King, an old painting from my friend Steve's farm and a little portrait that I have been planning to give to the subject. 

I also made a few changes to my gouache studies. Really focused on finishing them up. I want to hang one of them and the other is going to be a gift. 

I also made some changes to my acrylic fighting painting. This is going to keep changing until it looks right to me. 

That's all for tonight. I am bushed. A lot of cutting wood and making frames tonight.

Also HomeDepot is a terrible place. At least the one on Woodhaven is.

Day

So today I worked on a few things. I pulled my two recent gouache studies out. I have a little to finish up on the pink, wedding dinner. Both of these studies I want to make into large paintings. The have a single viewer, multiple perspective theme. As if the viewer is the center of everything. The perspective changes as you turn your head side to side. I think most people consider themselves the center of the universe. To a degree we all are the center of our own. I have made drawings like this before.

I guess all my pics will follow the text. 

I also am finishing up a commission cityscape. It is very similar to a painting from last summer. I think it turned out really well. Though I am trying to loosen up my paintings and paint more directly from life or sketches. When I am tied to photographs I lose some gestural quality that makes painting interesting to me.

This little landscape is a little more loosely made and I really like it. I also worked on the landscape today. I really like painting several things at once as it keeps me engaged.

Two or three more photos and then I have to go walk the girls, and call it a night.

I was painting the edges of the commission and used the acrylic to rework a fighting painting that I have been trying to work into something cool.

Sorry for the shine but you get the idea. I really want to move back to painting through things. Instead of being so locked down. I draw and sketch multiple images over the top of each other and juxtaposed with whatever is already on the page. I want my paintings to feel the same way. So here is a cityscape that I am also trying to paint through.

So I edited the pic so they are in the correct order, click on them to see the full image. 

This is what I worked on today. I also went cycling, trained at Evolution and watched some Forensic Files. From now on I am going to just do a daily journal. So you may see a lot of the same things over and over again. Tomorrow I finish my gouache studies and build some frames for paintings that are on flat material, boards and panels. Sam bought us a new saw! 

I will end tonight with a close up of one of my studies (is this the correct pluralization ?)

Just some random sketches

Have been thinking more and more about some boxing paintings or drawings. Trying some studies and been using sketches to loosen up before working in the studio. I had forgotten how much I enjoy drawing. 

Recent drawings

Hopefully I can post these pics of new drawings from my phone. This would make it so much easier.

You may have to click on this pic to see the entire image. I really am happy with the way this is going. 42"Wx32"H.

This is a detail from the drawing three images up.

I really want to start some boxing/fighter paintings but related more toward the internal. These are a few sketches of figures in fight stances. I like duality as it relates to fighters, the biggest part of fighting is an internal one (I believe) and I really want that to be expressed in a visually interesting way. I think it can be a universal human struggle, self-doubt, love/hate relationship with ones self, any internal struggle.

Studio clean out sale!

Hello, 

I am trying to clear some space at my studio and in our apartment so I am offering these paintings at a discounted price or your best offer. 

How this works:

1. If you are interested in one of these contact me through my email at aaron@ahauck.com

2. If the price that I have listed is beyond your means make me your best offer

3. If I agree to your offer I will give you a final price that will include shipping, though pick up is free

4. Don't hesitate to make me an offer

Queensboro Bridge, oil on canvas 14x18" $400

Studio, 11x14" oil on canvas $250

Second Stop, 16x20" oil on panel $350

West Village Moonrise, image size 9.5x12" Gouache on paper $90

Beagle, 12x16" oil on panel $250

dog, 11x14" oil on canvas $250

Howard, 6x6" Gouache on canvas $50

Dog II, oil on canvas 11x14" $250

sold

sold

Self portrait 12x16" oil on panel $250

SOLD

Union Square image size 14x17.5" acrylic on paper $100

Williamsburg Bridge, 12x16" oil on canvas panel $300

Bather, 11x14" oil on canvas $300

horse and jockey, 10x18" ink pen on paper $60

male shower, 22x28" oil on canvas SOLD

Washington Square Park, 12x16" Gouache and acrylic on watercolor paper $150

bedroom, 16x20" oil on canvas panel $350

Commission painting

I have been working on this painting for weeks. It is for a baseball (Yankees) fan of Yankee stadium. It has a few more things that need fixing and then some drying time. But the majority of the painting is done.
The thing about commissions is unless they are following you through the entire process I feel really nervous about what they will honestly think of what they have bought. Whoa, long sentence. It can be worse if they step by step, want changes, add input that is unrealistic or not in the paintings best interest, just in general keep having you make changes.
My friend who commissioned this was just like make it how you think it should be and I'll see it when you send it. Trusting that I will make a great painting. That is great but a lot of pressure to surpass expectations. I am happy with it and think it is successful but it really needs to be great.
The way I normally work, I futz with stuff for literally months, change it completely, wreck it and then either save it or toss the idea. Can't do that with a painting that's been commissioned. This should have been sent last week. Sheesh!
Hopefully PJ doesn't follow my blog, If so don't look below.