Posts by Nicholas Wilton

Thought I would stick this half made painting up here. So many times I get to this point. This painting could go either way–kind of predictable, maybe a tad boring or somehow I am going to push it into something significant. The only problem is I don’t know what that is yet.   +”center”a>

My friend Grant, took me to a secret beach located at the very far end of Point Reyes National Seashore. To access the beach you have to climb down an old rope, but once there we wandered along the deserted beach. The fog was coming in so the light was particularly beautiful. Granite stones being…

Driving to my daughters school this morning I passed this dumpster. Whoa.  This is a detail of the door.  /div>

I have been working on several large paintings. These are on canvas which is new for me as I usually work on panels. The wood panels when over 5 or 6 ft get very heavy. I also have been using two up turned 10 gallon buckets on the floor to prop up my paintings while…

I have been working on several large paintings. They are on canvas which is usually not what I work on, but when the wood panels get so big they get very heavy. I also have been propping the paintings on two 10 gallon buckets and leaning them against the wall while I work on them.…

Often parts of a larger painting can help me see what I might want to focus on in my next painting. Here the looseness and variety of textures and shapes coupled with the subtle grid lines practically could be an entire painting. Less is almost always more. Especially in painting.