Severe Descending Light. 2015. Pastel & Dry Ground on Vellum. 12" x 9." Casey Klahn.
30 December, 2015
24 December, 2015
Carols
It seems appropriate this year to post a long Christmas service. Blessings to you, kind reader.
23 December, 2015
18 December, 2015
12 December, 2015
10 December, 2015
Self Portrait in Hell
Wearing My Hair Long, Headed for Gehenna. 2015. Pastel, Oil, Charcoal & Figment. 11" x 8.6." Casey Klahn.
05 December, 2015
29 November, 2015
Portraits Are What I Do Now
Vincent in Rejection. 2015. Pastel. 12.5" x 10." Casey Klahn.
Without overthinking it, my art has become about faces and figures. Expressionist and (forgive this phrase) Matissian is what I wish to do. By Matissian I mean decorative, which was Henri Matisse's way of describing the abstract elements of artwork.
The struggle is between the narrative and decorative styles. They are in opposition to one another. It turns out that if I can avoid the narrative in these portraits, then they become more powerful.
I have made several attempts to render Vincent van Gogh without looking at his paintings. This is the first time I liked one.
Why not post the Don McLean tune? Please enjoy.
27 November, 2015
23 November, 2015
13 November, 2015
Night Self Portrait
Night Self Portrait in Costume and with Severe Side Lighting. 2015. Pastel, Oil, Charcoal and Graphite. 17.75" x 11.1." Casey Klahn.
06 November, 2015
Nocturnal Self Portrait in the Expressionist Realm
Nocturnal Self Portrait with Costume Glasses. 2015. Pastel & Charcoal. 13.5" x 9." Casey Klahn.
24 October, 2015
03 October, 2015
To Italy!
Umbrian Woman. 2015.
Pastel.
9.75" x 7.5"
Casey Klahn
Beneath Riva Ridge.
Small, Graphite.
Casey Klahn
I promise to post some images from Italy soon. I'm gone to Umbria for most of October.
29 September, 2015
19th Century Man
SP as a 19th Century Man. 2015. Pastel with Some Oil, Charcoal and Graphite. 13.75" x 11." Casey Klahn.
27 September, 2015
Self Portrait with Red & Yellow
Self Portrait with Red & Yellow. 2015. Soft Pastel and Oil Pigment Stick. 20" x 17." Casey Klahn.
26 September, 2015
Charcoal SP
Self Portrait in Charcoal. 2015.
Charcoal heightened with White Charcoal and Pastel.
21.5" x 14.5."
Casey Klahn.
19 September, 2015
The Venetian
The Venetian with Black, Indigo & Red. 2015. Informal photo. Pastel & Oil. 18.75" x 11.75." Casey Klahn.
17 September, 2015
10 September, 2015
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