30 December, 2015

Light Above






Severe Descending Light. 2015. Pastel & Dry Ground on Vellum. 12" x 9." Casey Klahn.



24 December, 2015

Carols







It seems appropriate this year to post a long Christmas service. Blessings to you, kind reader.

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

Edvard Munch



Rehab. 2015. Pastel, Oil, Charcoal & Figment. 16.5" x 10.6." Casey Klahn.


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

24 October, 2015

The Italian



The Italian. 2015. Pastel & Graphite. 15.5" x 10.75." Casey Klahn.




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

Self Portrait



Studio Portrait with Red and Yellow. 2015. Pastel. 12" x 5.6." Casey Klahn.



10 September, 2015

Top Light


Round Glasses Vision. 2015. 
Pastel. 
10" x 4.6." 
Casey Klahn.
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