Category: News

  • Masur Museum – February 25 – May 8, 2021

    Masur Museum – February 25 – May 8, 2021

    This exhibition is available to view in person, as well as virtually! In-person visiting hours are Tuesday – Saturday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Northeast Louisiana Delta African American Heritage Museum, located at 1051 Chenault Park Road in Monroe. Admission is free. View the exhibition here.

  • Sculptural Narratives at Cazenovia College Art Gallery

    Sculptural Narratives at Cazenovia College Art Gallery

    Everything Begins with a Story – sculpture exhibition opens Oct. 11 The Cazenovia College Art Gallery in Reisman Hall will host a group exhibition of sculptural narratives: Everything Begins with a Story, Oct. 11 through Nov. 2. An opening reception and Artists’ Lecture are scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 11, 4– 5:30 p.m., in the gallery.Jen Pepper, director…

  • Mark McLeod makes art that supersedes the visual

    from the Chattanooga Times Free PressΒ by Holly Leber The aesthetic of art is often the least of Mark McLeod’s concerns. It’s all about the perception, the anticipation, the creation. McLeod, who teaches at Cleveland State Community College and holds a master’s degree from Syracuse University, likes to create works that deal with memory — and…

  • Content Aware

    Content Aware

    Lately, I’ve been playing with Adobe Photoshop CS6 new “content aware” tool. You highlight an object in a photo, press delete and a dialog window pops up. A new option called content aware analyzes what’s around your selection and tries to figure out what would be behind the object you’re deleting. it creates some unusual…

  • Lots of gear work

    Lots of gear work

    It’s been pretty great being able to be in the studio all day, everyday…even if there is no AC. The posts allow for the big center gear to be attached once the other 8 sections are bolted together.

  • Mounting

    Mounting

    Spent most of the day figuring out how to mount the main gear for the vault so that it could be removed. Figured it out with some 4×4’s and 1″ dowel rods.

  • Gears are finished!

    Gears are finished!

    It took too long figuring out how I was going to cut the gears for the bank vault. I tried projecting them and using lots of math but finally found a gear generator app online. It allowed me to print the gears, spray mount them to the wood and then cut them out. It was…

  • Work, work, work

    Work, work, work

    Classes ended a week ago and I’ve been in the studio every day since. Right now I’m working on getting the vault bolted all together and the pistons aligned. I’m also painting all the for sale and foreclosure signs; these should be done very soon.

  • Abandoned Paintings

    Abandoned Paintings

    After months of reworking a series of diptychs, I’ve decided it would be best to spend my time on something else. I repainted the series dozens of times and just never felt like they were right. On my way home from the studio last week I was struck by just how many homes are for…

  • Tie fabric ordered

    Tie fabric ordered

    I’ve been out of town for the week visiting the sights, sounds and sometimes the smells of New York City. After the Met, MOMA, New Museum, Pulse Art Fair and several others I also managed to create and order fabric to create six ties. The pattern for each of the ties is based off and…