The making of a tail

Still working on the Dinosaur at the Discovery Museum. Now the Dinosaur needed a tail, but the tail needed to bend around the slide. In the first picture I built a form and glued together 4 pieces of flexible 3/8" ply-wood. Clamped it and let it dry.

Once the bend was set I was able to cut out the vertebrae and spine element's. Then in order to give the tail some dimention I cut out and attached individual vertebrae pieces.

The tail will now be painted and hung in the next few days. I'll post pic's in the next few weeks. Follow the link below to see the latest pictures.  

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Jeff at the tail end

Using up paint



Beyond the Stand



Fragment 31



he always shows up



I have spent sometime out in the garage using up my paint. These are a few fragments of larger works (close-up shots).

Jeff painting

What's With Green?




What's With Green?

 

I take time now and then, no I steal it or scrap it together to do something I want to do. You see I see things in my head; shapes, lines, color, forms, figures, etc. and I draw them into my books. When I have a moment or feel the need I try and make some of these things real. Here is one of those shapes. The original drawing was just the shape, the color, painting and drawing was added after the shape was cut out of 1/2" wood. Now these are explorations. That's my way of saying I am not yet sure what the meaning of this work is. I just see it as play. I just keep adding what ever I feel. This peice is about 18 inches tall. Below are two close-ups.



A language I've been drawing for years.
I do not know what it means, but
 I feel what it means.










Creatures from the subconscious

 





 














Jeff making stuff