Here’s a handful of new modern geometric paintings I’ve completed recently:
 |
||
 |
 |
|
 |
||
 |
||
From top, they are:
Row one: Fluorescent Brown, 20 x 40 in.
Row two: Warph and Green Machine II, both 30 in. square
Row three: Square Warp, 18 in. square
Row four: Red, Brown and Blue, 10 x 20 in.
Thanks for visiting!
Here are 14 art sketches I’ve made recently. Some from this week, others go back to late August. Not quite sure what the future holds for these images, but I thought I could let them out and fly free for a while, until I figured what to do with them. The color schemes are more or less random. Having a thing with van, airplane and semi-truck stripes lately. Then again, I’ve always loved stripes.
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
In other news, I finished a couple of paintings over the weekend … ones I had been working on for the past 10 days. I’ll post images of those on Friday. Haven’t had the chance to take pics of them in good sunlight. But I’m trucking along.
Today is a beautiful day in Tempe, Arizona. High of 89. Winds light and variable. Not a cloud in the sky. Got the windows open and the sun is shining through with all of its splendor!
Today I’m working on finishing touches of the painting I started on Thursday night, shown at left. And at right is a sketch of the next painting I’ll start. An ongoing exploration of the wavy shaped-pattern.
 |
 |
On the stereo is Piero Umiliani’s Musicaelettronica 2, which absolutely blows my mind, like so much that Easy Tempo has released over the years. Particularly I’m digging the jazzy track titled “Scoop.” I’m also into Budos Band’s new release, the aptly titled Budos Band II.
Thursday night’s painting gig at e4 in Scottsdale did turn out to be a good bit of fun. Met some cool people who offered lots of good encouragement — they appreciated what I was working on much more than I imagined. I think it’s good to get out of the studio and paint in public occasionally. A studio environment can prove hermetic.
I hope you have a wonderful rest of your weekend. And I wish you happiness and the causes of happiness.
Tonight I will be painting “live” (as in, out in the public) at a club night for the first time in approximately five years — at a club called e4. The club night is called Old School Thursdays, which is organized by my friend Jas. e4 is located at 4282 N. Drinkwater Blvd, in Scottsdale.
I will be painting the sketch at the right. It’s been so long since I’ve painted live … I sometimes painted out two or three nights a week! It was always a blast. Anyway, I’m looking forward to painting outside of the studio. We’ll see how it goes!
Until next time,
— Grant Wiggins
Grant Wiggins is a visual artist who lives in Tempe, Arizona, USA. In this blog, he writes about his newest work, as well as beautiful things that inspire him artistically: hard-edge painting and op art, geometric patterns, bold color combinations, product packaging, and minimal design. A self-taught painter, Wiggins has produced hundreds of paintings since 1994; many are in private collections. See his online paintings gallery.
Sign up for updates on new art works and upcoming shows.
