Hanging Pieces In Studio

Color Baskets

New 'Color Basket' drawings. Acryla Gouache on Ampersand Gessobord. 12 x 12 x .75 inches each.

New Drawings — October 2020

All drawings acrylic paint (Stewart Semple Black 2.0) on Arches cold press watercolor paper. 30x22 inches each.

Early September 2020 Update

I don't quite know what is going on with Blogger these days. They seem to be updating their interface and I am having problems with the new system. I will try to keep this blog going as long as I am able but it may go away some day. In the meantime I am on Instagram at 'Magoo77899' and you can see what I am up to there. For now here is some current work. I am diligently at work and the gallery/studio goes forward confidently (we are paying the rent). These 'Lake' pieces are something I have made in the summer for years. They are inspired by the view of Lake Michigan from my condo between high-rise buildings. An ode to the playful spirit of Paul Klee and a reflection on the ever-changing mode of the lake. They are watercolor on watercolor paper with collage elements in some. Recently Ralph Lauren licensed an image from this series for use in some of their home stores across the states.

Michael McGuire - Three Untitled Watercolors - 18x6 inches each

Michael McGuire - 5 Untitled Watercolors - 18x6 inches each

New Color

Making new color block-printing pieces. I use a small, rubbery block to print rectangles in a grid. I mix the colors as I go along, generally beginning with a bright color and moving towards mixing a gray. Over all paper size 40 x 26 inches.

New 16x12 Collages

All based on the same format: 16 x 12 Arches watercolor Paper, Material cut to 1.5 inch squares, glued into a 9 x 7 grid. The first two are India ink on recycled cardboard (cereal boxes), the second is rubber stamp ink on Arches paper, and the last one is a 'Wheaties' cereal box that featured Serena Williams on it.

Michael McGuire -  Untitled Collage - 16x12 inches

Michael McGuire -  Untitled Collage - 16x12 inches

Michael McGuire -  Untitled Collage - 16x12 inches

Michael McGuire -  Untitled Collage - 16x12 inches

New Larger 'Arrayed and Clustered Baskets'

The drawings in this post were actually made before the drawings in the previous post. The larger scale on these felt claustrophobic so I made the drawn portion smaller on the page. All 40 x 26 inches, all acrylic paint on Arches watercolor paper.

Michael McGuire - Large Arrayed Baskets - Acrylic Paint on Arches Watercolor Paper - 40x26 inches

Michael McGuire - Large Arrayed Baskets 2 - Acrylic Paint on Arches Watercolor Paper - 40x26 inches

Michael McGuire - Large Clustered Baskets - Acrylic Paint on Arches Watercolor Paper - 40x26 inches

New 'Arrayed and Clustered Baskets'

Michael McGuire - Clustered Baskets - Acrylic Paint on Arches Watercolor Paper - 40x26 inches

Detail

Michael McGuire - Arrayed Baskets  - Acrylic Paint on Arches Watercolor Paper - 40x26 inches

Detail

Michael McGuire - Untitled Grid Study - Acrylic Paint on Fabriano Watercolor Paper. - 41 x 29.5 inches

Detail 1

Detail 2

Gallery visitors.

Medium Baskets

I made four medium-sized 'basket' drawings on beautiful Canson cold press watercolor paper. The design of these is based on isometric architectural drawing which is a type of perspective drawing where things shown in the drawing do not diminish toward a vanish point. All very technical and somewhat arcane but I think it makes for interesting patterning and depiction. I'm attracted to the minimalism of the drawing, it highlights the slight variations of my hand and the material. The black acrylic paint I used (Stuart Semple Black 2.0) is so black that they have an optical quality to them.

Michael McGuire - Med. Basket 1 - Acrylic Paint on Canson Watercolor Paper - 30 x 22 inches

Michael McGuire - Med. Basket 2 - Acrylic Paint on Canson Watercolor Paper - 30 x 22 inches

Michael McGuire - Med. Basket 3 - Acrylic Paint on Canson Watercolor Paper - 30 x 22 inches

Michael McGuire - Med. Basket 4 - Acrylic Paint on Canson Watercolor Paper - 30 x 22 inches