John Boak
paint
Oil paint just feels good. It is in no hurry. Oil lingers. It remembers the moment. The daily changes of slow drying oil suggest new pathways while closing off others. Oil honors commitment and rewards us with depth of feeling.
digital
Bits are agile. Digital painting frees development of the idea. Layers, color shifts, undoing, brushes, smudges, erasers, layer interactions: all serve the speedy feedback loops of learning. I like low-friction image evolution. Can I surprise me?
process
My tools let me be a hunter gatherer of the daily image. I walk & I curate the world. My images are icons of the moment. Whispers of feeling. Lines with logic. Jewels of the earth. The now is quick. It makes digital seem slow and painting glacial. I am grateful for eyes, hands & tools.
Viral Influence
Art in the Time of Corona Virus
May 20 — August 22, 2021
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my shop
I have a shop on the web.
shop.boakart.com
PAINTINGS / current, oil
PRINTS / aluminum prints of those paintings
NOTECARDS / hiking landscape drawings
POSTERS / from 80's & 90's; many are original prints
SCULPTURES / wall sculptures in painted wood
T-SHIRTS / rare vintage t-shirts from project & events
THE VAULT / Push Pin, Chwast, Glaser, vintage graphics
help me stock the shop
If you see an image here on Boakart.com or in my social media, and you would like it as a print: I will put it in Shop.boakart,com. Tell me the name of the image and I'll give you a 10% off coupon for the piece.
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oil paintings
print galleries
july | water
digital paintings | the cabinet series
A selection of prints on aluminum
commissions
commissions, installations & public art
