Calvin Blog Carl
Calvin Ross Carl • Artist and Designer • Portland, OR
I write about #art, #design, and what is happening in my #studio.
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A group of fresh canvases are getting moving in the studio. Some will be heading off to Chicago this summer.
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Alongside my new paintings, I have been kicking around the idea of creating my own fabrics for use in sculptures. Or else I will just start a line of super trendy handbags. One or the other.
This is the first yard I have received. I designed the pattern which was then inkjet printed onto cotton. Not too bad for a first try.
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Calvin Ross Carl
Red Fanged Maw
Acrylic, canvas
12 x 12 inches (30 x 30 cm) -
Calvin Ross Carl
Mascotte Papers
Acrylic, canvas
12 x 17 inches (30 x 43 cm)
2013 -
Calvin Ross Carl
Superhero Shadow
Acrylic, canvas
17 x 21 inches (43 x 53 cm)
2013 -
Acrylic on watercolor paper, 12 x 12 inches
This Sunday, I am participating in 100x100 For Josh. It’s a fundraiser held by PICA to support Josh Berger, the legendary creator of the design studio and magazine Plazm, who suffered a traumatic brain injury following a severe bike accident.
I have loved Plazm’s and Josh’s contributions to the design world for years, so I have been overjoyed to participate. My painting above will be one of the many works you can get on Sunday for embarrassingly cheap prices.
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Some new things happening in the studio.
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Another little study. Colored pencil on paper. It had been a long time since I had a colored pencil in my hand. I forgot just how nice and smooth Prismacolors are.
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A new little study that’s hanging around in my studio.
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A monotype I made today at Prints for PICA.
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In my free time lately, I have been sketching and designing endless, repeating patterns. Someday I might create a website to house all of the patterns. In the meantime you can just the download the pattern on here, or just click the image above to get the tile used for the pattern. Use it wherever you wish.
Oh, and for reference, here is the sketch I did today to plan out this pattern.
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Calvin Ross Carl
Watching Over or Just Watching
Enamel, graphite, canvas
96 x 72 x 6 inches (244 x 183 x 15 cm)
2012Photo by Justyn Hegreberg
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Calvin Ross Carl
Teen Sweater Tabletop (detail)
Enamel, graphite, canvas
48 x 36 inchesI still can’t get enough of the red peeking through from beneath the black and white.
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Calvin Ross Carl
Your Job Is Done Here (detail)
Enamel, canvas
2012Note: There is some yellow hidden beneath all that black and white.
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Calvin Ross Carl
Your Job Is Done Here
Enamel, canvas
2012
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