0001 – Watercolor Inversions
The Vac’s primary method of creation: Watercolor painting in colors inverted from the final product, by memorizing what colors become what on inversion. More than 700 paintings over 12 years.
0002 – Large Format Inversions
Primarily watercolor inversions, but sometimes including ink and other media, at a large scale. Most of these were painted on some truly lovely paper the Vac acquired from a discard lot – high tooth watercolor paper – at 33×41 inches. Because of the size of this paper, these images are photographed by section and stitched together digitally before inversion.
0003 – Mixed Media Inversions
The Vac’s secondary method of creation: Painting in mixed media – usually inks and watercolors – with colors inverted from the final product, by memorizing what colors become what on inversion. More than 700 paintings over 12 years.
0004 – Chemistry Caution Signs
A short run of chemistry caution signs. This one’s adrenaline.
Fractals generated with a variety of tools.
A short series specific to hills.
0007 – Ink Pulls
Ink abstracts combining textile water based screen printing ink and machine press magazine ink, aiming for interactions between the two bases. Only a few of these exist, as the machine press ink really required a mechanical system to pull it thin enough to dry in a reasonable amount of time.
This series is from an art trade, with permission to reproduce for print.
0009 – Challenge Pieces
Mandalas by rotational and/or mirror symmetry in a variety of media, but with a focus on watercolor and ink inversions.
Cautionary signs for math, as well as some not quite math.
Mixed media, specifically intended as physical display pieces, but also available as prints and sometimes as inversions.
0013 – Democracy Server Errors
A tongue in cheek series more or less in parallel to the occupy movement.
Watercolor inversions for the Of Shield series, a set of works covering mythology and warfare prior to the use of firearms.
0015 – Philosopher Campaign
A set of campaign posters for the 2016 presidential election in the United States. Every philosopher from Monty Python’s Philosopher Song included, as well as a couple extras by request. Layout adaptations and edits using existing public domain works as the base for modern campaign posters.
0016 – Runes
Wide brush calligraphy of a number of sets of runes. Links to individual sets are as follows:
1) Anglo-Saxon Futhorc
2) Dalecarlian
3) Elder Futhark – the most commonly recognized Norse rune set
4) Macromannic
5) Medieval
6) Younger Futhark
0017 – Scattered Resistance
From the Scattered Resistance collection of poetry, these are scans and adaptations of the original hand-written pages.
0018 – Skull Shields
Vector shields using various animal skulls and symbology.
As a category, generally reserved for digital abstracts, but the link happens to pull prints with, “Abstract,” In the title.
From the short run (154 panels) !Fortune webcomic. Occasionally unfortunate.
Brush and ink works, sometimes inverted, sometimes not. Inspired by both American and Japanese brush styles.
0019 – Silkscreens
Purely hand produced, either with cut paper stencils, or as abstracts by manually painting and/or dripping ink prior to wipe. Also includes direct painting methods using silkscreen ink.
0020 – Symbols
Various old symbol sets – more modern than runes – representing a variety of sounds, materials, and ideas. Calligraphy done in wide brush style.
1) Alchemical Symbols
2) Solar System Symbols
3) Writing – Angelic or Celestial writing from Of Occult Philosophy
4) Writing – Malachim from Of Occult Philosophy
5) Writing – Passing of the River from Of Occult Philosophy
0021 – Telegraph Wind
Commissioned for a show, with all rights maintained after a year of display moratorium.
0022 – Inversion Portraits
Portraits created via watercolor or mixed media inversion, usually from a reference photo. Humans, pets, and more.
0023 – Toned Paper
Paintings, ink pulls, mixed media, inversions, and similar on toned paper, with the color of the toned paper being the main initial input into the the design.
0024 – Netbook: Weather Spirits
Watercolor inversions painted for Netbook: Weather Spirits, a supplement for a role playing game. Each painting is for a specific spirit type.
0025 – Hand Inked Vectors
Linework done in Inkscape, with ink and paint for color added after the fact by printing the linework to paper, painting directly on it, and scanning that as the final.
0026 – Other Signs
1) All Signs
2) Library Signs
3) Caution Signs
4) Stop Signs
0027 – Transtracts
1) Transtacts