Large Paintings by Tim Lane

Early on I made large paintings. I’ve been feeling an urge to paint big again. However, I just don’t have the space for it.

I Was Dying Right in Front of Them, but They Couldn’t Tear Their Eyes from the Television, 2003, 60”x48”

Copy Paste, 36”x48”, circa 2003

Ping, circa 2002, 72”x72”

After Much Thought, 2004, 60”x48”

untitled, circa 2002, 48”x108”

Untitled (You Cannot Change This), 2003, 72”x72”

May Only Goodness, 2007, 60”x48”

Ye of Little Fate, 2006, 48”x48”

The Planet I Love Has More Than Just One Moon, 2015, 40”x40”

No Looks Back: A New Painting by Tim Lane

I started this in 2023. I set it aside for several weeks. It didn’t feel finished. Now it’s done. I love the beautiful images of space that the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes are capturing. They fire my imagination. I am in awe of space. I try to combine the space imagery with futuristic or relatable, present-day themes.

Paintings: 2023 in Review, Part Four by Tim Lane

The last installment of Paintings: 2023 in Review.

Paintings: 2023 in Review, Part Three by Tim Lane

Just one or two more posts to finish up 2023 in review.

Paintings: 2023 in Review, Part Two by Tim Lane

2023 was a year of experimentation, sparked in part by a friend who suggested I try making some space paintings without the astronaut. I have always painted in series, exhausting possibilities; Travis’ suggestion helped break things up. It was a good call, and it pushed me in new directions.

Paintings: 2023 in Review, Part One by Tim Lane

Before 2022, I primarily worked with acrylics, spray paint, oil paintsticks, crayon and colored pencil. In 2022, I added watercolors. In 2023, I continued to work on my watercolor technique while adding pastels to the mix. I hadn’t used watercolors since college, pastels since I was a kid. I only wish I had more time to work on technique and explore all of the materials more thoroughly, nonetheless I do enjoy the challenge of adding new tools to the bag.

Your Silent Face, watercolor on paper, 5”x7”, sold

Terra Form, acrylic & colored pencil on paper, 8”x8”, sold

At the Heart of the Matter (When Black Holes Collide): a New Painting by Tim Lane

I continue to think about space, space travel, terraforming, stars and black holes. I read about AI and quantum physics when I have the time. Even so, I find it hard to wrap my mind around it. Why is it easier to comprehend a cell than a black hole? A black hole is infinitely larger. A cell is microscopic. Based on our understanding of the universe, and the physical world, one makes more sense to me.

 

It’s been a minute since I’ve handled a brush. I’ve been using oil paintsticks, oil pastels, pencils, pens, rags and erasers. The rags and erasers take the place of brushes.


At the Heart of the Matter (When Black Holes Collide), 2023