Working on a series for a show in December of 2017.  Exploring the use of patinas on steel and how to push and pull the colors and shades to get the effect that is needed.  Wonderful change from working very large and colorful like “Nature’s Dance”. 

Trellis I built for a Christmas present.  3 feet wide and 7 feet tall. Three layers/levels of strips give it some great cast shadows when the sun hits it.  Really enjoyed building this and got some ideas brewing for some others.  Bringing in a mountain scene maybe, perhaps, ok, probably, for sure on the next one.   

Overlay sketch 

Steel sculpture  7 feet 10 inches tall. Patina in black and clear coated. 

The top picture of Commence is the way it looks now after the patina got to shade I wanted. Bottom is when I first installed the sculpture in January of 2016.