Happy Accidents and Abstracts - Detroit Erotica

 I am supper excited to announce that I will be having a solo art show at the Annex Gallery at 333 Midland Street in Highland Park.

Opening is on Saturday May 21st and all days will run from 4pm to 11pm.  On opening day and artist reception I will be serving smoked beef brisket sliders, shrimp shooters and blueberry mini muffins.  And yes all food is going to be prepared by me.

In addition to the above show I will also have a secondary show called Detroit Erotica.

New Piece called Milking Station #7

I have been working on a new piece for the 20th Anniversary of the Detroit Dirty Show coming up in February of 2019.

This piece is called Milking Station #7 and is 24"x24"x2.5".  The entire system is powered by two small medical grade pumps (the green end caps), these are powered by two USB rechargeable battery packs.  The yellow container holds enough liquid to charge the entire line of tubing.  This is without a doubt one of the more involved pieces I've created.

I'll post a final image as soon as it's done.

It's been a while part two...

Things are finally settling down after the move.  My daughter and I closed on the house on June 28th and it has been non stop since!  Below are images of the home and while most of the 1st floor is done we still have painting to do in the foyer and stairwell.  I've also started work on the basement as you can see below.  A quick wall deciding my work room from the game room.   At the same time I required a small studio at 333 Midland which is about 8 minutes away.  Will be doing my painting work there.  It's good to be back in Detroit and its even better to be actively producing art again.

Living room

Puppies corner.

Dinging room turned library

Kitchen nook

Kitchen

Workroom in progress

And the studio:

Been a busy time...

It's been a while since I've updated my blog so I figured I'd get it done.

Things are busy here...

New studio is up and running:

 

I chose to keep the studio mostly for my engineering based art, the stuff I have to build and continue to create my oil paintings in my home based studio.  It's a great space in what used to be a stamping plant of some sorts.  Located at 333 Midland St. Highland Park MI, I am in Studio F.  Generally I get down to work there 2 or 3 days a week.  My daughter and I are in the process of looking for a home in the greater Detroit area so the commute will be far less.  Taking advantage of a MICHDA program where they help folks buy homes.  And as it turns out, I've been looking in the same neighborhood that I grew up in in Detroit.  Feels like I've come full circle. 

Now for updates on work: 

This piece in another in my series: Jesus of Suburbia called "Daddy found God in a bottle".

Made a great deal of progress on "The Genesis Plant" Working on a paper to describe how all of humanity came from this plant in one elegant fashion.

Finished this part of a much broader installation called "Primitive".

Made progress toward finishing "Something Wicked This Way Comes".

Got this ready to make a mold of for what will become a hanging lamp.  Not sure what to call it yet. 

And of course still producing abstracts, these are acrylic on canvas. 

Opening day for The Sacred Feminine

Opening day is rapidly approaching for The Sacred Feminine show.  This is the first show my daughter curated and I could not be more proud of her.  The selection of art is fantastic.  I hope to see many of you there. 

And for those interested, I will be there all 4 days of the show and will be opening my studio to the public... stop on by.

Here is an image just after moving in and you will see art there for the above show, it's now much more organized and workable.

Easel Helpers - New Product Announcement

Hi folks, I've created a new product for oil painters called "Easel Helper". It lifts the canvas up enough so you can work on the very bottom with ease. I have two configurations and two different materials. Pictured here is the tapered configuration in plastic and solid pewter. The straight configuration is identical except there is no tapper on the base.

Price is as follows: plastic helpers are $7per pair and the pewter helpers are $20 per pair. The prices are the same regardless of configuration and does NOT include shipping which I expect to be between $2 ~ $5.

If interested send an email to: karl@karldenton.com

Another piece in process...

I have been enjoying making these 3D pieces.  This was started about a years ago when I noticed the pattern you see painted here on my front door in the winter when it would frost over.  I thought it looked like something out of a horror movie so I thought, lets see where it goes...

New project - Restoration of an antique water heater

A friend of mine asked if I wanted to take her old tank less hot water heater.  After seeing it I was thrilled to say yes.

The first image is the condition it was in, the next is the inventor along side a heater.  And the third images is a unit that has been refurbished which still has the burner system installed.  I've removed the copper tubing and taken the unit completely apart.  The inner walls have been remove which helps with the weight issue. Sunday will be cleaning day when I take all of the components to the quarter car wash to degrease and clean all of the pieces.  Once that's done and through drying and then off to the sandblaster to remove any leftover paint or rust. Once I've repainted the heater inside and out I will install a rotating shelving unit and turn this into one of the coolest liqueur cabinets around.  More photos as I take them to come.

Arts in the Park...

Freeland Michigan, come see great art, have some great food and wine and listen to live music!!!

I will be there on September 10th

"Rahahaha...men....

A tribute to the flying spaghetti monster in all of his glory!

Multi media on canvas painted in oils.

Progress on these two pieces - UPDATE

My Perfect Woman now complete:

This one is next on the list to complete: