by Michael Whelan | Jan 1, 2011
by Michael Whelan | Jan 1, 2011
by Michael Whelan | Jan 1, 2010
by Michael Whelan | Jan 1, 2010
“These small works are little meditations for me. I get into a zone and before I know it hours have gone by.Soon I’ll be punching through the wall though…I’m getting tired of flat surfaces.” 
by Michael Whelan | Jan 1, 2010
“I suppose I needn’t say much of this painting was done while listening to Dave Brubeck’s “Take Five”.[Okay, I confess: In the afternoons when I needed an energy boost, “Five to One” off The Door’s “Waiting for the... 
by Michael Whelan | Jan 1, 2010
It’s nice to work small once in a while. It gets to be a self-hypnotic, meditation thing; I always seem to find my grounding when I force myself to focus in real tight. Kinda like concentrating on my artistic navel, you might say! Hmmm, maybe there’s a... 
by Michael Whelan | Jan 1, 2010
by Michael Whelan | Jan 1, 2010
by Michael Whelan | Jan 1, 2010
The “aging” is painted in from the beginning. It’s just paint. The initial layers are applied very loosely to allow for randomness and accidents which show up later. 
by Michael Whelan | Jan 1, 2010
