Author Archives: bobcomings

About bobcomings

Visual artist working in wide variety of media and forms including painting, drawing , sculpture, digital drawing and painting, digital animation, and sound exploration for almost 60 years.

Nada Monster

I always need to paint what I have not seen before, yet this old recycled decalcomania resource has proved to excite my eyes every time it shows up. Continue reading

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Baybark Face(es): a digital decalcomania

Sometimes I think of this method as a kind of oracle: showing me a dream while I am awake. Continue reading

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Twig Study: any side = Up!

this image can be viewed with any of its four sides up and the composition remains successful. Continue reading

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Coloring Book – Decalcomania

This decalcomania began as a photo of fungi trails and stains Continue reading

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A bit better piece

The artist likes it much better than the rejected image. Click image for larger view. Continue reading

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The Eyes Have It – final

When I begin hallucinating on the decalcomania layer Continue reading

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The Eyes Have It – digital decalcomania

This digital painting was begun over a photo of a portion of my Twig Collection Continue reading

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Digital-Decalcomania Resumes

when it came to my Twig Collection I was unable to part with any items at all. Continue reading

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The Four Triptychs of the Nada Farm Museum of Archetypes – the book!

The Four Triptychs of the Nada Farm Museum of Archetypes By Robert Comings   Well… I finally did a book about my Museum (NFMOA). It is in honor of all the people who have supported my work over the past … Continue reading

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Absent but Still Here

I had a visit this weekend from Bay Area artist Les Phillips. We had great fun reminiscing about art and teaching, then he gently reminded me that it has been far too long since I have posted here. Hence, what … Continue reading

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