Meeting Abe...
January 2019, I met Abe at the 30A Songwriters Festival a story Tony Paris wrote in Creative Loafing. It turns out that Abe was playing at the 30a Songwriters Festival. I am one of the staff photographers at 30a. We met, talked, and I saw him live. I bought a couple of CDs and several /Mixed Media paintings, then bought some more. I believe I own around 30 of Abe’s paintings. We chatted one day after, and I noticed he was doing amazing work on everything from a bottle to a banjo. I asked if he wanted to paint on Lou, Bruce, Rotten, and others. He said, "Yes!" So here we go...
Can’t wait to see what you all think.
That’s it.
RD
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Abe's mixed media art is made with roofing tar that he thinly applied to plywood, musical instruments, old damaged vinyl records, and whatever else he can stick tar on. It is cured for 30 days; then, he carves his images in the tar with a screwdriver or an ice pick. Finally, he paints the tar with acrylic paints and seals it with a clear gloss acrylic sealer.
In this collaboration, Abe uses his technique as well as adds in Rick Diamond's photographs, sealing them with epoxy resin.
For more info. on Abe's artwork go here https://abepartridge.com/art
