Work samples

  • Percipient
    Percipient


    2023
    oil and alkyd on canvas
    72" x 48"

    Available for Purchase
  • Cabeza
    Cabeza


    Stained Glass
    9" x 16"
    2023

    Available for Purchase
  • Enso
    Enso
    Enso, 40" x 40", Oil on Canvas, 2021
  • Thrall
    Thrall
    Thrall, 30" x 40", Oil in Canvas, 2020

About Michael

Michael Weiss is a Baltimore based-artist who uses traditional materials and methods to create contemporary images containing oblique, but not opaque content. He is currently a full-time faculty member in the First Year Experience, Drawing, General Fine Arts, and , Painting Departments at the Maryland Institute College of Art, where he also served as the Associate Dean of Fine Arts for over a decade.


https://www.michaelweissart.com


Statement

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Paintings from 2022-3

this is a set of paintings completed during over the past few years.

  • Percipient
    Percipient


    2023
    oil and alkyd on canvas
    72" x 48"

    Available for Purchase
  • Teeter
    Teeter


    2023
    oil and alkyd on panel
    18" x 24"

    Available for Purchase
  • Bitstream
    Bitstream


    2022
    oil and alkyd on panel
    12" x 12"

    Available for Purchase
  • Annivarsary
    Annivarsary


    2023
    oil and alkyd on canvas
    36" x 48"

  • Split
    Split


    2023
    oil and alkyd on canvas
    36" x 48"

    Available for Purchase
  • Projection
    Projection


    2023
    oil and alkyd on canvas
    40" x 40"

    Available for Purchase

Stained Glass Work

Stained glass panels created improvisationally and through more traditional means.

  • Vertex
    Vertex


    Stained Glass
    10.5" x 8"
    2023

    Available for Purchase
  • Mission
    Mission


    Stained Glass
    13.5" x 7.5"
    2023

    Available for Purchase
  • Slippage
    Slippage


    Stained Glass
    15" X 14"
    2023

    Available for Purchase
  • Float
    Float


    Stainded Glass
    8" x 10" 
    2023

    Available for Purchase
  • Cabeza
    Cabeza


    Stained Glass
    9" x 16" 
    2023

    Available for Purchase

Recent Paintings

Newer works 2019-2021.

  • Ascetic_40x40_OC_2021.jpg
    Ascetic_40x40_OC_2021.jpg
    Ascetic, 2021, Oil on Canvas, 40" x 40"
  • Enso_40x40_OC_2021.jpg
    Enso_40x40_OC_2021.jpg
    Enso, 40" x 40", Oil on Canvas, 2021
  • Bystander_40x40_OC_2020.jpg
    Bystander_40x40_OC_2020.jpg
    Bystander, 2020, Oil on Canvas, 40" x 40"
  • Slice_12x12_OP_2020.jpg
    Slice_12x12_OP_2020.jpg
    Slice, 2020, Oil on Panel, 12" x 12"
  • Thrall_30x40_OC_2020.jpg
    Thrall_30x40_OC_2020.jpg
    Thrall, 30" x 40", Oil on Canvas, 2020
  • 6.Flourish_24x18_OP_2020.jpg
    6.Flourish_24x18_OP_2020.jpg
    Flourish, 2020, Oil on Panel, 24" x 18"
  • 2.Clinch_40x40_OC_2019.jpg
    2.Clinch_40x40_OC_2019.jpg
    Cinch, 2019, Oil on Canvas, 40" x 40"
  • 3.Infiltrator_40x30_OC_2019.jpg
    3.Infiltrator_40x30_OC_2019.jpg
    Infiltrator, 2019, Oil on Canvas, 40" x 30"
  • 5.Emblem_12x12_OP_2019.jpg
    5.Emblem_12x12_OP_2019.jpg
    Emblem, 2019, Oil on Panel, 12" x 12"
  • 6.Precedent_12x12_OP_2019.jpg
    6.Precedent_12x12_OP_2019.jpg
    Precedent, 2019, Oil on Panel, 12" x 12"

Recent Drawings

This is a sampling of drawings completed over the past several years.
  • drwg4.jpg
    drwg4.jpg
  • drwg3.jpg
    drwg3.jpg
  • drwg2.jpg
    drwg2.jpg
  • drwg1.jpg
    drwg1.jpg
  • drwg5.jpg
    drwg5.jpg
  • drwg6.jpg
    drwg6.jpg

Inferences and

This is work completed for an exhibition at the Rice Gallery, McDaniel College in Westminster, MD.
  • extractor_30x44_ol_2011_ec.jpg
    extractor_30x44_ol_2011_ec.jpg
  • stratum49x4652011_email.jpg
    stratum49x4652011_email.jpg
  • epiphyte_49x465_oc_2011_email.jpg
    epiphyte_49x465_oc_2011_email.jpg

Work from 2012-13

This is a sampling of work completed in 2012-13.
  • Wake
    Wake
    2011, Oil on Panel, 3.5" x 5"
  • Confucius
    Confucius
    2011, Oil on Panel, diptych, 6" x 12" overall
  • Well Wishing
    Well Wishing
    2013, Oil on Canvas, diptych, 12" x 26" overall.
  • Bewilder
    Bewilder
    2013, Oil on Panel, Diptych, 12" x 24" overall.

Deliberations Exhibit

Work Completed for the Exhibit Entitled Deliberations, Pinkard Gallery, MICA, 2008.
  • michael_weiss_1
    michael_weiss_1
    Cordon, 2008, Oil on Canvas, 40" x 40" overall (diptych; 40" x 18" each panel)
  • duel.30x24.2008
    duel.30x24.2008
    Duel, 2008, Oil on Linen, 30x24"
  • tribute.18x40.2008
    tribute.18x40.2008
    Tribute, 2008, Oil on Canvas, 18" x 40"
  • librarywall
    librarywall
    Gallery view, Deliberations Exhibition, Pinkard Gallery, MICA, 2008. From left to right: Tribute, Talisman, Preceptor, and Anchorage; all 18" x 40"
  • michael_weiss_2
    michael_weiss_2
    Anchorage, 2008, Oil on Canvas, 18" x 40"
  • splashwall.2008
    splashwall.2008
    Gallery view, Deliberations Exhibition, Pinkard Gallery, MICA, 2008. Purveyor, 2007 and Tempest, 2008, Oil on Canvas, 36" x 35" each
  • agitator.34x60.2008
    agitator.34x60.2008
    Agitator, 2008, Oil on Canvas, 34" x 60"
  • successor.24x61.2008
    successor.24x61.2008
    Successor, 2008, Oil on Canvas, 24" x 61"
  • triggerfish.28x24.2008
    triggerfish.28x24.2008
  • vernacular.60x57.2008
    vernacular.60x57.2008
    Vernacular, 2008, Oil on Canvas, 60" x 57"

Sabbatical

This is a body of work executed during my 2010 sabbatical from MICA.
  • driver.2010.49x46.5.web
    driver.2010.49x46.5.web
    Driver, 2010, Oil on Canvas, 49" x 46.5"
  • plume.15.5x15.o-mdf.2010
    plume.15.5x15.o-mdf.2010
    Plume, 2010, Oil on Panel, 15.5" x 15"
  • offering.72x66.o-c.2010
    offering.72x66.o-c.2010
    Offering, 2010, Oil on Canvas, 72" x 66"
  • valence.2010.30x44
    valence.2010.30x44
    Valence, 2010, Oil on Canvas, 30" x 44"
  • sab.sm.panel.2010
    sab.sm.panel.2010
    Avenger and Nexus, 2010, Oil on Panel, 7.5" x 7" each
  • sab.bck.2010
    sab.bck.2010
    Rear Gallery View, MICA Sabbatical Exhibition, Decker Gallery, September, 2010.
  • derivation.28x24.o-c.2010
    derivation.28x24.o-c.2010
    Derivation, 2010, Oil on Canvas, 28" x 24"
  • preemptor.28x24.o-l.2010
    preemptor.28x24.o-l.2010
    Preemptor, 2010, Oil on Linen, 28" x 24"
  • revenant.18x40.o-l.2010
    revenant.18x40.o-l.2010
    Revenant, 2010, Oil on Linen, 14" x 36"
  • sab.frnt.2010
    sab.frnt.2010
    Front Gallery View, MICA Sabbatical Exhibition, Decker Gallery, September, 2010.

Drawings

This is a continuing series of drawings executed in vine charcoal, soft pastel, and/or conté crayon.
  • drwg.2.26x20.2009
    drwg.2.26x20.2009
    Untitled, 2009, Charcoal on Rives BFK, 26" x 20"
  • drwg.1.26x20.2009
    drwg.1.26x20.2009
    Untitled, 2009, Charcoal on Rives BFK, 26" x 20"
  • f.30x22
    f.30x22
    Untitled, Charcoal on Rives BFK, 30" x 22"
  • i.30x22
    i.30x22
    Untitled, Charcoal on Rives BFK, 30" x 22"
  • a.30x22
    a.30x22
    Untitled, Charcoal and Pastel on Rives BFK, 30" x 22"
  • c.30x22
    c.30x22
    Untitled, Charcoal and Pastel on Rives BFK, 30" x 22"
  • g.30x22
    g.30x22
    Untitled, Charcoal and Pastel on Rives BFK, 30" x 22"
  • l.30x22
    l.30x22
    Untitled, Charcoal on Rives BFK, 30" x 22"
  • e.30x22
    e.30x22
    Untitled, Charcoal on Rives BFK, 30" x 22"
  • k.30x22
    k.30x22
    Untitled, Charcoal on Rives BFK, 30" x 22"

Surface Tension

Works completed for an exhibition entitled Surface Tension at The Art Gallery, Stevenson University, 2006.
  • entanglement.60x34.2006
    entanglement.60x34.2006
    Entanglement, 2006, Oil on Canvas, 60" x 34"
  • subsumer.48x72.2005
    subsumer.48x72.2005
    Subsumer, 2005, Oil on Canvas, 72" x 48"
  • veneer.35.5x36in.2006
    veneer.35.5x36in.2006
    Veneer, 2006, Oil on Canvas, 36" x 35.5"
  • trope.18x40.2006
    trope.18x40.2006
    Trope, 2006, Oil on Canvas, 18" x 40"
  • syndic.36x25.5.2006
    syndic.36x25.5.2006
    Syndic, 2006, Oil on Canvas, 36" x 35.5"
  • apparition.18x40.2006
    apparition.18x40.2006
    Apparition, 2006, Oil on Canvsa, 18 " x 40"
  • gulliver.49x46.5.2005
    gulliver.49x46.5.2005
    Gulliver, 2005, Oil on Canvas, 49" x 46.5"
  • jigger.35.5x36.2005
    jigger.35.5x36.2005
    Jigger, 2005, Oil on Canvas, 35.5 x 36"