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Secrets at Tower Arch Aerosol on canvas 30” x 24” 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1579838772470-BIR8UU1ZMV3438V82MEU/Pleiades+Canyon_Peter+Cizmadia+2017.jpg Visual - Pleiades Canyon Aerosol on canvas 24” x 36” 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1641877653826-RWK6BG2WHMIUDFEMZYD8/Conversations+With+A+Willow+Tree_Peter+Cizmadia+2021.jpg Visual - Conversations With A Willow Tree Album cover for recording artist calm. on their 2021 release, ‘Conversations With A Willow Tree.’ Mixed media on wood panel 14” x 14” 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1579838748577-58KEEDI32LX6YYMW7QNZ/Queen%27s+Garden+Loop_Peter+Cizmadia+2017.jpg Visual - Queen's Garden Loop Mixed media on canvas 24” x 36” 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1579838738866-KS1M7T0FG95FA077YDKK/Afterglow_Peter+Cizmadia+2017.jpg Visual - Afterglow Mixed media on canvas 36” x 24” 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1579838714029-P6VODMK4FX41PNVMCVPZ/Death+Valley_Peter+Cizmadia+2017.jpg Visual - Death Valley Aerosol on canvas 16” x 20” 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1579838701131-8BTRKHXLPFBW9GK2V0Y8/Chugach_Peter+Cizmadia+2017.jpg Visual - Chugach Aerosol on canvas 16” x 20” 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1579838725307-VGQ3DCRKN7HP3K9O5LFR/Disparate+Bodies+Align_Peter+Cizmadia+2017.jpg Visual - Disparate Bodies Align Aerosol on canvas 30” x 40” 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1580021709511-LODY79XXB7SZ3EEL4UJZ/Painted+Wall_Peter+Cizmadia+2018.JPG Visual - Painted Wall Mixed media on canvas 24” x 36” 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1580059434956-4BVE2J7QUI243UFD9R2S/Cisco+Study_Peter+Cizmadia+2018.JPG Visual - Cisco Study (Graytone) Aerosol on paper 10” x 8” 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1580059438484-5GNPG3GY7TYDGM7FEJTF/Green+River+Study_Peter+Cizmadia+2018.JPG Visual - Green River Study Aerosol on paper 8” x 10” 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1588602512551-ITTSVXVLIOQKASEPT087/Hearts+and+Fists+%28crop%29.jpg Visual - Hearts and Fists Aerosol on watercolor paper 8” x 10” 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1616075604656-LCNR3LLW8628IM4DIU7F/Loyalty+to+the+People+%28Dr.+Ai+Fen%29_Peter+Cizmadia+2020.jpg Visual - Loyalty to the People (Dr. Ai Fen) Aerosol on wood panel 20” x 30” 2020 Derived from original photo by Renwu/Handout; published by The Guardian 11 March 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1616075604920-M9NVQIK9FPBFVSL4ZXDH/Regardless+of+the+Hardships+%28Dr.+Li+Wenliang%29_Peter+Cizmadia+2020.JPG Visual - Regardless of the Hardships (Dr. Li Wenliang) Aerosol on wood panel 20” x 30” 2020 Derived from original photo taken by Li Wenliang; published by BBC 6 February 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1616075528016-D3DY0O3519E69BORD9MI/Front+Line_Peter+Cizmadia_2020.jpg Visual - Front Line Mixed media on wood panel 24” x 36” 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1623899825534-HGN77NCW9CNQ11JDRP6S/Topo+Portraits+1-Dolly+Sods+detail_Peter+Cizmadia+2021.JPG Visual - Dolly Sods (Topo Portraits #1) Aerosol on USGS Topographical Map 22” x 27” 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1580057298619-OHKN5F7EIIFFPF3CODD1/Oathkeeper_Peter+Cizmadia+2018.JPG Visual - Oathkeeper Mixed media on plywood 10” x 8” 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1618460930338-3MXUJ1TNE2UVREOMU8CQ/Dangerfield_Peter+Cizmadia+2019.JPG Visual - Dangerfield Aerosol on wood 8” x 10” 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1579840168488-TOS3A2L1XQYM7X6AJIS8/Muse+II_Peter+Cizmadia+2016.JPG Visual - Muse Aerosol on plywood 24” x 36” 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1579841271254-1Z35H0HN5YO6VWXEKBER/The+Welder_Peter+Cizmadia+2013.jpg Visual - The Welder Mixed media on plywood 16” x 24” 2013 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1579841273972-XEUAX2QPGJ88ZTBIIWWM/Wildfire+Work_Peter+Cizmadia+2016.jpg Visual - Wildfire Work Mixed media on plywood 16” x 24” 2016 Derived from photo published May 22, 2014; Anchorage Daily News. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1579841264263-GODTA1UX15SY7NOX0RT0/Pulling+Iron_Peter+Cizmadia+2017.jpg Visual - Working The Nets Mixed media on plywood 16” x 24” 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1579841266099-QGMKZUBBJJLLPTYBLEWT/The+Cutter_Peter+Cizmadia+2016.jpg Visual - The Cutter Mixed media on plywood 16” x 20” 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1580876515429-YL80083IFCIPWER3ELD9/Joe+Hill_Peter+Cizmadia+2019.JPG Visual - Joe Hill (Martyrs #2) Aerosol on wood plank 8” x 10" x 3” 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1580021475263-U9YWF153VTNEV44YPS27/Trailhead_Peter+Cizmadia+2017.JPG Visual - Trailhead Aerosol on canvas 24” x 18” 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1618460905121-JY8J2SPWPX63U1S2FZOH/Biggio+%28Detail%29_Peter+Cizmadia+2016.JPG Visual - Astros: Craig Biggio Mixed media on plywood 16” x 20” 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1618461665707-CJD9G008FS5036X6YKUS/Southern+Belle+Line_Peter+Cizmadia+2017.JPG Visual - Southern Belle Line Aerosol on canvas 20” x 20” 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1619048529470-3N3ZIJSJUDIXN0HJC3FM/Armistice_Peter+Cizmadia+2017.jpg Visual - Armistice Aerosol on concrete (no longer extant) 20” x 16” 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1619048529626-7W3B7EOHC4G1PM6C2JLW/Dolores_Peter+Cizmadia+2017.jpg Visual - Dolores Aerosol on concrete (no longer extant) 20” x 16” 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1580021462490-WC60D24ZR03J4EWYDHV9/Jairo+Mora+Sandoval_Peter+Cizmadia+2019.JPG Visual - Jairo Mora Sandoval (Martyrs #1) Aerosol on plywood 24” x 24” 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1704293791993-5G6PPV1ATYX5E3OP9DVX/No+Walls%2C+No+Fences_Peter+Cizmadia+2023.jpg Visual - No Walls, No Fences Linocut on Strathmore paper 8” x 10” 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1579844301622-TTJO4069CKX4QN6EF43S/Twenty+Four+Hour+Service_Peter+Cizmadia+2019.jpg Visual - Twenty Four Hour Service Linocut on paper 10” x 14” 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1636995182803-XLZKC3YZ6LK1UY1KV7O1/iyfew.jpg Visual ‘Twenty Four Hour Service’ adapted into the book cover for ‘If You Find Emory Walden,’ the 2020 release by James Wallace Birch. Click here to purchase. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1579844298781-J4PR3BUM41QAEPQPIAHN/Alienation_Peter+Cizmadia+2019.jpg Visual - Alienation Linocut on paper 12” x 16” 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1691417607112-E2CWFC379ZP77IE6LP9X/Leave+the+Humans+in+Awe_Peter+Cizmadia+2023.jpg Visual Hand-cut paper 8” x 10” 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1579879076786-A0SREP6B0505SZD9BHY0/Two+Freight+Lines_Peter+Cizmadia+2019.jpg Visual - Two Freight Lines Linocut on paper 8” x 5” 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1622742333993-HLNMDEI59XAXQJT8JJUA/Seventeen+Years_Peter+Cizmadia+2021.jpg Visual - Seventeen Years Linocut on Awagami paper 8” x 10” 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1618463493205-8XIYVNCOW3T1QO7XVDIS/Cabin+Kitchen_Peter+Cizmadia+2020.jpg Visual - Cabin Kitchen Linocut on paper 7” x 5” 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1618462379823-NGQNG6PJBVD2GVP0HCEQ/From+A+High+Remove_Peter+Cizmadia+2021.jpg Visual - From A High Remove Linocut on paper 17” x 22” 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1580061006906-GNUES73Z0F7J31G5WKPP/Megalith_Peter+Cizmadia+2018.JPG Visual - Megalith Linocut on paper 10” x 8” 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1618462558748-33ISMDBAE4W2GNAOT17S/Sink+the+Margiris_Peter+Cizmadia+2019.jpg Visual - Sink the Margiris Linocut on paper 12” x 6” 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1618555067289-97SV8KWGTY6UAWERVF2R/We+Sing+To+Each+Other_Peter+Cizmadia+2021.jpg Visual - We Sing to Each Other Linocut on paper 17” x 22” 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1579845847935-2CZHCBSWZXWITQ5IUGA9/Dumpster+Study_Peter+Cizmadia+2019.JPG Visual - Dumpster Study Linocut on paper 6” x 4” 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1618462384451-ELEJG1ET7YIIMGXIKB1R/From+Deep_Peter+Cizmadia+2020.jpg Visual - Toothed Whale Linocut on paper 6” x 4” 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1618462385396-5K39VB6GYYMWKU08MEM8/Clip+In_Peter+Cizmadia+2019.JPG Visual - Clip In Linocut on paper 4” x 6” 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1618462402018-ZQJTMALA10XKRZCSYBRL/Magneto%27s+March_Peter+Cizmadia+2020.jpg Visual - Megatron's March (after Konami) Linocut on paper 10” x 8” 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1764137984900-ZIP13SO1KYO0KJMN2P64/Save+Kane+Creek_Peter+Cizmadia_2025.png Visual - Save Kane Creek Pen and ink on paper 8” x 8” 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1704294414146-UOS2CDVO60TGF4ACKTDN/Trashy+Together+Forever_Peter+Cizmadia+2023.png Visual - Trashy Together Forever Ink on illustration board 6” x 4” 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1580059726124-Z74VH1YB7E9OW3UBU69X/Lookout+Ink+Sketch_Peter+Cizmadia+2019.JPG Visual https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1580059720077-AGZXTUWMUALEG0PQ96ZO/Interregnum+Vignette+%231_Peter+Cizmadia+2018.jpg Visual https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1580059715094-NR0GG4CEBGUOG6DZOHRN/As+Above%2C+So+Below_Peter+Cizmadia+2018.jpg Visual https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1580059732714-JYZXFUFY9FXUC6Z1I830/Trouble+at+the+Pass_Peter+Cizmadia+2018.JPG Visual https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1580059715143-OJYYX1UZ8WO7YTK5MB8A/Cisco+Pen+Study_Peter+Cizmadia+2019.JPG Visual https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1580059730295-RMWBLX2EBHWAL3XBV3E3/Self+Portrait+%2701_Peter+Cizmadia+2001.jpg Visual https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1618463586903-G5QTMLF2UMTY8400UQK4/Spur+Sketch_Peter+Cizmadia+2019.JPG Visual https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1580059728417-DVYMH2UIAWCSJI5R4IBL/Raccoon+Sketch_Peter+Cizmadia+2017.JPG Visual https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1580059722857-AUC53E3R1E9XJE20QSCY/Hopper+Line+Sketch_Peter+Cizmadia+2018.JPG Visual https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1704294551660-MDRAO5A3SD6I2TTCMGKY/Drawing%2BSession_Peter%2BCizmadia%2B2019.jpg Visual https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1617775642986-8OPQH33BXHD2FLCEM3GI/06+layers.jpg Visual - Step six: paint the detail As the broad strokes are solidified on the canvas, I can begin building the fine details. Color, brush stroke, and texture all help to tell the tale of what I am trying to communicate. This cycle may repeat through multiple iterations, as my understanding of the scene adapts as I explore it. Spray paint, base layers and details may overlap and interplay as the whole piece develops. It is in essence an exploratory project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1617775469253-A470TGSQLZGIB884SUKS/03+cut.JPG Visual - Step three: Do the work Cut the stencil. Always by hand, no matter what. In the process of cutting, I need to be mindful of direction, of the angle of the blade, of the relative humidity, of when I'm too exhausted or distracted to safely continue. Distraction or exhaustion here can doom the whole effort at a critical moment. I pay special attention to how I use the knife to make my impression. A stencil that is designed and cut against its source imagery with intention can tell the truth of the scene, not merely the facts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1617775605852-YHGOR011L1TKNP8JAYRQ/05+underpainting.jpg Visual - step five: Paint the base Using the stencil as guidelines, I begin building around these contours and areas of light and dark. I prefer to work first with broad swaths of color and a loose, expressive brush stroke, building up layers as I approach the texture I need, depending on what the painting requires. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1617775170498-6UF30HQXELBH5A2I9WMQ/01+experience.JPG Visual - Step one: Experience The essential starting point for my work is a fleeting moment of beauty, truth or clarity. The sublime, or the illuminating. For this example, a rappelling trip into a crevasse in Utah forced me to face some deep fears and push the extent of my limits. After fighting back the dread and panic, as well as the physical challenge of descending icy waterfalls to the bottom, I was rewarded by a glimpse of the sublime. I had to try and capture this on canvas, expressing that feeling bound with place. As long as I have photography reference to build from, tied with that strong emotional anchor, I have what I need. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1617775554566-DMZTFLOCQV195YHZHU8A/04+apply+guide.JPG Visual - step four: Apply The first application of the stencil serves as the foundation for the work. The paint is applied lightly, but evenly. A heavy hand in applying spray paint here may saturate the stencil, warping it to such a degree that later uses are inconsistent. The point here is to get a sense of the contours of the image, the three-dimensional space, and the balance of contrast. Using a stencil cut with intention, the goal is to communicate to my future self in how to execute the painting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1617775258312-MW3K5NPLNT6K3Y7VEQ0G/02+prepare.JPG Visual - Step Two: Build a Stencil There are many ways to construct a stencil. For this work, I printed the image on a large-scale plotter and glued it to poster board. Depending on the scale and intent of the project, I have a choice of stencil material. For stencils that I want to use under rigorous conditions or on a repetitive basis, I use chipboard, plastic quilting template, oil board, or found materials such as corrugated plastic. For something more temporary or detailed, something thin and flexible like poster board or Bristol is best. Depending on the material, the knife work and blade are implications I must consider. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d81c8de3df283c5da20b55/1617775676488-JLQT87RJH7RSX7AJHLIA/07+done.jpg Visual - step seven: close the loop This is where it all comes together. Prior to this, the canvas may appear an incoherent mess, one that challenges my own faith to communicate on a personal level. It is instead an act of faith to continue. After a lengthy period of drying, I reposition the stencil back on top of the guidelines, and finish the work. Using as heavy or light a hand as needed, depending on the subject matter, I work with stencil and free-hand spray to finalize the piece. When things go right, I am rewarded with an almost ecstatic sense of having completed the work in line with my vision. The joy was overpowering. It almost approached that of the original moment that birthed the need to paint in the first place. 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