Monthly Archives: April 2008

labyrinth installation II

Posted on April 30, 2008 by pearce

There’s a really nice shot of some kids running in the labyrinth here in the Thousand Oaks Acorn. Click on the photo for a large image. Thanks to Fred Tonsing for pointing this out to me.

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Storm XVII

Posted on April 29, 2008 by pearce

A final thought for the day. Wouldn’t it be cool if the man on the left of the “Storm” / “The Aviator’s Dream” painting grew wings and became a contemporary Daedalus accompanying his falling son? The more I read about … Continue reading →

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Crucifixion

Posted on April 29, 2008 by pearce

  I pulled out this old friend from the closet where it has been hidden away for six years! It took about two years to get it to this point and I simply couldn’t stand to look at it any … Continue reading →

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Storm XVI

Posted on April 29, 2008 by pearce

I added some golden highlights to the rocks and to the woman, using titanium white and some transparent iron oxide. I like to scrape the two together with the palette knife, resulting in nice rich blends.   Some more definition … Continue reading →

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Storm XV

Posted on April 28, 2008 by pearce

  Here’s how the “Storm” painting is related to the labyrinth. The falling figure doesn’t necessarily need to be a person falling from the world trade center. Other falling figures come to mind, particularly Icarus, who flew too close to … Continue reading →

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Earth Day bottles XV

Posted on April 27, 2008 by pearce

There’s a nice article about the bottle piece in the Simi Valley Acorn here.

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storm XIV

Posted on April 27, 2008 by pearce

  Here’s a shot of the box, showing the direction it’s going in. There are some obvious problems to fix related to dimension – presently the unfolding side has no thickness, so it will need a highlight and an edge … Continue reading →

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storm XII

Posted on April 25, 2008 by pearce

     A few detail shots of the piece after yesterday’s work. The painting’s coming along well.  

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Frank

Posted on April 23, 2008 by pearce

“Frank Looks Down” is presently glowering at members of the Kavli Theatre Founders circle alongside the equally grumpy “Frowning Face”, which I should now confess is based on a self portrait. The pair will be in the Founders Room of … Continue reading →

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storm XI

Posted on April 22, 2008 by pearce

Today I worked on darkening the sky to the right of the clouds, the sea and the island. I’m not even close to completing the sea and I really must go and look at the ocean, but this is a … Continue reading →

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