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Monthly Archives: May 2008
Symbolism
During the open studio tour yesterday someone from Albania asked me about the symbolism in my paintings, pointing at a variety of objects and figures and questioning me in some detail about what they meant. At first I found this … Continue reading
Posted in Installation work, Life
Tagged figurative, model, nude, oil, painting, romantic idealism
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Ravens
 The great black bird hunt continues. I haven’t seen any ravens at the University, so I hope to find some in the national forest lands near our home. I did manage to catch this guy in a tree, looking … Continue reading
Posted in Black birds, Life, Making work, Storm / The Aviator's Dream
Tagged crow, painting, raven
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storm XXIII
The great advantage of the studio tour day was that it tied me to the easel for the entire day. It was really nice to hang out with Larkin for the day too.    I got plenty of … Continue reading
Posted in Making work, Storm / The Aviator's Dream
Tagged art, daedalus, icarus, oils, painting, raven, rosicrucian
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Open Studio Tour
Today is the day! Come and visit the open studios of artists living and working in Thousand Oaks. The tour begins at the Kavli theatre on Thousand Oaks Blvd. Start by viewing a large exhibit of works by the participating … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, Exhibits, Openings, Other people's work
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Raven
Our search for these birds is now bordering on the obsessive. When we look for them we can never find them, and when we spot them we never have a camera ready. My daughter is in on the search with … Continue reading
Posted in Black birds, Life, Making work, Storm / The Aviator's Dream
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Storm XXII
The flower field. First layer of flowers over two layers of preparatory painting. Â
Posted in Making work, Storm / The Aviator's Dream
Tagged Alchemical work, art, daedalus, icarus, oils, painting, raven, rosicrucian
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storm XXI
The rose in the box, second layer. Â Â Three floating feathers forming a triangle. Â
Posted in Making work
Tagged Alchemical work, art, daedalus, icarus, oils, painting, raven, rosicrucian
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storm XX
A productive day.  We have a beautiful rose garden next to our chapel here at the CLU campus. so I shot some close up pictures yesterday as reference material for the rose in the box. In the studio this morning I … Continue reading
Posted in Making work, Storm / The Aviator's Dream
Tagged Alchemical work, art, daedalus, icarus, oils, painting, raven, rosicrucian
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Studio Tour
I’m participating in the Thousand Oaks open Studio Tour this Saturday. If you’d enjoy visiting the studio where I work and have a chance to see my work in reality, please do come over and visit. You’ll find me in … Continue reading
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Shaman
Today was one of those days on which I didn’t get to do any creative work at all, in fact I only visited the studio long enough to turn on the lights and walk out again, but the day has … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Making work
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