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Monthly Archives: November 2008
Hairs Temperance
I enjoyed getting the Raw Sienna into the hair, using some Prussian Blue to counter the yellowness of the pigment. I ragged some of that blue onto the wings while I was at it, and I beginning to see how … Continue reading
Posted in Amelia Earhart, Installation work, Making work, The Cardinal Virtues
Tagged Tarot-related paintings
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Ventura County Government Center Exhibit
Rather late announcing this one – One of my paintings will be in a show at the Ventura County Government Center as of Wednesday. This is great, because thousands of people pass through the government center daily, and I know … Continue reading
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So Cal
I drove back to Thousand Oaks today, an eight hour journey that felt like fifteen. I arrived here at about nine pm, deciding like a lunatic to get into the studio and paint once I got to unload, which I … Continue reading
Tao Te Ching
Here in the forest I have no means of keeping the blog going unless I get into town and visit a cafe with wifi. While I sat here today, nursing a pot of good tea I met a young man, … Continue reading
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Amelia’s blues – gold in the forest
Painting Amelia as Temperance continued, adding Prussian blue to the shadows of her pants, extending and correcting the shape of the left leg, and defining the shadows of the face and goggles. I worked at the hair on the left … Continue reading
Posted in Black birds, Installation work, Life, Making work
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Fire Puja
I felt extraordinarily privileged to meet Lama Pema Tenzin, and Twewang Seetar Rinpoche when they came to visit friends here. They’re from Bhutan, o Druk Yul (the Land of the Dragon), the last Buddhist kingdom in the world. At age … Continue reading
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Northern California
I’ve been staying in the forest North of San Francisco with little to no internet connection to work with. I have been painting and have some very worthwhile experiences to share. The conditions for painting aren’t ideal, with little space … Continue reading
Posted in Making work
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Defining Amelia
I’ve been thinking and writing about the role of feminine characters in my paintings as I prepare a paper for the Alchemy Journal. Amelia is the most dominant of the women at present, having appeared in an earlier incarnation in … Continue reading
Posted in Alchemical work, Amelia Earhart, Making work
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Head
I added a pool of blood to the ground around the head. Right now it’s too bright, and will need to get a layer to moderate the intensity of colour.
The essence of a canyon
I took stone from the canyon and ground it to powder. The sage is broken to small pieces and placed into my blender, reduced to fragments. Tomorrow I will macerate the two in a solvent and set up a reflux … Continue reading
Posted in Alchemical work, Life, Making work
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