Photographer Rafael Cardenas was at the gallery for the opening of the exhibit at Bert Green’s Gallery in Los Angeles last Wednesday, and kindly sent me his photo of my piece As the Crow Flies with me in it being photographed. He’s a good shooter – I like what I see of his work on [...]
After another busy day taking care of administrative stuff for the coming year I made it to the studio with my friend Rich Brimer, the landscape painter, where we spent a pleasant hour together. I painted while he sat and kept me company. I find that whatever part of my brain it is that takes [...]
I didn’t get much time in the studio today, being involved in preparation for the new semester, shows coming into the gallery and whatnot, but did get to work on Temperance when I got a spare hour this evening. I committed to not having the two figures in the lower half of the piece, and [...]
Tagged Tarot-related paintingsI darkened Amelia’s feet, lightened the hand and jacket with a touch of zinc white, then used the same zinc white to enhance the aura about the orb just a little. A few highlights here and there, and that’s that. I might tweak the halo around the orb a little more, because I’m not quite [...]
Here’s what is presently sitting in the studio on easels. They’re pretty large images, so click through if you want a close look at what’s progressing. It’s all coming along bit by bit. I’m off to Sonoma for a few days starting tomorrow, where I hope to begin work on the indian lady project and [...]
Busy times creating Chris’ Gilded Ravens piece, but with very satisfying results. I felt more like a cobbler than an artist today, spending several hours sitting at a table fixing hanging clips onto the back of my birds (no handy helpers available today to make many hands make light work) and getting them ready [...]
Tagged nigredoI finished off gilding the last of the panels, creating some additional pieces for the large version. I can’t wait to rehang the large version at the Brand Gallery, I think these small additions will make a big difference. So, Amelia’s back in action as I wait for the gold leaf to really get dry. [...]
I finished the gilding and mopped the panels for the new ravens piece with distilled water using a very soft brush to make sure that the leaf was well laid down into the adhesive, and cleaning off any excess from the surface. The gold is still very fragile at this stage, so I need to [...]
I ran to the top of the hill overlooking the valley this morning, watching the sunrise, then did some yoga with Janet and Richard, getting well set up for the day, but getting involved in working on the gilding as soon as I got into the studio after a cup of tea. It’s been a [...]
I painted the red gesso undercoat for the gold leaf onto the panels this afternoon, as usual ending up wearing much of the stuff on my jeans. I don’t know why gessoing should be such a messy business for me, maybe it’s because it’s lying flat on the table, which is too low (gives me [...]
