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As the Crow Flies ix
I have the big golden Crow panel back in the studio, and I’m excited about doing more work to it. For a long time now I’ve imagined a swarm of crows all over a large wall, and I think perhaps … Continue reading
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Tagged Alchemical work, bert green, crows, gold, raven
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As the crow flies IV
I spent the morning taking care of administration then got to work after lunch. The studio looks great right now after a big clean up courtesy of our student worker Marianne, who is doing a great job of getting things … Continue reading
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Tagged Alchemical work, art, ashlar, crow, freemason, lesser work, oils, painting, raven, rosicrucian
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As the crow flies II
I have procrastinated long enough over this, and although I managed to spend a morning putting paintings away, tidying my office and taking care of some administrative stuff, then sharing a good lunch with my colleague Terry Spehar Fahey, who’s a … Continue reading
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Tagged Alchemical work, art, crow, lesser work, oils, painting, raven, rosicrucian
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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
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Tagged art, daedalus, icarus, oils, painting, raven, rosicrucian
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Storm XXII
The flower field. First layer of flowers over two layers of preparatory painting. Â
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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
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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
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Tagged Alchemical work, art, daedalus, icarus, oils, painting, raven, rosicrucian
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Storm XIX
   The second photo is by Ethan Pearce   Continuing my pursuit of those melancholy birds as research for the “Aviator’s Dream” painting, this morning we walked the trusty hound to the park, seeking out ravens as we went. It seems … Continue reading
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Tagged Alchemical work, art, daedalus, icarus, oils, painting, raven, rosicrucian
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Storm XVIII
I’ve been watching ravens recently. That’s presumably why Daedalus (I might as well name the guy on the left at this point…) has black raven’s wings. They’re fascinating animals that have been present in my life since I was a … Continue reading
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Tagged art, daedalus, icarus, oils, painting, raven, rosicrucian
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