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Monthly Archives: July 2008
Falling off vi
With every intention to post all three little narratives last night, I got the first one about the crucifixion complete, put the children to bed and promptly fell asleep myself (wearing my clothes, ech!). I began composition work for the … Continue reading
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Crucifixion viii
I spent a very productive day in the studio, working on three projects concurrently, so I’ll break the day into three posts. To the crucifixion moon I added a layer of cadmium red mixed with a little black to dirty it down … Continue reading
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Website
Full of enthusiasm for painting more on the crucifixion, getting the moon done, backlight and so on, I got to the studio this morning only to find that my paint hasn’t dried from yesterday and I can’t do what I … Continue reading
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crucifixion vii
I’ve been thinking about the moon at the crucifixion because it’s said that the moon was blood red when it rose that day, presumably because it was eclipsed. I’ve seen a lunar eclipse and it really does go red. Anyway, … Continue reading
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The Golden Bowl
I started drawing The Golden Bowl painting directly onto the canvas which is not my usual practice, but I’m impatient to make stuff! I’m quite excited about the piece. It’s unusually small compared to the rest of my work, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Alchemical work, oil painting, pythagoras, rosicrucian
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Crucifixion vi
I was able to get a lot done this morning, having only three dedicated students in my little summer school group. They’re all very involved in what they’re doing, so I can make my own work alongside them with relative … Continue reading
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Lovely
I just got back from the fundraising dinner, which was lovely. Lots of candlelight under the California evening sky, a gentle buzz of talking around the courtyard and conversation about art about the table, with some intelligent and interesting new … Continue reading
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Dressing up
In Tom Wolfe’s excellent book “The Painted Word” he talks about being able to identify newbie artists by their habit of wearing paint spattered jeans and a tuxedo jacket to dinner parties. Now, I like the bohemian side of being … Continue reading
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Online Gallery
I’ve posted pictures of some of my paintings onto my new gallery website named “The Gilded Raven Gallery”. I’ll gradually improve the design and the amount of material posted there.
Posted in Announcements, Exhibits, Installation work
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crucifixion v
I removed the Luther tattoo I put on yesterday, reworking it completely, and I’m far more satisfied with the results now. I also cleaned up some irritating details: a missing finger here, and poorly executed axe head there. I added … Continue reading
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