Monthly Archives: May 2009

Dr. John

Here’s my friend and colleague Dr. John Tanacci checking on the still to make sure everything is bubbling away nicely. He came out to the gallery to set up the apparatus and has been a great teacher as I have … Continue reading

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Photos from the show

Many thanks to Janet Amiri for letting me post all of these pictures of the exhibit. 

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About the show

I’ve installed a number of paintings and objects into the gallery that may seem to have odd relationships to each other, and indeed, some of these things are there simply because they are peculiar – but there’s another dimension to … Continue reading

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OK

I’m done. Come and see the exhibit. The opening reception is on Saturday evening from 6.00 – 9.00 pm. I’ll see you there! The Brand Library Gallery is in Glendale, California. From the 5 freeway exit Western, go East until the … Continue reading

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Marathon

It’s been a marathon of a day. Yoga and running were a wonderful start, leading directly into preparing the Geomantic Man painting for display, cleaning up the canvas sides and painting them black so they look cleaner. A quick lunch, … Continue reading

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Cabinet of Alchemical Wonders

Jason and I worked hard today installing the show, with great success. It’s really coming along nicely, with most of the lights on the tree, most of the gravel down and the paintings in place and half way hung. I’ve … Continue reading

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Here comes the Man

Here’s the corner of the painting showing where the grey blue areas radiate from the bottom of the solar circle. There’s a little more work to do, particularly cleaning up the feet by doing a little lining to define them … Continue reading

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Simplicity

Sometimes it’s the simplest things that make all the difference to a painting. I’ve been scratching my head worrying about what to do with the bottom half of the Geomantic Man painting for a very long time, so arriving at … Continue reading

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Universal

I’ve been putting wires on paintings and preparing for the show, booked up a van to bring the canvases to Glendale, and started writing commentary for each piece. On the other side of my brain I’ve been thinking about what … Continue reading

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Take it slow

I took time for myself to get all the mundane stuff of life taken care of this morning – laundry especially – so after a Sunday afternoon nap I finally got to work at about four o’clock. I forget to … Continue reading

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