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Category Archives: Black birds
As the crow flies VI
Sandy sent this piece of Ted Hughes’ work as a comment. I thought it was fabulous, so here it is as a post too. Thanks for sending it Sandy.  Ted Hughes – From the Life and Songs of the Crow  … Continue reading
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Tagged Alchemical work, crow, oils, painting
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Geomantic man
The work today began with the crow piece, to which I added the second more refined layer of grey work to get the figure closer to the finished rendering before the colour work goes down. I’m pretty content with him … Continue reading
As the crow flies V
I worked at the en grisaille layer of the figure today, first sanding down the area that needs to be painted, then laying in a rather rough version of the values. The more I paint the more I appreciate the … Continue reading
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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 III
It’s almost half past midnight, and I’ve been working on the computer to isolate and construct a nice range of crow and raven photos. I shot a couple of hundred pictures of them in the course of last month. I … Continue reading
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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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Working in the studio
It’s amazing how much preparation goes into making a painting. I have three projects on the go simultaneously: the crucifixion needs to be re-stretched and completed, the “Aviator’s Dream” is demanding ivy, and “As the Crow Flies” needs to get started.     I laid … Continue reading
As the crow flies
Here’s the beginning of the next project. It’s a six by eight foot panel with a gold leafed  canvas laid down onto it.   If you’ve been watching the blog for any length of time you’ll know that I’ve been getting … Continue reading
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Stonehenge
After a five hour drive we arrived in Salisbury, where we were privileged to be able to spend dawn within the stones at the greatest of megalithic monuments. It’s hard to describe how this felt, as the last time I … Continue reading
Posted in Black birds, Britain, Life, Neolithic britain
Tagged megalith, neolithic, stonehenge
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Tintagel crows, and a holey place
Tintagel castle is associated with King Arthur because in the 1200’s a local nobleman decided to construct a castle suitable for the legendary Englishman. There is almost no evidence that Arthur ever came near here, but it’s still a fabulously … Continue reading
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