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Category Archives: Alchemical work
Vegas Baby!
I’ve been invited to show some of my paintings at the International Alchemy Conference in Las Vegas this October! I’m delighted! This is billed as the biggest gathering of alchemists in five hundred years. How wonderful to be able to … Continue reading
Bombers xx
I’ve been toying with the idea of expressing the trinity still further by painting the yin yang onto the hermit’s circle, resulting in this present appearance, which I’m quite partial to. The yin yang has become as ubiquitous as a … Continue reading
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Tagged Add new tag, Alchemical work, hermit, Tarot-related paintings
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Bombers xix
I meant to mention that I marked the 1.62 ratio on the rod, and I’ll define that ratio still further when the white layer has dried completely. I thought I might try having one end black, the other white, and … Continue reading
The Principle
The show at CLU has found its way onto the cultural events calendar on the University website here. Thanks to the web design folks, Art Miller, Peggy Johnson and Doug Barnett, who all rock! The Principle Works by Michael Pearce … Continue reading
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Bombers xvii
 I was irritated enough by the scrappy surface of the canvas in the sky that I scraped it all to knock off the protuding bits, then repainted with a light blue grey. I added some cadmium red to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alchemical work, death valley, oils, painting
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Bombers xvi
 Putting a cobalt blue onto the grey sky really changed the nature of the painting, didn’t it. Next I’ll put a transparent layer of zinc or flake white over that blue to drop it back a bit. I’m not … Continue reading
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Alchemy Conference
I thought this conference deserved a plug because it seems to be organized to a high standard. I’ll definitely be attending it. It’s the 2008 International Alchemy Conference October 10th – 12th, taking place in Las Vegas, which seems like … Continue reading
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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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Bombers xiv
Definitely over the hump as far as that bad patch went. I had a fun morning getting some shadows laid down, with a strong frontal light implied by the long shadows falling behind the figure and stones. It really has … Continue reading
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Tagged Alchemical work, mysticism, oil
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Bombers xiii
Another less than perfect morning in the studio, but I did do some editing of the shape of the head, the shoulder and the knee which I’ll keep. He should probably get an ear sometime, or he’ll be a perpetual … Continue reading
