Category Archives: Alchemical work

Numbers by painting

Posted on February 14, 2008 by pearce

I’m beginning a series of paintings of numbers using Pythagorean and Renaissance alchemical ideas about how numbers represent divine order. I have seven boxes that I have stretched canvas onto, now I’ll lay on plenty of Gesso to prepare them. … Continue reading →

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In the studio

Posted on February 7, 2008 by pearce

I’ve been working in the studio, continuing the glazing of Fama. I added a French Ultramarine glaze so that the figures pop out from the background more. Next step will be to add some highlights into the skin of the man … Continue reading →

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Nude paintings at the Kavli.

Posted on January 18, 2008 by pearce

           Click here to see larger images. Here are the five paintings that have been on display at the Kavli Theatre in Thousand Oaks. From left to right: A Neolithic Wedding, Fama, The Reluctant Death of Modernism, Two Girls Swimming, A Girl Swimming. A … Continue reading →

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