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Category Archives: Alchemical work
Crows at BGFA
Bert asked me to leave some of the crows with him at the gallery, so we put together a nice little flock of the birds ascending a wall. If you’re near Fifth and Spring and want to pick up a … Continue reading
Posted in As the crow flies, Black birds, Life, Other people's work
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Three Ruffians
I’ve added three crows flying in toward the traveler beside the tree, adding a nice little detail to that area of the painting. I think they’re soft enough to avoid attracting attention away from the most important features of the … Continue reading
Artist’s talk at Bert Green Fine Art
Photos from yesterday’s talk, which was enjoyable. I spoke about alchemical nigredo, the grail flints found in Neolithic tombs and the nature of inner transformation discovered in the search for the purified and re-integrated prima materia, embarked upon by all … Continue reading
Artists talk
I’ll be at Bert Green Fine Art for an artists talk on Saturday at four o’clock. My installations Grails and As the Crow Flies have been there this month. Do join me at the gallery if you’re in the Los … Continue reading
Land ho!
The leaves are all green now, although still far too pale. The texture of the leaves if working nicely, with the light grey of the earlier layer revealed in the dragged green of this new layer. Next a darker layer … Continue reading
Beneath the leaves of the acacia
I’ve been continuing with the leaves, which remind me of Chinese and Japanese watercolours. I understand that in China the acacia is interpreted as a plant of rejuvenation and long life, which is not dissimilar to the meaning we have for … Continue reading
Posted in Alchemical work, Amelia Earhart, Life, Making work, The Traveler
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Crow video
Fascinating video on the intelligence of crows – a short talk by Joshua Klein. I’m planning on including a tree and a few birds in the Traveler painting.
Posted in Black birds, Making work, The Traveler
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Highlights
Now the semester is settling in, the Beckett show is completed and I am not running as fast as possible, I’m able to refocus my attention to painting. Thank goodness. The last couple of weeks have been back to back … Continue reading
News from the outside world
Photographer Rafael Cardenas was at the gallery for the opening of the exhibit at Bert Green’s Gallery in Los Angeles last Wednesday, and kindly sent me his photo of my piece As the Crow Flies with me in it being … Continue reading
Posted in Alchemical work, Installation work, Life, Theatre
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Install
Installing the exhibit down in Bert Green’s gallery in Los Angeles went smoothly, and the dilapidated truck I borrowed to transport the paintings and the grail piece held up very well indeed, zipping along the California freeways quite nicely, and … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, Black birds, Exhibits, Life, Making work, Openings
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