Category Archives: Alchemical work
Dewdrops
  I’ve been working in the lab again to finish up the distillation of the oak leaves. To pull the essence of the leaves from the alcohol we set up a condensing chamber which evaporated the heated steam of the alcohol … Continue reading
Lab time
I had a spare hour to get into the lab with John and filter the results of the month long distillation of the oak leaves for the heart of Glendale in the tree. It turned out to have a quite … Continue reading
Glendale exhibit
Glendale is over. We pulled all the paintings and much of the sculpture out of the gallery yesterday, filling the early evening with the back and forth of canvases and crates, and driving our little trucks through the mayhem of … Continue reading
Alchemy Journal
Nice! I have a featured article in the Alchemy Journal for this season’s issue. About six months ago I wrote a piece about the alchemical feminine as she appears in some of my  paintings, submitting it to the editor of the … Continue reading
Opening reception
I’m been camping with my son for the weekend, but taking a break this afternoon to head over to the opening reception at the Hillcrest Center for the Arts in Thousand Oaks, CA. My As the Crow Flies installation is … Continue reading
Opening Reception
There’s going to be a reception at the Hillcrest Centre in Thousand Oaks California on Saturday May 30th, 4pm – 6pm. If you’d like to see the As the Crow Flies installation, come and visit the centre. I’ll be there, … Continue reading
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
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
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
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