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Category Archives: Life
Revolution!
In my old essay “The Reluctant Death of Modernism” I was extremely critical of modernist art and the twentieth century rejection of technical ability that truncated the careers of many excellent painters, particularly our cultural failure to offer them training … Continue reading
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Printing
My friend Steve is a VP of Holden Color printing company in Simi Valley, CA that produces very good quality catalogues beautifully made art books and promotional materials. I visited his facility this afternoon to see how the company produces … Continue reading
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Lovely
I just got back from the fundraising dinner, which was lovely. Lots of candlelight under the California evening sky, a gentle buzz of talking around the courtyard and conversation about art about the table, with some intelligent and interesting new … Continue reading
Posted in Cabinet of Neolithic Wonders, Life
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Dressing up
In Tom Wolfe’s excellent book “The Painted Word” he talks about being able to identify newbie artists by their habit of wearing paint spattered jeans and a tuxedo jacket to dinner parties. Now, I like the bohemian side of being … Continue reading
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Recharged
I’m back from a week in the mountains camping in the forest with no internet access and no cellphones. Fantastic! I slept under the open sky each night, looking for satellites, spotting shooting stars and bathed in starlight. Scorpio was … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Storm / The Aviator's Dream
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Summer Solstice
Today’s the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, when the sun at sunrise reaches the most northern point of its journey across the horizon. Depending on where you are on the earth, at midsummer the sun rises roughly North … Continue reading
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Fama finished
Here’s the finished  piece, shot from the front. Today I sold my red haired mermaid painting to Jean Amador, a well known Southern California architect designing environmentally friendly buildings, making use of clever lighting and spatial arrangements to cool them without wasting … Continue reading
Posted in Alchemical work, Fama, Installation work, Life
Tagged esoteric, figurative, megalith, nude, oil painting, rosicrucian, Tarot-related paintings
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Sick
Sick as a dog, I have nothing much to write about. Fever dreams that I can’t recall, something to do with programming and holes in the ceiling. I lie in bed and feel okay, but as soon as I get … Continue reading
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Crossing the ocean
We’re back. After an interminable journey across the Atlantic we have arrived back to Californian warmth and long summery days. Our adventures in England were fantastic and will be the source of good memories for all of us who went … Continue reading
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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