Category Archives: Life

Road less traveled

Posted on April 6, 2010 by pearce

The time I found for painting today was mostly spent on cleaning up details and improving work that I’d already established, including an alteration to the grass growing over the bottom of the Traveler’s leg, which was a little too … Continue reading →

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Millais’ Ophelia

Posted on March 10, 2010 by pearce

My student Cameron pointed out that the lush foliage in this painting reminds him of Millais’ Ophelia, which is exhibited at the Tate National in London. It’s a beautiful painting of the drowning of Hamlet’s lover, described in poetic detail … Continue reading →

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Crows at BGFA

Posted on March 7, 2010 by pearce

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 →

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MOMA/SF

Posted on February 18, 2010 by pearce

Last weekend I had the chance to visit the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. I found this visit disturbing because my perception of the art in the gallery was that everything seemed old and shabby. A collection of photographs … Continue reading →

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Beneath the leaves of the acacia

Posted on February 14, 2010 by pearce

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 →

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News from the outside world

Posted on January 20, 2010 by pearce

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 →

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New

Posted on January 20, 2010 by pearce

A new semester begins today, with fresh faces in the classrooms. I love teaching! After being my children’s father, and alongside my painting work it’s the most valuable thing that I do. I’m not feeling the transitions from vacation to … Continue reading →

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Bert Green Fine Art opening reception

Posted on January 14, 2010 by pearce

Good times in down town Los Angeles. There was a good turnout for the opening reception tonight, and with Artwalk tomorrow we’ll see a really big crowd at the gallery. The crows were very popular, and a couple of them … Continue reading →

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Hillcrest

Posted on January 12, 2010 by pearce

After a busy day taking care of administrative work for the new semester I took two paintings to the Hillcrest Center for the Arts in Thousand Oaks (Civic Center Drive Thousand Oaks, CA 91360) for a show there. I was last … Continue reading →

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Install

Posted on January 10, 2010 by pearce

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 →

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