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Category Archives: Making work
As the crow flies VI
Sandy sent this piece of Ted Hughes’ work as a comment. I thought it was fabulous, so here it is as a post too. Thanks for sending it Sandy.  Ted Hughes – From the Life and Songs of the Crow  … Continue reading
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Tagged Alchemical work, crow, oils, painting
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Geomantic man
The work today began with the crow piece, to which I added the second more refined layer of grey work to get the figure closer to the finished rendering before the colour work goes down. I’m pretty content with him … Continue reading
As the crow flies IV
I spent the morning taking care of administration then got to work after lunch. The studio looks great right now after a big clean up courtesy of our student worker Marianne, who is doing a great job of getting things … Continue reading
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Tagged Alchemical work, art, ashlar, crow, freemason, lesser work, oils, painting, raven, rosicrucian
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As the crow flies III
It’s almost half past midnight, and I’ve been working on the computer to isolate and construct a nice range of crow and raven photos. I shot a couple of hundred pictures of them in the course of last month. I … Continue reading
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As the crow flies II
I have procrastinated long enough over this, and although I managed to spend a morning putting paintings away, tidying my office and taking care of some administrative stuff, then sharing a good lunch with my colleague Terry Spehar Fahey, who’s a … Continue reading
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Tagged Alchemical work, art, crow, lesser work, oils, painting, raven, rosicrucian
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Working in the studio
It’s amazing how much preparation goes into making a painting. I have three projects on the go simultaneously: the crucifixion needs to be re-stretched and completed, the “Aviator’s Dream” is demanding ivy, and “As the Crow Flies” needs to get started.     I laid … Continue reading
As the crow flies
Here’s the beginning of the next project. It’s a six by eight foot panel with a gold leafed  canvas laid down onto it.   If you’ve been watching the blog for any length of time you’ll know that I’ve been getting … Continue reading
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Back in the studio
 I’ve returned to the studio and brought boxes of paint and some stretcher bars to re-stretch the crucifixion painting and to take stock of where the “Aviator’s Dream” stands. It seems to me that I need to get some … Continue reading
In England
It’s colder and grayer, but we made it here in one piece despite some drama on the way when a bus caught fire outside the terminal at LAX, reminding me of the Glasgow airport incident with the Jeep Cherokee. In … Continue reading
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England
  I’ve been quite preoccupied with wrapping up the administration of the department for the academic year and preparing to travel to England on a trip with fourteen of my students and my colleagues Dr. Marja Mogk and Stephanie Shaker. I … Continue reading
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