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Storm XIX
   The second photo is by Ethan Pearce   Continuing my pursuit of those melancholy birds as research for the “Aviator’s Dream” painting, this morning we walked the trusty hound to the park, seeking out ravens as we went. It seems … Continue reading
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Tagged Alchemical work, art, daedalus, icarus, oils, painting, raven, rosicrucian
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Storm XVIII
I’ve been watching ravens recently. That’s presumably why Daedalus (I might as well name the guy on the left at this point…) has black raven’s wings. They’re fascinating animals that have been present in my life since I was a … Continue reading
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Tagged art, daedalus, icarus, oils, painting, raven, rosicrucian
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storm XVII
I couldn’t resist it. Here’s Daedalus…     First layer only, I’ll grey the wings back a little so they aren’t quite as dominant. Isn’t he lovely. I think Icarus needs wings too, but his will be white. I tried giving … Continue reading
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Tagged art, daedalus, icarus, oils, painting, raven, rosicrucian
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Storm XVII
A final thought for the day. Wouldn’t it be cool if the man on the left of the “Storm” / “The Aviator’s Dream” painting grew wings and became a contemporary Daedalus accompanying his falling son? The more I read about … Continue reading
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Crucifixion
 I pulled out this old friend from the closet where it has been hidden away for six years! It took about two years to get it to this point and I simply couldn’t stand to look at it any … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Crucifixion, jesus, oil, painting, rosicrucian
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Storm XVI
I added some golden highlights to the rocks and to the woman, using titanium white and some transparent iron oxide. I like to scrape the two together with the palette knife, resulting in nice rich blends. Â Some more definition … Continue reading
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Tagged art, daedalus, icarus, oil, painting
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storm XIV
 Here’s a shot of the box, showing the direction it’s going in. There are some obvious problems to fix related to dimension – presently the unfolding side has no thickness, so it will need a highlight and an edge … Continue reading
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storm XII
    A few detail shots of the piece after yesterday’s work. The painting’s coming along well. Â
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storm XI
Today I worked on darkening the sky to the right of the clouds, the sea and the island. I’m not even close to completing the sea and I really must go and look at the ocean, but this is a … Continue reading
