Category Archives: Other people’s work
MOMA/SF
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
Time
I don’t know how to stretch the day to be even more productive. This day was taken by some very pleasant events that were thoroughly enjoyable and laid groundwork for the future, but meant that I simply couldn’t get any … Continue reading
Hillcrest
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)Â for a show there. I was last … Continue reading
Samuel Beckett
John Blondell and I have known each other for nearly ten years. He’s the director of the experimental (and very fun) Lit Moon Theatre Company, which I’ve been involved with as a designer. I think he’s one of the most … Continue reading
Images of the Apocalyptic
We’re opening a show of spectacular woodblock prints in the gallery this weekend that have made a big impression on the people who have passed through the gallery while we were busy installing the exhibit, not to mention the impression … Continue reading
Skulls skulls skulls
I’m still working on these skulls, but now I’m past the half way point and can see light at the end of the tunnel. It makes for tedious blogging though – what can I say? ” Still painting skulls…” for … Continue reading
Paul’s sculpture
Paul’s sculpture has been entirely enclosed in a sarcophagus of layered silicon, fibreglass and hydrocal. Here you can see Raphael applying the final layer of hydrocal and the green coloured fibreglass beneath it.
Pretty rough and ready, but the basics are there. I’ll need to do some improvement to the teeth in particular, because they’re wildly oversimplified. Something’s not quite right about the right eye, too. It’s a little too low and too … Continue reading
Backbone
I’ve been so busy with the gallery that it’s been hard to get into the studio until today. At last I found a few hours this evening to work on fixing the spine, which had been bothering me for a … Continue reading
Art Festival
My weekend was tied up with promoting the University Art Department at the local Art Festival, sponsored by CLU for several years. We have a good relationship with the local community that is helped by our participation in these kinds … Continue reading