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Category Archives: Paintings
As the crow flies xi
Getting ready for the big October, my son and I went to the studio today and laid down the size and gold leafed a couple of tables full of foot square panels, leaving three times as much area to gild … Continue reading
Bombers xxi
Here’s a radical change in the appearance of the painting. The sky approaches its completed state, needing a yellow / white moon and a glaze of Ultramarine blue, with some stars and haze to complete it. However, it will need a … Continue reading
As the crow flies x
The day was broken into several short sections, which made getting a clear shot at painting for any great length of time tricky, but was perfect for getting gesso onto panels in preparation for the “As the Crow Flies” magnum … Continue reading
Hermits
Here are a couple of old playing card hermits to compare to the Bombers painting I’m working on right now. Very different, but applying the same principles. The card version of the hermit appears to be weary and worn out, … Continue reading
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Bombers xx
I’ve been toying with the idea of expressing the trinity still further by painting the yin yang onto the hermit’s circle, resulting in this present appearance, which I’m quite partial to. The yin yang has become as ubiquitous as a … Continue reading
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Tagged Add new tag, Alchemical work, hermit, Tarot-related paintings
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Bombers xix
I meant to mention that I marked the 1.62 ratio on the rod, and I’ll define that ratio still further when the white layer has dried completely. I thought I might try having one end black, the other white, and … Continue reading
Bombers xvii
 I was irritated enough by the scrappy surface of the canvas in the sky that I scraped it all to knock off the protuding bits, then repainted with a light blue grey. I added some cadmium red to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alchemical work, death valley, oils, painting
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Bombers xvi
 Putting a cobalt blue onto the grey sky really changed the nature of the painting, didn’t it. Next I’ll put a transparent layer of zinc or flake white over that blue to drop it back a bit. I’m not … Continue reading
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Tagged Alchemical work, oil, painting
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Moon
I’ve been horribly discombobulated all day, nothing going as planned, taking wrong turnings, forgetting things and getting all mixed up. Got home and remembered that today is full moon and a total eclipse. Go figure! I should take it easy … Continue reading
As the Crow Flies ix
I have the big golden Crow panel back in the studio, and I’m excited about doing more work to it. For a long time now I’ve imagined a swarm of crows all over a large wall, and I think perhaps … Continue reading
Posted in As the crow flies, Black birds, Making work
Tagged Alchemical work, bert green, crows, gold, raven
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