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Category Archives: Paintings
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 V
I worked at the en grisaille layer of the figure today, first sanding down the area that needs to be painted, then laying in a rather rough version of the values. The more I paint the more I appreciate the … Continue reading
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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
Posted in Alchemical work, As the crow flies, Black birds, Making work
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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Junkie Pieta
 Here’s an old friend that I haven’t shown for a while, the Junkie Peita. I borrowed my trusty painter friend Rich Brimer‘s truck today to bring the rest of the stored paint to the studio and realized that I could … Continue reading
Posted in Hospital paintings, Installation work
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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
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
Some alchemical symbols
    Fire       Water       Earth       Air  Ostensibly made obsolete by the progress of modern science, as allegorical symbols I think these elements are … Continue reading
Posted in Alchemical work, Storm / The Aviator's Dream
Tagged air, Alchemical work, earth, element, fire, symbol, water
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Ravens
 The great black bird hunt continues. I haven’t seen any ravens at the University, so I hope to find some in the national forest lands near our home. I did manage to catch this guy in a tree, looking … Continue reading
Posted in Black birds, Life, Making work, Storm / The Aviator's Dream
Tagged crow, painting, raven
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storm XXIII
The great advantage of the studio tour day was that it tied me to the easel for the entire day. It was really nice to hang out with Larkin for the day too.    I got plenty of … Continue reading
Posted in Making work, Storm / The Aviator's Dream
Tagged art, daedalus, icarus, oils, painting, raven, rosicrucian
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