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Category Archives: Sources
Seasons
My new colleague Bela Bacsi gave me a nice little pack of playing cards from Eastern Europe, including these lovely images of the four seasons which of course relate to the four paintings that I’ve been working on: Winter = In Between … Continue reading
Posted in Making work, Sources, The Cardinal Virtues
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Sources for the Virtues
With a little sketching and contemplation the composition is becoming clear, and more lines are on the canvas to guide the drawing of the Virtues. My students have been invaluable help because much of this work requires three people simply … Continue reading
More canvas
I’m swamped with administrative work for the new semester, so painting has had to wait for a short time until we get started. I’m particularly looking forward  to beginning my Life Painting and Drawing classes, because working from a model … Continue reading
Peacock feathers
A small, very light package arrived from China yesterday, filled with beautiful green and blue peacock feathers, so I’ve re-started work on the wings because they were so overly simple and flat compared to the rest of the painting. So … Continue reading
Posted in Alchemical work, Angel, Making work, Sources, Tarot-related paintings
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Virtues
I enlisted my kids to help put the first coat of gesso onto the big canvas. They’re really good at helping me in the studio, seldom complaining and usually cheerful, especially when there are donuts and lunch offered as tasty … Continue reading
Ahead of his hand
I mentioned yesterday that I needed to darken the inside of the mouth to make the teeth jump a little, so today I got into using Raw Sienna to yellow the bones of the skull a little, and mixed with … Continue reading
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Stepping out
I’ve finished the brown layer of the skulls, which means that everything should start moving a bit faster now. I’m very pleased to see how much the painting has opened out, with the skulls streaming out off the sides of … Continue reading
Posted in Angel, Life, Making work, Other people's work, Sources, Tarot-related paintings, The Traveler
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Fabulous Neolithic Art
I feel extremely fortunate to have seen as much Neolithic art as I have. Here on Anglesey there are some excellent examples of rock art still within its context, dating from four thousand years before the current era. It’s incredible … Continue reading
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Trefignath
Photos from the Trefignath burial mound near Holyhead, on Anglesey, showing two of the chambers. In the third shot you can see a band of quartz crystals that were on the back wall of the largest of the three chambers. … Continue reading
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Inspiration
I still love this stuff as much as ever. Anglesey, North Wales. This was the last stronghold of the druids before they were annihilated by Agricola, who slaughtered them and overthrew the sacred groves. There’s not a single stone circle … Continue reading
