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A face for the Man
At last the Geomantic Man has a face that I’m happy with, much more cheerful and appropriately solar. Later today I’ll line the edges that still need cleaning up after the silver leaf work I did last time I worked … Continue reading
Roses
I love California’s weather for its kindness to roses – here you can grow plants that will bloom almost all year round, and I’ve often bragged about them to my father on the telephone as he looks out over his rain-swept English … Continue reading
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Tagged Alchemical work, Crucifixion, mysticism, oil painting, rosicrucian
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Alexander and the Brahman
The words of the Brahman to Alexander the Great, from Arrian’s Anabasis of Alexander: “King Alexander, each man possesses no more of this earth than the patch we stand on; yet you, though a man like other men, except of … Continue reading
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Twin two
The second twin’s face has another layer of paint on it because I realized that I had made an error in the positioning of the nose and mouth when I had my first go at it. The right hand eye … Continue reading
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Ganymede
I feel a little foolish posting the second picture, because it represents so little actual painting work, but quite a lot of investigation into the background of Temperance in the renaissance symbolism that lies behind the tarot cards of the … Continue reading
Tarot Death, Renaissance emblem book
After dealing with administrative stuff there’s nothing better than getting into the studio and working on something creative. The administrative work is totally necessary if we’re going to improve the art department at the university, and I enjoy seeing projects … Continue reading
Brand Library Gallery
The artists in the May exhibit at the Brand Library Gallery in Glendale got together yesterday to figure out who would put which works into the exhibit, the opening of which is moving inexorably closer (to my horror February has … Continue reading
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Books about tarot cards
While working on painting the cards, I’ve also been researching and writing about them as I create the images. I’ve had my Marseilles deck since I was a teenager in school, fascinated by the mysterious pictures that emerged from the … Continue reading
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Installed!
This was a great day. After running a mile and practicing yoga with my friend Janet  this morning I spent a cheerful few hours installing Chris’ Gilded Ravens at his house. It was fluid and simple work, and turned out so well! … Continue reading
Gilded ravens
When I laid down the gold on the panels I didn’t gild the edges, so they remained a very bright red from the undercoat. The red looks fabulous as it sneaks a peek out from beneath the gold where there … Continue reading
