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Full of enthusiasm for painting more on the crucifixion, getting the moon done, backlight and so on, I got to the studio this morning only to find that my paint hasn’t dried from yesterday and I can’t do what I … Continue reading
Posted in Cabinet of Neolithic Wonders, Making work
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Lovely
I just got back from the fundraising dinner, which was lovely. Lots of candlelight under the California evening sky, a gentle buzz of talking around the courtyard and conversation about art about the table, with some intelligent and interesting new … Continue reading
Posted in Cabinet of Neolithic Wonders, Life
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Dressing up
In Tom Wolfe’s excellent book “The Painted Word” he talks about being able to identify newbie artists by their habit of wearing paint spattered jeans and a tuxedo jacket to dinner parties. Now, I like the bohemian side of being … Continue reading
Posted in Cabinet of Neolithic Wonders, Life
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Online Gallery
I’ve posted pictures of some of my paintings onto my new gallery website named “The Gilded Raven Gallery”. I’ll gradually improve the design and the amount of material posted there.
Posted in Announcements, Exhibits, Installation work
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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
Fama finished
Here’s the finished  piece, shot from the front. Today I sold my red haired mermaid painting to Jean Amador, a well known Southern California architect designing environmentally friendly buildings, making use of clever lighting and spatial arrangements to cool them without wasting … Continue reading
Posted in Alchemical work, Fama, Installation work, Life
Tagged esoteric, figurative, megalith, nude, oil painting, rosicrucian, Tarot-related paintings
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Earth Day bottles XIII
That’s it. The bottles have been packed away for their next incarnation, which I hope will be in the show at the Brand gallery next year. I ran into Alyssa last week and asked her about the tree in the … Continue reading
Crucifixion population
1. Distillery Collective painter Gary Palmer is the guy on the left with his hand on the dread-locked woman (his sister Tracey). 2.Gallery owner Bert Green is the bald, goateed guy who looks very pleased with himself with an axe on his shoulder standing before … Continue reading
Posted in Crucifixion, Installation work, Making work
Tagged bert green, bob sexton, Crucifixion, figurative, gary palmer, jesus, lisa lock, Ogre, oil painting, rosicrucian, sean sobczak, skinny puppy
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Sketch
   Here’s the sketch of the crucifixion. I noticed a couple of things worth commenting on. First, clearly at the time I made the initial drawing I had not researched the acacia – in this early version the tree was … Continue reading
Posted in Crucifixion, Installation work, Making work
Tagged Crucifixion, figurative, oil painting, rosicrucian
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