Tag Archives: Alchemical work

Alchemy Conference

Posted on August 18, 2008 by pearce

I thought this conference deserved a plug because it seems to be organized to a high standard. I’ll definitely be attending it. It’s the 2008 International Alchemy Conference October 10th – 12th, taking place in Las Vegas, which seems like … Continue reading →

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As the Crow Flies ix

Posted on August 16, 2008 by pearce

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 →

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Bombers xiv

Posted on August 14, 2008 by pearce

Definitely over the hump as far as that bad patch went. I had a fun morning getting some shadows laid down, with a strong frontal light implied by the long shadows falling behind the figure and stones. It really has … Continue reading →

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Bombers xiii

Posted on August 13, 2008 by pearce

Another less than perfect morning in the studio, but I did do some editing of the shape of the head, the shoulder and the knee which I’ll keep. He should probably get an ear sometime, or he’ll be a perpetual … Continue reading →

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Dream herbs

Posted on August 11, 2008 by pearce

I’ve been interested in herbs for a long time, making my own tinctures and using them as medicine. Recently I started looking into herbs that encouraged dreaming, being particularly interested in dreams as source material for paintings. Here are a … Continue reading →

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Bombers x

Posted on August 9, 2008 by pearce

Because of technical difficulties at the old site the blog will be here at https://gildedraven.com from now on. Please bookmark it.  I worked on the hermit in Bombers, painting a velatura skin and emphasizing the shadows between the rocks in … Continue reading →

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Moving to https://gildedraven.com

Posted on August 8, 2008 by pearce

Tonight I’m beginning posting to my Gilded Raven site where I have unlimited space and I’ll continue posting there with pictures from now on. The blog address will be at https://gildedraven.com Please bookmark it. I’ll move all the posts from here over to the … Continue reading →

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The Golden Bowl xi

Posted on August 6, 2008 by pearce

I painted a beautiful face for the girl on the lower left of the painting today, then for some reason decided that it wasn’t quite right and wiped it away. This was an error because for the next twenty minutes … Continue reading →

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Bombers viii

Posted on August 1, 2008 by pearce

I searched through my pictures for a long time this morning, looking for my landscape shots from the trip I made up there in December. Somehow I misplaced all of the horizontal images in the computer, and couldn’t find them … Continue reading →

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The Golden Bowl

Posted on July 14, 2008 by pearce

I started drawing The Golden Bowl painting directly onto the canvas which is not my usual practice, but I’m impatient to make stuff! I’m quite excited about the piece. It’s unusually small compared to the rest of my work, but … Continue reading →

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