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Head
I added a pool of blood to the ground around the head. Right now it’s too bright, and will need to get a layer to moderate the intensity of colour.
Headless
The sword is coming along, based on a fabulous samurai sword loaned to me by our lovely costume designer, Lolita Ball, who is simply delightful. The alchemical Queen Amelia looks dramatic and intentional now, having acted to behead the king, … Continue reading
Posted in Alchemical work, Amelia Earhart, Installation work, Making work
Tagged air, Alchemical work, Amelia Earhart, fire
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Live by the Sword (and hair)
I have been thinking ahead wondering what comes next in the painting. If Amelia is the elemental representative of the purified air, coming to the earth to be combined with it in the alchemical conjunction, then she will need to … Continue reading
Posted in Alchemical work, Amelia Earhart, Installation work, Making work, Sources
Tagged air, fire, sword
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Amelia reaches for the light
I worked late and produced this drawing for the new piece. I’m not sure quite where this interest in Amelia Earhart has come from, perhaps it started with my friend Fred Tonsing, who’s her nephew or something. I’ve been thinking … Continue reading
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Tagged air, Alchemical work, earth, fire
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Bombers xxiv
Here’s a snapshot of the lantern, which I painted a week ago, but forgot to post. In the painting it’s representative of the element fire. (Water is the grail cup, earth is the square on the stone, air the hole … 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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