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Trepidation and Joy
Here’s a sight to simultaneously inspire trepidation and joy in the heart of any artist. A freshly swept and mopped studio with four eight feet by eight feet panels laid out along the wall waiting to have canvas stretched on … Continue reading
Face and Hand
I worked on defining the features of the face first, using the Prussian blue to draw edges and shadows around the eyes, nose and mouth. Having defined the features I added some pinks and reds around the mouth in particular, … Continue reading
Posted in Alchemical work, Amelia Earhart, Installation work, Making work
Tagged Alchemical work, nigredo, oils, painting
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Rock salt
I added a layer of zinc white to the rocks. Zinc is a very transparent white, so it’s great for jobs like this, where I want to keep the colour and texture beneath it coming through. With the remaining paint … Continue reading
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Tagged Alchemical work, oils, painting
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Amelia’s sky, sailing
I painted a glaze of Prussian Blue over the sky, taking it to a nice rich dark blue that I’m enjoying so much that the Prussian might supplant the Ultramarine blue in my choice of favorite blues. I love that … Continue reading
Posted in Alchemical work, Amelia Earhart, Installation work, Life, Making work, Other people's work
Tagged Alchemical work, Amelia Earhart, elements, oils, painting, water
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Amelia’s Jacket
               With the white paint dry enough to work on at last I was able to bring some colour into the figure. I really enjoyed using a combination of … Continue reading
Virtues
I sealed the two canvases with some burnt sienna and medium over the drawings, wiping much of the paint of with a rag. The drawings drop back into the rich oxide and become harder to see, but the marks are … Continue reading
Posted in Making work, The Cardinal Virtues
Tagged oils, painting, Tarot-related paintings
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Back in the studio
We had a bit of a dramatic class this afternoon, when one of my students literally passed out in my arms. I think she stopped breathing for a few seconds but while trying to revive her and listen for her breath and … Continue reading
Justice, Temperance, teaching, ENVY and other news
I worked on a drawing for Justice today, producing a pretty decent rendering of a blindfolded woman, standing within a circle with a dress that doubles as a blade. The circle discretely becomes a yin yang symbol and includes the balance … Continue reading
Temperance vi
I’ve been thinking about how to express the deadly sins in these paintings so that there’s a counterpoint to the virtues, because as always I’m interested in the duality of good and evil. The opposite of temperance is gluttony. I’n … Continue reading
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Tagged Alchemical work, painting
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The Golden Bowl xiii
 I worked at the Golden Bowl for a while this morning until I welcomed Paz Winshtein to the gallery. Paz is a terrific painter who I’ve been watching for a year or two, and have wanted to get into … Continue reading
