That\’s my working title anyway. I saw/received/ had the idea for this drawing last week and sketched it out in the margin of some notes I was taking. I originally saw a bat in the central spot where the face is now. An upside down bat, like a gargoyle – I was thinking Gothic Cathedral, …
Morning Practice
So far, no one or thing is showing up in this forest. I see more architectural movements- like openings that are more-than-tree. And always the white tree, the white light, and a beckoning. But a hesitation, too. I feel like I\’m standing just a bit beyond this particular place. I feel myself stopping and really …
paint and sip…
So paint and sip… A demo is done on a huge easel in front of the group- the whole process is led, step by step- and an example of finished Art Work is on display to the group as well. All the tools you need are on the table in front of you. Name tags …
Mandala #38 Blue Lotus
Work in progress…Expression.Say 1) you\’re open hearted, ready, in a \’place\’ or state of being where you feel so ready to give- but not sure exactly what to give…or conversely,2) you have an idea of what you must do, but waver on exactly how to go about doing it… heart open-OR-head full of ideas Either …
Art and Eternity
My friend Linda tells me that there is a palpable feeling that exists around the works of the old masters. She says standing in front of a Caravaggio she felt a presence, a feeling. Another friend gets the shivers from Gustav Klimt\’s, The Kiss. How is this possible? Is it the recognition of a perfect composition? …
Research for Mary Magdalene
This August, I have read through piles of books, weird and not so weird, factual and conjectural, both fantastically and poorly researched. Here\’s my research for this picture so far: Jean-Yves Leloup\’s Gospell of Mary Magdalene. (I was so wrong when I felt I hadn\’t encountered Mary Magdalene before. She is all over my bookshelves …
Mary Magdalene
Unexpectedly working on a beautiful new picture. I returned from a Labyrinth Training Workshop at Veriditas, to find that my mom had cancer again. This is her 4th time; each prior time she has been successfully treated and her cancer resolved. She has a truly fantastic team of doctors and feels very safe in their …
Work for this month
Dawning of Aquarius. Marker and colored pencil on marker paper. 11 x 14 So much color. Love it. Getting ready for a show in July.
drawing the neolithic way
These things always start off poorly. At this point I\’m a bit panicky, because it looks more like a dessert rather than rock. I stay with it, knowing that if I throw enough color at it, it will be fine. If in doubt, add more. (color, coffee, nutella…) Getting the lines of ochre and sepia …
a rainy day with prismacolors
A rainy day put to good use. I\’m headed out for coffee…and some friendly faces. Bought a new burnisher, colorless. Don\’t know if I like it as much as burnishing with a pencil itself, seems to leave a lot of wax.