Week 2, Bennington, Vermont
My time on the road included a side trip to visit Tad Spurgeon. After years of appreciating his work online, Tad generously let me interrupt his painting time to meet and see his work in person. His studio is a wondrous cavern filled to the brim with paintings stacked and hung on every surface. It is a marvelous workshop of intense explorations. His extensive experiments with materials are a treasure chest of silicas, putties, gels, marble mixing slabs and windows full of countless bottles of aging oil glowing on the sills. Delacroix seemed to be right around the corner, about to be the next visitor to stop by.
The following drawings were created during the second week of the Art New England / Mass Art workshop program at Bennington College, Vermont.
Hydrangea, no. 5 — graphite on mylar, 5 x 7 inch (13 x 18 cm), 07/27/2010
Hydrangea, no. 4 — graphite on mylar, 7 x 5 inch (18 x 13 cm), 07/27/2010
Hydrangea, no. 3 — graphite on mylar, 7 x 5 inch (18 x 13 cm), 07/27/2010
Hydrangea, no. 2 — graphite on mylar, 7 x 5 inch (18 x 13 cm), 07/27/2010
Hydrangea, no. 1 — graphite on mylar, 4 x 5 inch (10 x 13 cm), 07/27/2010
3 Comments
These images are great but you need to show the gorgeous originals – the fabulous richness of the blacks, the depths of the greys .
Thank you so much. I would love to see these framed and well lit. Send ideas for venues.
Let me think . . .