In September I went off grid for a four day meditation and retreat. Five hundred of us ate breakfast in near silence. Some people couldn't stop the urge to talk. Others used cell phones where they were prohibited. But the majority of participants reveled in the opportunity to unplug for a few days and experience quiet. It was deeply calming. The program combines nutrition, movement, and … [Read more...]
Photo-Etching
2008 began auspiciously with an inspiring and demanding photo-etching course taught by master printer Jim Stroud of Center Street Studio at Massachusetts College of Art in Boston. It felt like a full semester of etching techniques compressed into two weeks by a talented and generous artist and teacher. Photo-etching was used to transfer images to plates of sketches done in Cody, Wyoming in … [Read more...]
The Meditations of Rabbit and Pierrot
Last summer a friend gave me a hardcover bound sketchbook she'd made using Stonehenge cotton paper for the text block. She recommended pencil, if you don't erase, and water-based media, for which I chose gouache (opaque watercolor). I began on the second page — my habit for sketchbooks and journals — to do still-lifes using objects already in the studio. As the work progressed, turning the pages … [Read more...]
Rabbit and Pierrot — The Distant View
Rabbit & Pierrot — The Distant View, gouache and pencil on Stonehenge, 6.5" x 8", 11/2/2007 … [Read more...]
Rabbit and Pierrot with Shell and Brass Vase
Rabbit & Pierrot with Shell and Brass Vase, gouache and pencil on stonehenge, 6.5" x 8", 11/2/2007 … [Read more...]
Rabbit and Pierrot Look at the Stars
Rabbit & Pierrot Look at the Stars, gouache and pencil on Stonehenge, 6.5" x 8", 11/2/2007 … [Read more...]
Rabbit and Pierrot Back to Back
Rabbit and Pierrot Back to Back, gouache and pencil on Stonehenge, 6.5" x 8", 11/1/2007 … [Read more...]
Rabbit and Pierrot Meet
Rabbit & Pierrot Meet, gouache and pencil on Stonehenge, 6.5" x 8", 11/1/2007 … [Read more...]
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