Idle Sweet Briar ______________ I am Krishna, blue skin divides into one hundred selves, to make love to cow girls in knee-high grass pressed down. My legs wrap around each one, a universe of silks — above quadrangle crops and bells delightful cloud-scapes drift. No hearts break from fear or rage, no sinks to clean or bills to pay — I am one hundred cow girls tapping cows with … [Read more...]
VCCA Still-life
Postcard no. 1, oil on paper, 9 x 9 in (22.86 x 22.86 cm), 05/13/09 Postcard no. 2, oil on paper, 9 x 9 in (22.86 x 22.86 cm), 05/14/09 Bonnard, oil on paper, 9 x 9 in (22.86 x 22.86 cm), 05/15/09 … [Read more...]
Horse and Pine
Horse and Pine, oil on paper, 9 x 9 in (22.86 x 22.86 cm), 05/01/09 … [Read more...]
Pine Tree
Pine Tree, gouache on paper, 6 x 8.25 in (15.24 x 21 cm), 04/28/09 … [Read more...]
Train Bridge
Train Bridge, oil on linen, 11 x 14 in (27.54 x 35.54 cm), 04/28/09 … [Read more...]
VCCA Barn
VCCA Barn, oil on linen, 11 x 14 in (27.54 x 35.54 cm), 04/25/09 … [Read more...]
VCCA Barn & Office
Horse and Barn, gouache on paper, 6 x 8.25 in (15.24 x 21 cm), 04/26/09 Studios, ink, 5 x 5 in (12.7 x 12.7 cm), 04/26/09 Office, gouache on paper, 6 x 8.25 in (15.24 x 21 cm), 04/26/09 Office, ink, 5 x 5 in (12.7 x 12.7 cm), 04/26/09 … [Read more...]
VCCA Train Bridge
Settling in at VCCA, I began by looking around on the first day by taking a walk and a bike ride, to let the place emerge before setting up to paint. After fishing for views with a sketchbook and pen, a pattern is developing. I pack a gouache kit in the morning and an oil kit in the afternoon. The gouache palette is limited to red, yellow, blue and white. I have twice as many colors for oils with … [Read more...]