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Saturday, October 22, 2011

The Night Flight October 22, 2011


 Late one night on this funny pub crawl;
    when walking toward home I thought I'd seen all. 
There in the distance a half lit-up light;
    said, "MORE", (not less), with an arrow in flight.
Now I'm one who's known, for taking a chance;
    so I said to Robert Eringer, "come, watch this dance..."
I climbed up on top of this transformer box; 
    I'd thought I'd be cute, sorta sly like a fox.
Eringer stood snapping his photos away;  
    I leaped for the sky; "voila!"  I did say.
Those lofty ideas that run through my head;
    are more than myth that one puts straight to bed.
It's Surreal, its Dadaist, its searching for edginess;
   Man Ray,  and Dali and Magritte would insist.
Vlad the Impaler would spring from his grave;
    if sighting this scarecrow; this ghost-skewered knave.
I'm glad I am here in this modern age; 
    where art manifests genuis and genius is sage.
The Magic of flight once gave power and might; 
    to witches and warlocks on broomsticks at night.
Were I to be flying in the day's of yore;
    I'd be burned at the stake... Right? Suzanne Gore? 







Friday, October 21, 2011

Meet Parke Meek Oct. 21, 2011

Hand crafted by Parke Meek, this DC-3 Gooney Bird shined through the storefront window at Jadis Props in Venice.

The Museum was closed, but the view through the window was inspiring.





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Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Plein Air Painting on a Silvery Day: Demonstration Painting October 18, 2011

Painting, with Palette

Bella eyes a ground squrrel
Silvery Day Demonstration for John Iwerks Class:   This last Saturday was a foggy day, so I used a limited palette; using four or five colors, and white, in order to mix my grays. Creeping up on the highlights, I pushed my color in the end of the demo in order to convey the effect of light; intensifying the various highlights in each of the various masses.

I will eventually finish the 11"x14" painting in the studio.


Sunday, October 16, 2011

WaterColor Demo #5 October 17, 2011

Substituting for Kaaren Robertson's Watercolor class the other day I set up the still-life with a light source, with an amber gel (filter) to warm up the light a bit.

With all the doom and gloom and negativity going on in the world, I thought I would begin the week with an image of something rather pleasing to look at.

Hope it brightens your day!

Still Life with Flowers
11x14, w/c, 2011

Collection of the Artist