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  • Painting outside

    Today I went up to Gonzalez Hill. I found my favourite spot, and drew the bay.

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  • Portraits at Goward House

    I’ve been enjoying weekly visits to Goward House, where members of the local community sit for portraits. There are about 8 to 10 painters and we sit in a semicircle for about 90 minutes. I came to accept that 90 minute portraits might look unfinished. Gradually I’m beginning to work to the amount of time…

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  • Master Copy

    I attended an etelier class through the Arts Student League of New York. The teacher, John A. Variano, offered us the work of Rogier Van der Weden. While working on this, my copy powers noticed that there are hue areas, just like shadow and highlight areas. In this case, I integrated areas of blue and…

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  • Curtains as shape

    These are a series of curtains. I was attracted to a process involving outline and inner selection. The inner selection became a way to access reflecting light, and the shapes became action.

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  • Twins

    Many images are made just to try something, or to see what something looks like. It would be too elevated to consider such an image as expressing an idea, even though that sometimes happens. In the case of this image, an interpreter might see embryonic twins, perhaps even with a hint of the divine. This…

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