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• Minimalist Drawings

  

  Ok, it's been a minimalist week for me so I made a couple of minimalist drawings this morning. That means I made very few marks and left a lot of white... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Galapagos Experience, Part Two

  (see Part 1 below) Meaning Going to the Galapagos made me realize that I didn’t really understand what it was that Adrian found so satisfying in those trips he... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Labor Day Art Week

  

  Today is Labor Day in the US: no mail or garbage collection. Banks are closed. Families are enjoying their last barbeque before school starts. Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Finalizing Set of Abstract Floral Paintings

  

  I wanted these two abstract floral paintings to work together, just as the first two did. In order to see if this was true, I stood them side by side and studie... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Galapagos Experience

  In June of 1991 Adrian, his son Marc, and Marc’s soon-to-be wife, Tamara, were all planning a trip to the Galapagos Islands with Bruce, a biology professor... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Next Painting Session on Abstract Floral

  

  The first thing I did on this abstract floral painting was to paint over the blue background with a light green thinned with water and gloss medium. Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Tennis Memories

  1 Irvington, NJ, 1950’s: A public court in walking distance of our house. Arriving early and staying late. Playing with brothers, sisters, friends—whoever... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Painting Fourth Canvas in a Series of Abstract Florals

  

  I picked one color from my previous abstract floral painting, Liquitex's heavy body brilliant purple, as the color for two of the five flowers in my new... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• When Friends Move On

  A good friend of mine is leaving town in a few days, moving far away. Will I ever see her again? In the past, I’ve always been the one who left. Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• New Exhibit: Explorations in Color and Form

  

  The Kitchen Theatre here in Ithaca has been a wonderful host for exhibits of my paintings. Their beautiful lobby space with high ceilings is the perfect backdro... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Second Painting Session with New Abstract Floral

  

  I'm finding it difficult lately to pick the right background color for these abstract florals I'm painting. I made one with a light blue background before... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Scary Staircases

  There was a staircase that led from my small bedroom up to the attic of the house I grew up in. I kept the door closed tightly, but long red centipedes still... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Beginning a New Abstract Floral Painting

  

  I first painted the background on this new abstract floral with a pale greenish-blue and let it dry. Then I chose brilliant purple and cadmium light as the... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• One More Session with New Floral Paintings

  

  I changed the background to a light green on these two new floral paintings, but I still was not happy with them. So I mixed a pale greenish yellow with a lot o... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• My Refrigerator Slims Down

  The food in my refrigerator has changed drastically since Adrian died last year. The first thing that happened is that a lot of things rotted, becoming moldy an... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Not Happy with Two New Paintings

  

  I've been working on these two new abstract flower paintings for a while now, but looking at them together, I decided I didn't like the background color. Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Antidote

  Every now and then I seem to go crazy—not certified lock-me-up crazy, but disturbing enough to make me worry that I will step off that edge. Edgy is how it... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Painting Abstract Flowers

  

  I continued work today painting the abstract flowers I had started on a tall thin canvas. I began by making the petals fuller, adding some darker yellow and... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Starting a New Abstract Floral Painting

  

  I wanted this new abstract floral painting to be able to be paired with the one I just completed, so I painted the whole canvas the same background color, a pal... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Social Network Breakdown

  It is the age of self-promotion: promote the song you sang, the picture you painted, the book you wrote, the boat you built, the loss you suffered, the death... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION