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| Padre Hidalgo |
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| Dos Chicas |
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| Mojiganga Blondie |
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| Vendedor de Tortas |
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| Padre Hidalgo con Venus |
"So our dreams draw us forward, as water whispers to the Dowser's wand."
December 18, 2012
Mojigangas from San Miguel
November 13, 2012
October 21, 2012
September 26, 2012
August 22, 2012
August 18, 2012
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January 1, 2012
The Man from Mato Grosso (via Leipzig)
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| I met this old fellow sitting by the road in the remoter Brazilian outback while on an inspection trip of a large hydroelectric dam on a tributary to the Parana River that AID was financing. He was a German who had fled Germany after the war. Was he a Nazi or a Jew? I didn't ask. But his Brazilian was still heavily accented. |
November 13, 2011
Lavendar fields at Les Baux and les Alpilles
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| Watercolor-like treatment for this painting during our stay at Nancy Gale's house in San Remy de Provence, an hour or so over the mountains. |
More Macetas
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| Looking down the stairs from our "casita" in San Miguel to the pots at the corner of the swimming pool. The lion on the left looks dangerous. |
April 27, 2011
San Miguel Painting
Here are a couple of photos of my first effort, my "obra de arte"..a grand, black stallion against the colorful San Miguel walls. Basically, it came about after trying to find a large painting for the wall in our bedroom. There are many art galleries in San Miguel, full of beautiful works; but it made me think, "why can't I do my own"? Our roof terrase was a potentially great studio. All I needed were two pieces of string to hang the canvas on the wall, some acrylic paints and a brush...well, maybe a few other things as well.
It is from a photo that I found in a coffee table book. Done in acrylic paint in three days, including the hanging of it on our bedroom wall. I have to say I'm pleased with it.
It is from a photo that I found in a coffee table book. Done in acrylic paint in three days, including the hanging of it on our bedroom wall. I have to say I'm pleased with it.
April 14, 2011
April 9, 2011
Early charcoal drawing from live figure class at the Bellas Artes
This was an interesting collaboration with a friend in which we each had two minutes to complete a drawing of the model. Then we switched drawings and had another minute to overdraw on the other person's work. We did this two more times, resulting in six images that each were the product of two artists.
This drawing is on brown wrapping paper and still survives in our "casita". It is more dynamic and dramatic than if it were just my work alone.
This drawing is on brown wrapping paper and still survives in our "casita". It is more dynamic and dramatic than if it were just my work alone.
April 7, 2011
Early Paintings from San Miguel
April 6, 2011
Agave painting displayed
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| I do like the texture, color and radiance of these "macetas". It proves that much of art is an accident, sometimes favorable as in this case. Just experiment by putting on and rubbing off the acrylic paint to find a satisfactory surface. |
April 5, 2011
More Paintings from San Miguel
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| "Agave azul por la piscina" |
Desfile de los Difuntos (Day of the Dead)
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| Stained glass peacock (not my work, but my feet) |
A fanciful kitchen
Casas nuevas en la prolongacion de Aldama
March 16, 2011
Three portraits from San Miguel
The first is a pair of the "mojigangas", larger than life papermache figures, that lead the important parades in town; the second is the same innocent priest mojiganga, Padre Hidalgo, one of the heros of the Mexican Independence, suddenly confronted by Venus rising from her Sea Shell. This is a Wheeler-Botticelli collaboration. The third is our sweet little Maya, Justin and Ana's daughter. I don't think you'll have any difficulty recognizing her. In a way, except for charcoal figure drawing, these are my first real attempts at portraiture with paint.
