Same view, another interpretation.
And if the variation does not turn out as planned.....
And if the variation does not turn out as planned, there is always the possibility of collage......
Variation on a snow theme
Taking the image one step further.
The Beginning of Winter
First it was Sandy and then the snow storm and this morning ice crystals on the windshield. Winter is approaching fast so time for the first snow scene of the season. The first image is loosely based on a photo taken by a friend in Jackson Hole.
Dragon of the east wind
Storm dragon very loosely based on a Japanese ink screen. Watercolor. Sketch book double page spread Painted by candlelight on a very cold and dark Friday afternoon. It has been a long, cold week.
In the aftermath
Lancelot and co have kindly been keeping me company during the long dark evenings. Took this picture of us all last night playing cards. I persuaded Lancelot to pay for one tenth of a cent stakes but even so he claims I now owe him $5,000,668.00 Perhaps we should try dice this evening instead....
Getting Ready
A very dull and Autumnal Wednesday. A good day to spend at home getting ready for my student show which will open November 14th at the Garden Education Center of Greenwich. Hanging on November 13th and official artists' opening on Sunday, the 2nd of December, 2 to 4pm. The show will hang until the end of January. Thankfully we are survived Sandy, battered, cold but in tact. Now we can look forward to a small celebration. Yeah.
Poor Choices, Adverse Consequences.
I recently spoke to Lancelot, Agile and Wilfred on the importance of making wise choices vis a vis Halloween Candy. Lancelot said he would be trick or treating for pencils for the design studio, Agile claimed he would only accept toothbrushes and all three assured me they would only eat chocolate with a 70% or higher cocoa fat content and only if it had been grown by small, artisanal communities 8,000 ft above sea level and wearing only organic cotton or hemp. I felt greatly relieved.
A Very Quick Study
Quick study after returning home from a wonderful day in Hudson, NY
Portrait Gallery
A line up of faces
The Student
And from there it's just a skip and a jump to humans
More book pages, faces this time.
Knowing Rabbit.
And one final addition to the gallery.
Satisfied Fox
Boosting Productivity
Keen to follow the best business practices of Silicon Valley, Lancelot installs a "Nap Room" in the Design Studio. The take up is 100%. Naturally productivity soars.....
Another Rabbit, More Book Pages
These can get quite addictive....
A New Venture for Agile
I was a little surprised when Agile offered to accompany me into NYC yesterday and even more surprised when I saw what he was proposing to wear- Agile was covered with small gold hoops . "Didn't it hurt?". I asked, aghast "o no" he grinned. "these are new "grip clicks". - totally painless body piercings that work on a small spring loaded clasp basis. I invented the technology myself. There will even be an app for it soon Just wait " We shall see ...
Busy, Busy. Busy
Lancelot has been extremely busy lately, putting the finishing touches to his book "Visual journals" - a most inspirational guide to creative journals to which I was lucky enough to be able to contribute to. Here we see the industrious hedgehog inscribing one of the books for an aspiring artist.
Animal portraits this time - the Toucan
Moving from self portraits to animals portraits. A quick warm up exercise using one color, black and white to encourage thinking in terms of negative space, values and fluid lines.
One more sneaks in.
And a quick collage self portrait.
