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“I Am Orange III” (c)2013, Acrylic on Canvas, 20″ x 16″
This morning’s study.
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“Spiegel im Spiegel” (c)2012, Acrylic on Canvas, 24″ x 48″
Seumas McNally (1979 to 2000)
I knew Seumas as a sweet, giggly and brilliant child. He grew into his good nature and genius until, tragically, cancer stole him from us just after his 21st birthday, in 2000.
We all miss you, Seumas.
You can read my sister Wendy’s eulogy of her son here.
This painting is meant to be viewed while listening to Arvo Part’s Spiegel im Spiegel. Below is a short version of the song on YouTube, but a superior and complete version can be found on Q2 Music (@q2music) by clicking here and scrubbing to 1:45:45.
Spiegel im Spiegel, the painting, has been accepted into the juried “Family” show at Artel Gallery, and is on view from March 5 to April 12.
Seumas McNally Remembered
This was my short video tribute to Seumas on the 10th anniversary of his death.
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Vertical Triptych
This was the first series I ever created, many college-moons ago. Essentially, they are prototypes for a column of stained-glass windows behind the altar of a church. They could be hung left to right but I created it with a vertical format in mind–in the order below.
Also, they were just removed from storage and shipped to me a couple of weeks ago, so you will likely notice surface damage.
“Resurrection of Christ” (c)1984, Acrylic on Canvas, 24″ x 24″
“Death of Christ” (c)1984, Acrylic on Canvas, 24″ x 24″
“Birth of Christ” (c)1984, Acrylic on Canvas, 24″ x 24″
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“Begone Dull Care” (c)2012 – Acrylic on Canvas Board, 12″ x 9″
This is a quick study inspired by my memory of this short film by Norman McLaren–the NFB-renowned Canadian (yeah!) animator and film director–that I saw in my UVic film studies class.
You might remember McLaren best for his exquisite, fluent Muybridge-like “Pas de deux,” but I hope you enjoy this snappy little video of animated drawings on film. It’s an abstract visual description of jazz–at its finest–by the legendary Oscar Peterson.
Begone Dull Care by Evelyn Lambart & by Norman McLaren, National Film Board of Canada
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“Girl with Pink Hat” (1973), detail, by Wayne Thiebaud
“If we don’t have a sense of humor, we lack a sense of perspective.”
–Wayne Thiebaud
I realize there is no “pie” on this page, –Wayne Thiebaud’s signature images–but your taste buds will twitch as you consume the color and texture of these lovely details and you will certainly be bonbon-bewitched as you watch the video below.
I have admired Thiebaud’s work for many years, ever since the sight of a small print of a single slice of pie on my sister’s wall. I love how he plays with color to electrify the surface of his subjects. And with much anticipation, in November, 2011, I had the pleasure of seeing “Girl with Pink Hat” (1973), at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (@SFMOMA).
“Girl with Pink Hat” (1973), detail, by Wayne Thiebaud.
If you are unfamiliar with his work, click here for a colorful eyeful.
Wayne Thiebaud (born November 15, 1920) is an American painter whose most famous works are of cakes, pastries, boots, toilets, toys and lipsticks. He is associated with the Pop art movement because of his interest in objects of mass culture, although his works, executed during the fifties and sixties, slightly predate the works of the classic pop artists. Thiebaud uses heavy pigment and exaggerated colors to depict his subjects, and the well-defined shadows characteristic of advertisements are almost always included in his work. –Wikepedia
I was thrilled to find this video of Wayne Thiebaud in Dan Landrum’s stream on Google Plus.
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