Tag Archives: Life
A break for the moment.
These are some photos I took at a butterfly show, last year and the year before. I have tons that I’ve yet to share with anybody and this is the start I guess. I’m discouraged with my art lately and … Continue reading
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The Exit Way
This painting is a revision on the original, completed three or four years back. I’m stuck. Uninspired and unmotivated. There is a drawing waiting for paint to be applied, but the thought of starting work on something I have to … Continue reading
Another Misplaced Scream
The sketch above is from a few months ago, just an idea. The writing below came together from collected hours of daydreaming–trying to tie together every place my mind led to. I love the surprises that can come about through … Continue reading
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With Roots
There are several plant and butterfly photos I have yet to share here, but I’m just starting a new painting and didn’t want to post an old one, so I thought these photos (bonsai trees) would do. The one at … Continue reading
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Find Your Own Way Out.
This painting I finished over the weekend. I like to use the cardboard backing of my sketch pads to paint on instead of throwing it away, so that’s what I did here. The image developed over several weeks of drawing … Continue reading
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Until It Bleeds
A pastel drawing I did a few weeks ago. I finished a painting this week but have to wait for a sunnier day to get a good shot of it (I like using natural light). The lines below were written … Continue reading
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Within the Wind
The painting above was going to be a throw away before I wrote the poem below and had some of those lines in mind to give me a little direction. The paper it’s painted on was previously folded in half, … Continue reading
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The Disease Becomes Identity
Indite Didn’t I used to be The hidden giggle Pin pricking the beast? I used to be thick shadowy claws Scraping against your thoughts as if I were locked in a sweltering coffin Prematurely tossed into this hell You weren’t … Continue reading
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Biding My Time
Sketch #6 “Biding My Time”…9/24/2011 Scenes Ignoring The cruel dream You make it seem all is to be Just fine Sky blue morning Pouring brisk Your knives… Be driven further in And still you believe Even as the scabs are … Continue reading
Dying Flame
Collapsed Bubbling, crackling peel and flow Spilling to the floor Lazy and ruinous expressions show Lit by their ugliness, Sockets hollowed out Within seconds a beautiful collapse is caught Its thin blood streams never fully make the fall away From … Continue reading
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