I introduced my grandson, William, to watercolors today. Being 2+ years old, he has an affinity to water. My role in guiding his creativity was to minimize splashing, and applying a dab with a paper towel to the unavoidable water slicks on the table. I was surprised that he covered the entire surface of the paper, […]
I took this photo on Coney Island in the winter. It has an off-season look to it. It’s a bit like graffiti, but not quite. I don’t know how to classify it.
Back in Burbank for a celebration. During the week we will be going to the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena. I love that place. It is the home to many of the works of Alexej Jawlensky and the Blue Four. I took the photo below at the Whitney Museum in New York, many years ago. […]
I took a number of photographs on the boardwalk on Coney Island, NY in the 1990s. I remember it was cold the day I took the picture below. I love the ambiguity.
The vehicle depicted in my original homestead map (see After Miró – Prelude) is a 1949 Chevrolet. I remember it vaguely. The oldest family vehicle I remember was our 1957 Chevy, but my friend’s parents had an older one, a 1954 Plymouth, I think. The year 1949 is significant to my past. That was the year […]
The suffix ‘-ology’ means, ‘the study of’. For example ‘cosmology’ means ‘study of the cosmos’, ‘biology’ means ‘study of biological phenomena’, and so on. Today I begin studying the symbols that were and are important in my life. I want to identify the symbols from my early years that have, and continue to affect my psyche. My […]
I love the work of Joan Miró. I would also love to emulate his work but, I have not yet come across any writings that detail his methods. Paul Klee left several volumes of writings summarizing his teachings at the famous Bauhaus. I don’t think it likely that Miró wrote anything like that, so I will […]
I started with a smallish circle. I’m not sure when I decided to make it a toe. I may have toyed with the idea of making it a finger, but ultimately toes won the day. The last time I saw my grandson, we played the Piggy Game. I’m not sure how common that is, but […]
Yesterday I had some fun depicting my feeling of being squeezed. Today I added to this with another watercolor sketch. This one imagines the same three senses as in The Squeeze (seeing, hearing and smelling), but there is a hidden message. Some of you, who have been following me for a while may be able to […]
