When I travel, I love to generate a form from the photos that I took the day before. I am currently in Lima, which is turning out to be a modernist paradise. Here in the city, there is a wondrous array of absolutely stunning modernist pieces. All of these buildings are authentic. I was […]
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4Nov
2020
DRAWING IN MARFA
2020
Drawing in Marfa is a humbling experience. The effect of experiencing everything Judd is nearly overwhelming. The unremitting near nothingness of Judd’s work has the effect of cleaning out your mind. And then you try to access this infinite nothingness in a drawing. I tell you, it is humbling. Marfa, Texas, is, of course, an […]
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10Apr
2020
OPACITY
2020
The drawing above violates two key Transparent Drawing precepts. It tries for opacity. And it was knowledged from a single photograph. The horror! The tones were done with acrylic ink. I tried to make the grey (mixed with black and white) and the brown (mixed with brown and white) to be as pasty as possible, […]
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16Mar
2020
ELSWORTH KELLY AUSTIN
2020
Ellsworth Kelly, one of our heroes, designed a building. It is called Austin, and it is a permanent installation at the Blanton Museum of Art, in Austin, TX. What I don’t know is astounding to me. I didn’t know that Kelly designed a building. I didn’t know that said building was in Austin, which we […]
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1Feb
2020
EL MORRO
2020
The El Morro (Castillo San Felipe del Morro) fort in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is a rich inspiration source. Almost all of the masonry is in excellent shape (there are no segments that have crumbled or disappeared). When you are in a rich visual environment like El Morro, all you can do is document what […]
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20Nov
2019
36 POETIC REVISIT
2019
The 36 Poetic Immortals have been a favorite Image Source in these pages. Going back to an image source that you enjoy is a great pleasure. I took this photo at the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin two years ago. Their show incorporated various images from the Poetic Immortals. Regarding my drawing, I see: -a […]
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20Oct
2019
SHARD ASSEMBLY
2019
I’m not sure, but this may be a new Transparent Drawing Assembly. For now, I am calling it Shard Assembly. While in Greece a couple of weeks ago, I dutifully toured as many archaeological museums as I could. For the displays of both pottery and sculpture, what I found intriguing was the way in which […]
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15Oct
2019
ACROPOLIS DRAWING REPORT
2019
Did you know that you can’t draw on the Acropolis in Athens? Apparently, you need a drawing license. I learned this while we were on the Acropolis last week. We were on the east end, and I noticed someone proceeding to draw the Parthanon. They were using a water filled acrylic brush, which is a […]
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9Aug
2019
ROCKET ENGINES
2019
It was a hot night and the TV image was grainy. Apollo 11 had already landed on the moon, and Armstrong’s moon walk started at around 11 PM. I was working on the large scale Revell model of the Apollo lunar lander, which complimented my Saturn V model rocket. I guess I’ve always found solace […]
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