Born a bubble off of plumb, off-kilter perspective works for me

Current incarnation of the second Sgian Dubh. I got rid of the fussy background and am much happier with it. Still need to darken up the handle a bit, and add some more glisten to the tomato.





Back to the harmonium, fiddled with the placement of the tile, and where I want the reflected candlelight. The perspective is definitely wonky, but I've decided that the slightly off kilter-ness suits me. I'm thinking of it as a happy accident.

Did a bit more on the Divided canvas. I won't be putting climbing pitons on the wall - they would be invisible at this scale. Might lean Emily's banjo on the wall. Jury is still out on this one.


Finished a drawing yesterday of a new candle set up, not shown here. It's horizontal, half in shadow and half candle lit in front of a scrolling bit of marble and half obscured cherub. I'm going to add a woman's torso seen from behind to the left side of the canvas, not unlike the male in Gripland, but more shadowy. Heh.

Patterns and texture

Worked on Harmonium again: the marble veining at the top, and the patterns in the tile below. I'll be adding texture for ages. Glad I've got four paintings in rotation (not counting two small tomatoes.)

 

 Stiletto about finished. The photo is lacking some of my favorite details. For example, on each candle is a wisp of a black wick with a red spark on the tip. The flames are a curve of blue, then pale yellow punched up with flake white. They are flickering because when someone kicked her shoes off and ran, she created a draft.

Got my son to leave me a bit of climbing equipment he calls a quickdraw - it looks like two carabiners linked by a little flat bit of a strap. I plan to hang it off one of the candelabra arms in Twirly.

Harmonium Keys

Had a great day developing the harmonium.

Mostly it was about keyboard, knobs and going a little crazy with color in the shadows.

Next I'll be working on the different marbles doing veining. Those patterns reminds me of maps seen underwater. Very Zen, hand-eye activity.

About to draw my second horizontal image that's half velvety dark shadow and half illuminated carved stone and candles.

Took some photos to Wolf today - another couple of images for the behind the scene crew series that I'm pulling together. Feels great to be going full tilt in the studio.

The quiet before the storm

Before the reception began, I took photos of the space and my work on the walls.
It's a quick visual tour.

In front of the entry-

Roses and Vampire Diary Knife & tomato-

first wall-

second wall-

third wall-

Fourth and home-

Thirsty, and me with 20/60

I had a great night, and the folks at OCAF are wonderful. A class act.

Tonight! OCAF solo show. Paintings #15, 16 & 17

20/60 Self Portrait, 20x24"
The artist will be present and, if it's cool enough, wearing this coat. Say howdy, if you are so inclined .Relativity series

Death Takes A Holiday, 24x30"
Sometimes Death is not the enemy, it's a servant in disguise. Who else opens the door wide enough for the next generation? Relativity series

Clothe the Naked, 24X30
One of the corporal works of mercy and the painting that led me down the dark country road of figurative work. Corporal Works of Mercy series

Origins and Derivations, a solo show of paintings by Virginia Parker

Artist reception next Friday, Oct. 7, 6-8pm

OCAF Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation

34 School Road, Watkinsville, Ga, 30677

706-789-4565

ocaf.com

Tomorrow night, artist reception 6-8pm

 

Tomato & Vampire Diaries Knife, 10x10"

I love to paint knives and tomatoes. This time I went with a box cutter borrowed from a nice grip on the Vampire Diaries crew. South of Eden series

 

Tomato & Macpherson Sgian Dubh, 16x20"

  Tomatoes and a sgian dubh, ceremonial Scottish dirk graciously offered by my Scottish host, on the ledge of a Georgian house Edinburgh. South of Eden series

 

Solo show this Friday: paintings #9, #10, #11, & #12

 

Bitter, 18x24

My relationship with sugar is ...complicated. South of Eden series 

 Sweet, 18x24" 

A nostalgic look at cherished sources of sweetness. South of Eden series

 Corn & Consequences, 14x18

A comment on the profit-driven practices of corporate agricultural and the connection to obesity and diabetes. South of Eden series

 

Spin, 24x24
Transforming heavily subsidized corn into a plethora of products. South of Eden series

 

 

 

Solo Show this Friday, paintings #7 & #8

San Marco Savanarola Chair, 30x40"

The persistence of art over intolerance. Savonarola convinced Botticelli to burn his paintings, yet people still come to see Fra Angelica’s frescos in San Marco monastery. On the Road series

Blood & Knavery II, 16x20"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These obsolete and abandoned tools of writers suggest the porous border between extinction and evolution. Metamorphosis series  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solo show, Paintings #5 & #6

El Cap Swing, 30x30" What does faith looks like? Big wall climber swings out over Yosemite valley on a rope. Behind him the Cathedral Spires formation, with the Central Pillars of Frenzy climbing route. Relativity Series

 Hambidge Harrow, 16x20, Inadvertent sculpture, a harrow rusted solid from disuse. South of Eden series

Origins and Derivations, a solo show of paintings by Virginia Parker

Artist reception next Friday, Oct. 7, 6-8pm

OCAF Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation

34 School Road, Watkinsville, Ga, 30677

706-789-4565

ocaf.com

Solo show Oct 7, paintings #3 & #4

King of Hearts, 16x20"  They're called Cavalier King Charles Spaniels for  reason. Relativity series







Gene Pool Roulette, 18x24"  The DNA that buoys one person up, may drag another under. Beware the ancestral undertow. Relativity series

Origins and Derivations, a solo show of paintings by Virginia Parker

Artist reception next Friday, Oct. 7, 6-8pm

OCAF Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation

34 School Road, Watkinsville, Ga, 30677

706-789-4565

ocaf.com

Solo Show Oct 7th, painting #2

Gripland, 20x24"
The natural habitat of the film set; a forest of C-stand, flags, scrims, and apple boxes. Relativity series

Origins and Derivations, a solo show of paintings by Virginia Parker

Artist reception next Friday, Oct. 7, 6-8pm

OCAF Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation

34 School Road, Watkinsville, Ga, 30677

706-789-4565

ocaf.com