Friday, May 12th, 2023

 I can literally "feel" Mercury moving out of retrograde as it moves direct on Sunday May 14th. Mercury retrograde, on it's own, is a box of cats but add chemotherapy on top of it and it's a real "hoot." Let's take a look at some new images, shall we?

Working on the easel is always a challenge and really does effect how I work. I just look and see things differently than I would on the table with paper or on the floor with unstretched canvas. I really enjoyed doing this piece.

36"x48" primed with acrylics, charcoal and oil pastels. "Between Heaven and Earth, Lies Color."

I was thinking that color is chaos and that my remit is find the content/context/narrative that is hidden in the movement/form.  Which is utter bullshit but that's what "drives" me to decipher what I do. Final analysis is that, I paint. Full stop. End of story. The rest is just faff!

                                                                                                                                    

Awagami washi 24"x36" primed with Matisse pale blue gesso. Black India ink and acrylic ink.

"Hana-bi"

Wed. May 3rd, 2023

 While I'm waiting for my 6th infusion, I thought I would add some recent work that catches me up, if that makes sense.

Chemo has definitely had an impact on my stamina and it becomes important for me to "paint surf" as much as possible. I need to "see" our studio everyday just to connect with both my work and Lulu's because it reminds me of all that we've done together and individually. My "window of opportunity" is about two hours and then I'm on my face but I've brought supplies home and have been doing what my friend Dale calls, "smalls." So, without further ado, some smalls and a large.

48"x60" gold acrylic base with red/yellow/orange acrylic2nd coat and then R&F oil stick blues.

                                                        "Lulu's Fibres"

I came across this paper quite by accident and it is "heavenly." Hand made cotton rag 6"x8". Alcohol ink, graphite and oil pastels. "Chemo 8"

Same paper with alcohol ink, temperas, graphite and oil pastels. "Chemo 7."

 Same dims/paper with temperas, graphite and oil pastels. "Chemo 6."