- 7 Aug 09
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Inserting Inserts
Here are some pictures of me attaching some inserts to the back of my latest canvases (canvas over panel). The new size is 11 by 19.5 inches.
Here are some pictures of me attaching some inserts to the back of my latest canvases (canvas over panel). The new size is 11 by 19.5 inches.
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Sarah Jorgensen on a train
I took this is picture on the way to BWI wherein my willing model (SKJ) looks out the window as Maryland passes in a blur.
I painted this today—a sailboat entering the harbor near Fort Mason in the San Francisco Bay. It is gesso and graphite on paper, 16 by 9 inches
I took this picture last night while on a walk—potential painting.
Sarah Jorgensen on a bus
Despite having painted untold amounts of Bus Shelters, I seldom take the bus. While trying to get home the most direct way in the inclement weather we went above ground. Sarah looking out the window.
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Sarah Jorgensen at Night
…but for right now I am posting a picture. Here she is in front of the leaky Corcoran Gallery (Museum). It was raining off and on that day. I was struck by a few drops in the lobby as we were leaving—we let the guards know, and headed off into the night. We went to see the Eggleston exhibit on their late night open. It is too bad more people don’t take advantage of museums that do this. Actually, I really don’t want people to go on these nights. Every where I have gone on these late nights, the museums are pretty empty, and no children—I was going to LACMA most fridays for months in a row. On one occasion, I was at the Met with the El Greco and Zurbaráns and no one came in for 10 or more minutes. It is a really great room, but I was also meeting a friend there.
I bought some black plexiglass the other day. Here is the first result—2 organic nectarines.
and got back on Monday. While I was there Sarah and I went to the Corcoran (William Eggleston—I missed it at the Whitney), the Hirschhorn, the National Gallery and the Phillips. I am not really sure what to say about it all. A lot of what I saw and liked were the things I see every time. This is in no way a bad thing, but does not necessitate a posting. Seeing the great Vermeers, Cezannes, etc is always a happy day. Two of the museums had shows based around the body, and both were of mild interest and value. I think the two things that engaged me most on this trip were:
1. The exhibition by Spanish painter Luis Meléndez at the National Gallery. I liked the degree to which he rendered the items in his still lives, and as one might expect of me, I enjoyed the darker colored compositions. The image above was probably my favorite in his exhibition.
2. The Eggleston show was solid. I don’t know if it offered any surprises, except the one I am going to mention. I have seen most of the work before in some form either prints or books. And in the case of the films I have seen some excerpts—enough to glean what they are. What I found of interest was this.
It was pointed out by the docent leading tour doing something Sarah dislikes (one of Sarah’s pet peeves is tour leaders that just spew facts off their list and not asked the tourees (i guess tourist is the word i should use but this implies, at least to me, being subjected to something rather engaged in it)) instead of asking what the tourist like or think somethings is—one of her jobs at the Brooklyn Museum was to lead special tours. But if i had not overheard the tour and the docent had not been going down her list, I might not have looked at it twice as it is very similar to the well known image.
Eggleston has said he doesn’t take two pictures of the same subject. In the exhibition there is an example of this not always being the case. It was nice to see an exception. The image in question is part of the Los Alamos series and a variation on the Image above. I couldn’t find the variation online which was an 8X10 print, and is mostly like not too well documented though it may be in the catalog for the show.
I just completed another drawing of some cinderblocks.