- 29 Jun 09
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Re-shoots
Trying out some variations on a subject with color. I shot this practically instead of digital color replacement.
Trying out some variations on a subject with color. I shot this practically instead of digital color replacement.
I bought these at Gilly’s in Silverlake. A little close up tulip action.
I went to the Black Chasm Cavern today. There are some nice formations, and it is very easy to navigate. It is all staircases and platform walkways with sturdy handrails. The cave is a very vertical and the tour cover about 15 percent of the explored cavern. Although one only goes down about 60 feet down, from the first platform you can look down an additional 70 to 80 feet to a blue pool of water. I keep forgetting to take pictures for the blog, so here is a link to the cave website of the cave’s entrance. I have been to various cave, including over night stays, and I am always surprised by the caves with small openings. It is nice immediately where some bigger caves that I’ve been to are rather plain initially.
P.S. I am planning to make some paintings of caves, which is why I made the trip.
I’ve already failed at posting a flower every saturday. Here it is a little bit late.
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I have posted a fair amount of flowers on this blog, I think I am going to post one every Saturday. Above is the first installment—a golden poppy by the 110
This block had been underwater for a while. I placed it back under the water after I took the picture.
Here are some additional links on Frederick Hammersley one by Grant Wiggins, and this links goes to Hammersley’s gallery in New Mexico
…as well as some from the LA Times the obituary and a photo gallery.
I am finally getting to the point where I am able to document my still life setups. The image above is only a test. I shot it on a small set that I was using for more variation on the notebooks (below). I am still not sure how I am going to setup a larger area without spending any money. I need to buy a sheet of plywood for a shipping crate, so I’ll probably end up buying a second sheet and paint it black—spend more money.
bonus images (these were the items meant for the small set)
Need less to say, oil on linen, 45 X 45 inches, 1979
According to the Albuquerque Journal, Hammersley died on Sunday at 90. I couldn’t find any other information of his death. In his long career, he had several shows with LA Louver of which I was lucky enough to see a few. He along with John McLaughin are my favorite Hard Edge painters for which he was known, and tops among my favorite painters in any category. In addition to making some fine paintings, I also really liked his titles.
Understood oil on linen, 51 X 31 inches, 1965
After helping Whitney install her show, I mostly sat around doing nothing, I took this picture in her empty studio.
