Lee Boyd, Observer. https://www.saatchiart.com/art/Drawing-Observer/25504/1647388/view To be in the world, with the role of the artist being neither cursed figure nor hero, just an informer observer of the flow of signs and meanings. Using paradox allows me to bring out the weaknesses of a system where utility...
Intention stones on red flannel Les spoke about a 'focus of intention' in my mid term feedback form, Caroline says try working without a plan so I'm aiming for somewhere in the middle. I thought of my Shamanic intention stones, each one chosen during a session....
Reassuring words written by Rainer Maria Rilke as an antidote to those spells of disillusionment. Rilke wrote: "You must not compare yourself to others [...
FFF -> Labyrinths -> Cast Shadows -> Ariadne's red thread -> Red Coat??? The Red Coat is the starting point and in an effort to stay experimental I'll deviate wildly. I'm resisting the urge to plan. I've taken time to research red and coats. Thrown cohort...
Highlanes Gallery, Drogheda Co. Louth In the 1940's this was a church where my father served mass as an altar boy. He lost his job after being a bit vigorous with the incense thurible and setting the rug on fire. Highlanes as a Church Highlanes as a temple...
Having glued a pair of the little people onto a piece of card I used various light sources to make different cast shadow images. As I was just pointing, shooting and messing with light I didn't really think about the narrative. But it was...
The three images above are titled L'itoi, the man in the maze. They are a continuation of the work I have been doing with cast shadows and little figures. L'itoi is a deity from an O'odham (Native American Indian) tribe based in the Southwest US)....
My brother sent me this article yesterday. And Bob also sent me the link after I posted this, how's that for delicious synchronicity! A show opening in the Large Glass. It's unlikely that I will get to see it in person but it may be...
Petroglyph portrait A self portrait is a map of the person. This mapping began with the deconstructed petroglyphic self portrait. The lino cut glyphs formed the categories and areas to map. A jumping off point. Always moving, there are no fixed points as I travel in...
While creating the map I stumbled across 3 different artists that visually gelled with the appearance of my own. Robert Fludd, Cosmic Imagery (Utriuesque Cosmi) 1617 Robert Fludd was an English Occult Philosopher with interests in science. He was labelled by his contemporaries as a magician and...