Almost an Echo

Almost an Echo, 36" by 72" (diptych), oil on canvas

Insitu

Constancy of the Present

Thinking about existential-phenomenology, specifically Merleau-Ponty:
-a zone where being and consciousness coincide
-the constancy of the present
-"now" is an artificial way of constructing the present
-we exist in the present but what about memory?
-internal perception of time vs. clock time
-time is a fountain
-embodied stimulation
-the role of the body in perception (not just about the mind)

A few things:
-ontology = what is
-phenomenology = what appears

-plenum = the whole of space

-what does time look like?
-what colour is the present?
-what about colours that change? colours that change as you move (reflections?)
-what about colours that fade?
-what about colours that get harder/easier to see over time?

Philip Guston

Henri Matisse

Brice Marden

Let's get this party started!

Woot woot! The new term has started and I've got my new studio space so it's time to get rolling!

A Study

Of Current Atmospheric Conditions

30 inches by 40 inches, oil and cold wax on canvas

Dekooning's Door

Inspired by his "Door to the River" (1960)
I like the tall rectangles
Figures, maybe
Gateways
Through spaces
Passages
My conversation with him

Splashing, striking, tearing
To break through to something new

Slowly rubbing, drawing, deliberate
To make a boundary

Some inspiration

School is starting soon so I'm gathering my source imagery and ideas.

Can't wait to get at it :)

Study for Hum

Study for Hum, 24" by 30", oil and cold wax on canvas

to take the edge off

For everyone feeling a little anxious and high-strung today (could be the forest fire haze affects us subconsciously) here's a little something to look at to slow you down.

Study for the moon

Internal truth

What is "internal truth?"
Connection?
The soul?
A place deeper than thought or emotion
The inner life, deeper stream

Practical examples of soul-stirring (to show a few)

Rothko Seagram Murals

Bourgeouis Maman (Ottawa)

James Turrell

Kusama Infinity Net paintings

Philip Guston Sleep