Post-Trip
The drawings from April are finally up in my studio after weeks of getting back into teaching, and a side-trip to Ethiopia. The goal now is to rework the drawings as needed, and start looking for exhibition venues. Any artist knows that the promotion/exhibition part of this life is another job, and for me my [...]
Gaps
On my second week under the Claiborne Avenue Bridge I met Mr. Taylor, a Ninth Ward resident in his seventies, who wondered if I had any paintings of the Ninth Ward for sale. His family has lived there for three generations, and he now lives alone. “All I need is a kitchen, bathroom, and bedroom- [...]
What did I see?
I’m back in Gloucester now, and so much happened in the last week that I’ll need some time to digest what I’ve seen, heard, and drawn. I got to a point where I needed to work, so writing was getting in the way. Since this is the first time I’ve blogged during a trip, I [...]
2nd Drawing
Getting a grasp- finally, of what I am dealing with here. A sense of needing multiple and changing perspectives to see the whole picture. As I am making this drawing, I realize it is impossible to get it ‘right’, since the scale of the drawing (about 3.5 x 5 feet) means I have to move [...]
Beginnings
Here are some images from the first couple of days working along the Industrial Canal levee.
Looking…
Worked along the Algiers levee today (Algiers is on the other side of the river from the French Quarter). I knew the idea to work on clouds was too dependent on weather, and today proved me right. So I am looking to expand my ideas, where ‘looking up’ is one of a variety of perspectives [...]
First Day of Drawing
Second day in New Orleans, first day of drawing. Yesterday was Easter, a big holiday for the friends I’m staying with. If you are my student, and you get an ‘A’ next semester, you will get to see the pictures of me in a bunny suit. Here are some sketchbook pages from today. Still trying [...]
Ideas…
The beauty of ideas is their limitless potential; those initial moments when a new creative paths reveal themselves and every direction looks good. It’s one of the parts of being an artist I like to share with my students, and when ideas click for them, I feel like we’re all in the same wonderful [...]
Leaving Tomorrow
Tomorrow I head down to New Orleans- thanks to Canson and The New England Institute of Art for making this trip possible, and to Delta Airlines for helping me get my large paper down without a huge fee. As with each trip, there’s a hum of doubt that I will find something to draw that [...]
Drawings