tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52046840366658909942024-03-14T00:45:18.880-07:00Rick Jacobi - Art BlogArtist - Art Teacher - Illustrator - Musician - Armchair PhilosopherRJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258116825085568651noreply@blogger.comBlogger139125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204684036665890994.post-35584910151227534822022-05-30T10:41:00.007-07:002022-05-30T10:47:58.278-07:00"Moses and the Burning Bush"<p>12 x 16 inches, acrylic on canvas panel, 2021.</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuseDN9VWUGOZdjPe0RbTXm56aMeJO5hWhw6OAL90Lv5CThP27evGYXcP-vOnvEyEjUvXPqU6z1cijYLHpRIbgzl_Z89frc8jzwFpAOnR6oYGNWxFvkbAcdoQVrVjZa3fM97I50_kPYYb8dKYiXqpgod7v4xmqCA99TOEhbxGUP7L6kYK9lxClaTSMiQ/s1200/32.%20MOSES%20and%20the%20BURNING%20BUSH%20pro.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuseDN9VWUGOZdjPe0RbTXm56aMeJO5hWhw6OAL90Lv5CThP27evGYXcP-vOnvEyEjUvXPqU6z1cijYLHpRIbgzl_Z89frc8jzwFpAOnR6oYGNWxFvkbAcdoQVrVjZa3fM97I50_kPYYb8dKYiXqpgod7v4xmqCA99TOEhbxGUP7L6kYK9lxClaTSMiQ/w400-h300/32.%20MOSES%20and%20the%20BURNING%20BUSH%20pro.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I have long been fascinated by the bible story of Moses and
the Burning Bush. I've wanted to paint it, but it took me a while to figure out
how. In this painting, I started with a technique called
"decalcomania", giving me an abstract texture on the canvas. Looking
at it, I could start to see various things-- faces, figures, birds, animals,
and more, which I then rendered more clearly. In the center, I added the
'all-seeing eye', the 'Eye of Providence', the eye of God, and the figure of
Moses was added as well.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As with many of the stories in the Old Testament of the
Bible, we often may wonder if the stories are literal, symbolic, or something
else. If God actually presented himself to Moses as a burning bush, what would
it have looked like? How would Moses have perceived it? One might speculate
that he may have seen something more, but a 'burning bush' was the only way for
him to describe it. <br /></span></span>
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Another interesting notion-- suggested by <span class="ofdsqnvbxjhzcxo">Benny
Shanon, an Israeli professor of cognitive philosophy,</span> is that perhaps
Moses had ingested some kind of psychoactive plant that caused him to have a
deep and profound hallucination. <br /></span></span>
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Whatever the case may be-- including the possibility that this is nothing more
than a myth-- I find this story (and many others in the Bible) to be
fascinating, and I just had to paint it.</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rick Jacobi, <i>Alien Christ</i>, 18" x 24", acrylic on canvas panel, 2019</td></tr>
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been thinking about this for many years.... If God "sent his son" to
Earth, would God not also do the same thing on other planets with alien
civilizations? I think that it would be quite likely, at least in some
cases. Of course, it would not be the earthling known as Jesus, a.k.a.
Yeshua; it would be some alien being with a name we probably could not
pro<span class="text_exposed_show">nounce. Alien beings on other worlds
may or may NOT be humanoid; however, I have presented them as such, and
given them they typical "gray alien" heads, and dressed the figures in typical "biblical clothing", just to make the image more
understandable and iconic.</span></span></span><br />
<span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><span class="text_exposed_show"><br /></span></span></span><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><span class="text_exposed_show">What do you think about this? I welcome your comments.<br /> <br /> Note: this image was adapted from a painting by 19th century Danish painter Carl Bloch.</span></span></span>RJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258116825085568651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204684036665890994.post-8499057905844798672018-12-21T22:45:00.000-08:002018-12-21T22:49:12.320-08:00Quotes about my Paintings<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rick Jacobi, <i>Bird Brain</i>, 24" x 30", acrylic on canvas panel, 2017</td></tr>
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Quotes from other people about my work:</div>
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On my painting "Deus Arcanum": "That piece is a cool mystical cartoon surreal alchemical opus. Well done. Applause, applause!"</div>
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-- Alex Grey</div>
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"Your art seems to exist on a wonderfully fuzzy
line between a kind of controlled psychedelia and a sublime divine
pattern organization."</div>
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-- Lewis Saul<br />
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On my painting "The Oracle": "Disturbingly fascinating, amazingly grotesque, yet utterly elegant."</div>
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-- Gwen Carr<br />
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"<span class="UFICommentBody">Rick, your art is spectacular-- divined, a calling from another universe, a deep place."<br />-- Skip Davis</span></div>
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<span class="UFICommentBody">"<span class="_5yl5">Rick
Jacobi’s unique artistic voice resounds far above the ubiquitous chorus
of psychedelic monotony and meaningless abstraction. His deep affinity
with the ancient mysteries emerges in a most delectable way through his
vibrant palette and fine technique. For every step the
deconstructionists took toward abandoning decency and forsaking
technique, Rick takes 10 steps closer to honesty and attention to
detail. He elucidates our strange predicament on this strange planet
and his critically important imagery challenges his admirers and peers
alike."</span></span></div>
<span class="UFICommentBody"><span class="_5yl5">-- Sean Allum / Eloh Projects</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Messenger</i>, 18" x 24", acrylic on canvas panel, 2016</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 12.0pt;">There are a number of
symbols and references in my painting of Jimi Hendrix. The numbers 6 and 9
represent Jimi's song, "If 6 was 9". The flaming heart is a reference
to "the sacred heart of Jesus" which can be found on many pictures
portraying Jesus. I certainly am not equating Jimi Hendrix with Jesus, but I DO
believe he was a spiritual messenger, which is why this painting is titled
"The Messenger".<br />
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This whole picture is influenced by Orthodox icon paintings of Christ and other
religious figures, in terms of the composition, and also some of the design
elements such as the halo, flaming heart, and the other symbols. Speaking of
which, the symbols in the red and blue triangles represent the letters A and O,
a reference to Alpha and Omega (sometimes used in Christian symbology); the
symbols here are from the alphabet known as <i>Enochian script</i>. I wanted to keep
this from being really obvious, and the <i>Enochian script</i> symbols make it more
enigmatic which I like. <br />
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The flaming heart represents the message of love, the power of soul (coming
from Jimi's lyrics). The eye in the triangle is NOT about the Illuminati;
rather, it is "The Eye of Providence", or the eye of God. Jimi is
wearing a yin/yang pendant, and has a tattoo of the Egyptian Ankh on his chest;
both are to represent the universality of his message.<br />
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Observant viewers have also noted the small, somewhat demonic-looking face at
the top of his hair. Honestly, I do not have a specific meaning for this; it
basically appeared on its own during the process of doing the initial sketches
for this painting, so there is no specific intent for this. That said, to me it
would perhaps represent the intensity and ferociousness of his playing,
particularly his solos on songs like "Voodoo Chile", "Voodoo
Child (Slight Return)", and "Machine Gun", among others. At his best,
as in these examples, Jimi is in my opinion channeling higher cosmic forces
coming from somewhere not of this earth. In the words of one of my friends:<br />
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"<i>Jimi was a messenger of Peace from Another Dimension. He spoke through
his instrument in a language unheard of.</i>"</span><br />
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I'm going to be teaching an art workshop at CoSM, a.k.a. Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, owned and operated by visionary art legends Alex and Allyson Grey. CoSM is located at Wappingers Falls, NY. The workshop is August 10-12.<br />
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Don't make art that looks like what everybody else is doing. I'll be discussing a number of topics regarding creativity and personal expression. Students will learn a number of specific methods and techniques designed to help them come up with ideas and concepts that are truly their own.<br /><br />For more:<br /><br />For detailed info on the CoSM website, <a href="https://www.cosm.org/events/finding-personal-artistic-identity/" target="_blank">click HERE.</a><br />
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Indicate your interest in attending:<br /><br />Go to the "event page" on Facebook, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/482043528877343/?active_tab=about" target="_blank">click HERE.</a>RJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258116825085568651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204684036665890994.post-79166686614057318102018-02-23T21:40:00.003-08:002018-02-23T21:46:59.357-08:00"Petitioning Papa Legba at the Crossroads"<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Petitioning Papa Legba at the Crossroads", 18" x 24", acrylic, 2018</td></tr>
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<span class=" UFICommentActorAndBody"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="UFICommentBody _1n4g">About this painting: Legendary blues man Robert Johnson is said to have
"made a deal with the Devil at the crossroads". Turns out, the "devil"
is actually a voodoo/African spirit, Legba-- often known as "Papa
Legba". Also, the crossroads is not so much a literal physical location;
rather, it is the crossroads between the physical and spiritual world.
This painting is inspired by this blues mythology </span></span></span><br />
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<span class=" UFICommentActorAndBody"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="UFICommentBody _1n4g">This
scene is in the rural south of the USA. Highway 61 is known as "The
Blues Highway", and the crossroads of the legend are said to be on this
road, specifically at the intersection of 61 and 49 in Clarksdale,
Mississippi. Other roads also make this claim, but 61 has kind of won out. The crow holds a tarot card-- The Devil-- a nod to the "deal with the
devil". The lizard probably means something too, but I just added it
mainly to balance out the crow in terms of the composition of the
picture.<br /><br />On the left, carrying a guitar, </span></span></span><span class=" UFICommentActorAndBody"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="UFICommentBody">is
a blues man who wants to be "the next Robert Johnson". He is attired
in festive Mardi Gras apparel. He has in his arm a pint of Bacardi rum,
as a gift for Papa Legba.</span></span></span><br />
<span class=" UFICommentActorAndBody"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="UFICommentBody"><br /></span></span></span>The central figure <span class=" UFICommentActorAndBody"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="UFICommentBody">of
course, is Papa Legba. Legba is often seen walking with a crutch,
smoking a pipe, and is frequently followed by a dog. He also often wears
a straw hat, but in this case, I had something else in mind. His powers
are represented by the bolts of energy shooting from his fingers.</span></span></span><br />
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<span class=" UFICommentActorAndBody"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="UFICommentBody"><span class=" UFICommentActorAndBody"> <span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="UFICommentBody _1n4g">On the right is a southern redneck/greaser dude, who is also a voodoo practitioner.
Note the "mojo hand" (mojo bag) tied around his neck. The hand on the
gearshift, his "vehicle", and the 8-ball tattoo are all a nod to
the great Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, creator
of many legendary custom cars in the 60s; also one of the originators of
"weirdo art" and a forefather of what has come to be known as "lowbrow
art" or "pop surrealism".<br /><br />Prints of this painting are available <a href="https://rickjacobiart.com/" target="_blank">on my website.</a></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span class=" UFICommentActorAndBody"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="UFICommentBody _1n4g"></span></span></span>RJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258116825085568651noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204684036665890994.post-12873149269229619212017-04-27T14:58:00.000-07:002017-04-27T15:02:52.746-07:00"The Messenger" - a portrait of Jimi HendrixIn the words of one of my friends, "Jimi was a messenger of Peace from Another Dimension. He spoke through his instrument in a language unheard of."<br />
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Fine Art Prints of this painting are available on my website:<br />
<a href="https://rickjacobiart.com/collections/96294" target="_blank">JIMI HENDRIX ART</a><br />
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RJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258116825085568651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204684036665890994.post-88618452080239273032015-11-25T20:57:00.000-08:002015-11-25T21:07:56.940-08:00My painting "Deus Arcanum" (Mysterious Deity) explained, sort of.<div style="text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Deus Arcanum</i>, 18" x 24", acrylic on canvas panel</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">© Rick Jacobi 2014</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">First, a few
words about the process: This piece started as a little "mindless*"
doodle about two inches high. I don't even remember when or where I did
it, but I was
smart enough to cut it out and save it. It sat on my desk for some time,
and
then I decided to see what I could do with it. I did a larger, more
developed
black and white sketch in Photoshop, drawing with a Wacom tablet
& stylus.
That sketch was further developed and then colored. The color sketch was
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used as a reference for the painting. (*Note: that so-called mindless
state is
often where some of the best ideas seem to come from!)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Other than art, one of the things I'm most interested in is
that BIG QUESTION: who are we, and where do we come from? To try to get some
clues as to the answer to this question, we can look to a number of different
sources: the history of world religions and spiritual traditions, the history
of esoteric and occult traditions, ancient history in general, and ancient
PRE-history-- known and unknown. We can also sometimes get some information
through personal spiritual or metaphysical experiences brought on through
meditation or by various other means, including the use of mind-altering
substances. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In my reading and general research into these topics, I have
also become very interested in symbols, particularly the many ancient
archetypal symbols that appear again and again throughout history. Oftentimes
we see the same or similar symbols in different cultures at different times all
throughout the world. Some of these symbols are extremely ancient, and many of
them go back to Paleolithic times. Even that long ago, humans sought answers to
the "big question". I often like to make use of some of these symbols
in my art. Some might argue that this is "cultural appropriation".
(Nobody has ever accused me of that, although one person described Deus Arcanum
as "Luciferian trash". I had to LOL on that one!) I reject the notion
of cultural appropriation, at least in my art. I use these symbols as ways of
getting the viewer to connect with deeper meanings and concepts that they may
or may not consciously be aware of-- to open a portal to deeper understanding,
so to speak. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In this painting, I have used a number of symbols. First,
and most dominant, is the eye in the triangle, known as the
"all-seeing-eye". For many people today, this is a symbol of the
Illuminati, that elusive secret organization of the global power elite. Whether
there is actually a specific group called the Illuminati or not is a moot
point-- the symbol represents that power elite in whatever form they take. The
all-seeing-eye is also known as the "Eye of Providence", as seen at
the top of the pyramid on the back of the American one dollar bill (ooh,
Illuminati!). The Eye of Providence is basically a symbol for God, and may have
as its origin the ancient Egyptian Eye of Horus.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Another symbol in this painting can be found on the gold
disc in the breast area-- the headdress of the Egyptian goddess Hathor,
comprised of a sun disc set between cow horns (although in this case, the disc
perhaps is more symbolic of the moon, in that it is painted blue). The
headdress sits on top of a skull, symbolizing death. Below that is a lizard
perched over a stylized vaginal opening. Don't ask me what it means, because I
really don't know. All I can say is that lizards and other small creatures
sometimes find have found their way into my paintings. (Some people say that
humans are the result of genetic experiments carried out by
"reptilian" aliens, so I suppose you could read that into it, but
that was not my intent.)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We also see in this painting a mouth with a protruding
tongue, perhaps reminiscent of the Hindu goddess Kali. At the crown of the deity
is another disc symbol; in this case it is the Seal of Shamash, the symbol of
the Mesopotamian sun god. Additionally, there are two serpents that are eating
each other. This is similar to the Ouroboros, the circular self-eating snake or
dragon that is seen in many cultures throughout history and in many
esoteric/occult traditions.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What about the red-orange eel-like creatures that are
emanating upwards from the hands, and floating around the upper part of the
image? These symbolize elemental, primordial life forms, out of which all other
life evolves. What are the red spheres emerging from the gold necklace,
floating toward the viewer? Perhaps it is life force being spread throughout
the cosmos?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now let's take a look at the four glyphs located in the blue
triangles. In my original color sketch, these triangles had water drops on
them. It looked good, but it didn't say anything. I felt the need for something
significant here. What could it be? I was already thinking of this creature as some
sort of mysterious deity. I pondered this for a while.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In the Judeo/Christian tradition, most people believe that
there is one all-powerful God, known to many as Jehovah, and also sometimes
known as Yaweh, represented in Hebrew by the tetragrammaton ("four
letters") <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Yod Heh Vav Heh</i>, which
was transliterated into Roman script as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Y
H W H</i>. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Something that is probably not known to most Christians and
even Jews is that Jehovah or Yaweh was not always the one exclusive God of the
Israelites. There is a complex history of polytheistic worship in that part of
the ancient world, too much to go into in this brief essay. In short (very much
simplified), Yaweh was one of many regional gods, and the one that ultimately
"won out", according to the Bible.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Y H W H... four triangles... maybe this was the answer.
However, I did not want it to be overly obvious, so I decided to write it in
code. After some research, I decided to use something known as Enochian script.
Enochian script comes to us from 16th century mathematician/scientist/occultist
John Dee, who was an adviser to Queen Elizabeth I of England. Dee worked
together with his colleague Edward Kelley, who was a spirit medium; they
claimed that this language was revealed to them by "Enochian angels".
Please note that this mysterious deity is NOT specifically intended to
represent Yaweh or Jehovah. This is only one aspect of what it is about.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now, to go even deeper, let's jump down into the rabbit hole
for a moment. There are some who say that Yaweh is actually Satan. Certainly
Yaweh, the God of the Old Testament, was extremely bloodthirsty. If you don't
believe this, read the first five books of the bible. Was Yaweh actually Satan?
To most, this would seem highly unlikely if not totally ridiculous. Than again,
is any of this stuff even real, or is it all just a collection of myths created
by primitive peoples in the distant past?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So, who or what is "God"? If we are talking about
the One God, the Creator of all that is, this is a question that defies answer.
Any entity or force that is responsible for creating the universe (perhaps even
a multi-verse, potentially even unlimited "parallel universes") is by
its nature going to be totally incomprehensible to mortal minds, a mystery. This
painting, by presenting a mysterious deity comprised of aspects of several
different gods and goddesses, asks us to contemplate the existence and nature
of God.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A few final
words on the way this painting (and many of my other drawings and paintings) came
to be, and how I work in general: while much of my work is done very
deliberately-- often going through a series of sketches before painting-- I try
to work as intuitively as possible, and just let ideas and images come to me.
This is done in various ways, and really, is a whole other topic, but suffice
it to say that basically I try to allow the work to come from a place of
mystery. That place may be from my subconscious mind, or other even more
mysterious sources. This is what keeps me interested in painting-- creating
work that I myself do not always fully understand.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Last and FINAL note about this painting: Deus Arcanum was in
large part painted during a "visionary painting intensive" seminar in
the studio of the great visionary artists Alex and Allyson Grey, located in
their home on the grounds of their spiritual art center, the Chapel of Sacred
Mirrors, a.k.a. CoSM, in Wappingers Falls, New York, in the summer of 2014.
Deus Arcanum will be featured in the upcoming CoSM Journal, to be published in
late 2015 or early 2016.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Posters of Deus Arcanum are available on my website:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://rickjacobiart.com/" target="_blank">rickjacobiart.com</a></span></span></div>
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RJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258116825085568651noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204684036665890994.post-38167882001464034992015-05-10T15:43:00.002-07:002015-05-19T11:39:26.330-07:00New painting, "I AM"<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqef_YyN1obPvH1u2tEda2Wm37lLxq4DTSPQyDZPe006EwPOKxL6Idb3-AASp_Os-zt12DxPNE6IwwE79vEtTEnI8zk0Ree4D9Ki2rIyzf_FDwqxthyWHFNrmdZQLDTwoOfuzaWepp-E2S/s1600/13.+I+AM+pro.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqef_YyN1obPvH1u2tEda2Wm37lLxq4DTSPQyDZPe006EwPOKxL6Idb3-AASp_Os-zt12DxPNE6IwwE79vEtTEnI8zk0Ree4D9Ki2rIyzf_FDwqxthyWHFNrmdZQLDTwoOfuzaWepp-E2S/s400/13.+I+AM+pro.jpg" width="400" /></a><i><b>I AM</b></i>, 18" x 24", acrylic on canvas panel<br />
© Rick Jacobi 2015<br />
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The title of this painting refers to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_that_I_Am" target="_blank">God's reply to Moses</a> when Moses asks God
what his name is. God, appearing as a burning bush, tells Moses that his name is "I Am That I Am" (also translated as "I Will Be What I Will Be").<br />
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There are a number of symbols in this painting. I have used the alchemical/tarot
symbols for fire (upward-pointing red triangle) and water (downward-pointing blue triangle); these of course also represent male/female. Earth and air are also present, rounding out the four basic elements of alchemy and tarot.
While this is not an image of a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seraph" target="_blank">seraph</a>, the six wings could be somewhat
suggestive of that. The snakes form a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesica_piscis" target="_blank">vesica piscis</a>. The glyphs on the
winged triangle spell out "I AM" in "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enochian" target="_blank">Enochian script</a>", as developed by the 16th century English occultist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dee" target="_blank">John Dee</a>. The eye in the triangle is often referred to as "the all-seeing eye". It has recently in popular culture become pretty well-known as a symbol of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illuminati_in_popular_culture" target="_blank">Illuminati</a>. However, it has historically been known as the eye of God, and is referred to as the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_of_Providence" target="_blank">Eye of Providence</a> by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemasonry" target="_blank">Freemasons</a>.<br />
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We also see a number
of UFOs in this painting-- this refers to the possibility of
extraterrestrial "<a href="http://www.ufoevidence.org/documents/doc147.htm" target="_blank">help</a>" in the creation of life on earth, particularly
human life. There is a mysterious glyph on the bottom-- this is
something I came up with a while back-- it does not have a specific
meaning that I am aware of, but it's one of those things that
the viewer can "read into". I think it may have to do with the expansion and reaching out of the creative force, or something like that, which would make sense given the theme of this painting.<br />
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And finally, the eye in the center: this was not part of my original sketch, but it came to me late in the process. When it hit me, it totally made sense-- this radiant eye represents the all of everything that exists, the universal creator, a.k.a. God.RJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258116825085568651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204684036665890994.post-69265835768096606122015-05-10T12:02:00.000-07:002015-05-10T12:02:25.566-07:00I now have an official ".com" website for my art!After several years of showing my art on this blog, I have finally taken the step of creating an actual ".com" website for my art. I hope you will take a few moments to visit it.<br /><br />On my website, you will also find a link to my online store, where you can buy my art reproduced as fine art prints, prints on stretched canvas, phone cases/skins, awesome full-color t-shirts, and more.<br /><br />Click <a href="http://rickjacobiart.com/" target="_blank">HERE</a> for my website. Thank you.<br />
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<i>The Oracle</i>, acrylic, 24" x 30", 2013<br />
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This is my most recent painting, completed on November 1, 2013.RJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258116825085568651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204684036665890994.post-91042465601181851032013-11-14T18:36:00.001-08:002015-05-10T20:00:25.308-07:00They Came From Within<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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They <i>They Came From Within</i> , acrylic, 12" x 16", 2013<br />
(<i>portrait of Randy Tessier</i>) <br />
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<span class="fbPhotoCaptionText">This past August, I attended this
three-day workshop with <a href="http://amandasage.com/" target="_blank">Amanda Sage</a> @ <a href="http://www.cosm.org/art/alexgrey" target="_blank">Alex Grey's CoSM</a> "Art Sanctuary"
in Wappingers Falls NY. The CoSM house is a combination art gallery,
event venue, learning environment, and guest house. It was a wonderful
experience-- Amanda is a great artist, and she apprenticed for ten years
with Austrian visionary artist <a href="http://www.ernstfuchs-zentrum.com/" target="_blank">Ernst Fuchs</a>, one of the founders of the
Vienna School of Fantastic Realism.<br /> <br /> Fuchs paints with a method
known as the "mischtechnik" (mixed technique), as used by 15th century
painter Jan van Eyck among others. Painter <a href="http://www.matiklarweinart.com/" target="_blank">Mati Klarwein</a> (known to many
as the cover artist for Santana's "Abraxas", Miles Davis' "Bitches
Brew") also studied with Fuchs. Amanda Sage has also mastered this
technique, and this was the focus of the workshop.<br /> <br />
Traditionally, mischtechnik involves alternating layers of egg tempera
with glazes in oil. Because of the short time frame of this workshop,
most of us used acrylic paint-- technically not "misch" in the strictest
sense, but the principal is essentially the same-- start with a darkish
red over the whole canvas, develop forms in white, glaze with
transparent color, and repeat as many times as necessary to get the
desired effect.<br /> <br /> There were some outstanding artists that
participated in the workshop, and everyone was super-nice and supportive
of each other. Amanda was very helpful and generous with her time, and a
really positive force in general. All in all, it was a great
experience-- it was difficult to leave and come back home!<br /> <br />
Spending several days at Alex Grey's CoSM house was an amazing
experience, incredibly inspiring (we stayed on-site, in one of the guest
rooms upstairs). At CoSM you are surrounded by many of Alex's original
paintings and sculptures, his art/metaphysical library, and much more. <br /> <br /> Many thanks to Amanda, the other workshop participants, and to Alex for sharing his space with us.<br /> <br />
Note: CoSM stands for Chapel of Sacred Mirrors. If you are not familiar
with Alex Grey, I highly recommend a bit of research online. Ditto for
Fuchs, Sage, and Klarwein.</span>RJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258116825085568651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204684036665890994.post-43943138265880711002013-05-15T19:19:00.002-07:002013-05-15T19:19:44.807-07:00AAW Spring Art Show<span class="userContent">Come to this show and see artwork by my high school students.<br /> Thursday, May 23 from 6:30 to 8:30.<br /> OPEN BAR! Just kidding, it's a high school.</span><br />
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RJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258116825085568651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204684036665890994.post-25394671882818710722013-03-24T15:25:00.001-07:002013-03-24T15:26:16.781-07:00The Oracle - revised<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is a fairly major revision to this piece. The original was posted on June 30, 2012.<br />
<br />RJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258116825085568651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204684036665890994.post-77663278774570753772013-02-08T09:05:00.000-08:002013-02-08T09:05:52.698-08:00New Sketch<br />
This is a recently completed sketch, created in Photoshop, based on a
pencil sketch in my sketchbook. It does not yet have an official title.
My working title has been Vesica Serpens, in that the snakes are on top
of an underlying <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesica_piscis" target="_blank">vesica piscis</a>. This may well be turned into an acrylic
painting... stay tuned...<br />
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<br />RJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258116825085568651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204684036665890994.post-71429342272851971102013-01-09T18:53:00.001-08:002013-01-09T18:54:41.316-08:00New blog page: Rick Jacobi - Esoteric Art<br />
I decided it would be nice to put all of my "esoteric" artwork into one location, so I created a new blog page. You can find it <a href="http://rjesotericart.blogspot.com/">HERE</a>.<br />
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption"><i>The Opener of the Way</i>, 18" x 24", acrylic, 2008</td></tr>
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<br />RJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258116825085568651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204684036665890994.post-8275559224791162002012-08-23T20:49:00.006-07:002012-08-24T13:19:21.220-07:00The Oracle - process<span style="color:#000000;">***</span><br />Here are the early stages of <b><i>The Oracle</i></b>, (see below) which at this point remains strictly a digital sketch. It will likely become a painting at some time in the future.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9kcdJsQE7jP_Q_VrbThEhUdJTUZQEz9obaKc47GFr5h2Oo6XKkAUdxtp6pnqTIATGp37456uF7wyetAbRyGdgnYRmIuVg0FtMfCMktRilN-YZ8RLY6fhKUgTE5wN5ng0ARAPLvKV1Qctp/s1600/mystery+of+self.1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9kcdJsQE7jP_Q_VrbThEhUdJTUZQEz9obaKc47GFr5h2Oo6XKkAUdxtp6pnqTIATGp37456uF7wyetAbRyGdgnYRmIuVg0FtMfCMktRilN-YZ8RLY6fhKUgTE5wN5ng0ARAPLvKV1Qctp/s400/mystery+of+self.1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780082241235927682" border="0" /></a><br />This was drawn after waking up (halfway) in the middle of the night. Photoshop, Wacom Intuos tablet.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPO3A1MLjRP_3qdiqAlO5V3Pi1omJF41refOLGq_NgZB-2zv3DMOZrfmkzwOQw_4fZOi1ZAjk2rM2BcQFiOV-pYEbQuyaZfD1q_xHbMcKgzN11Yl4qbayRce8xpkPyEoPb8zhqzuQTvGUY/s1600/mystery+of+self.2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPO3A1MLjRP_3qdiqAlO5V3Pi1omJF41refOLGq_NgZB-2zv3DMOZrfmkzwOQw_4fZOi1ZAjk2rM2BcQFiOV-pYEbQuyaZfD1q_xHbMcKgzN11Yl4qbayRce8xpkPyEoPb8zhqzuQTvGUY/s400/mystery+of+self.2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780082243122213762" border="0" /></a><br />Half of it was selected, copied, flopped, and moved to the other side.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0Zutk36uAgbJEFZABHWUULE8nxyVg2pmr5cwkZznKoE1PPBaW_WJfeApvSL-sWnVp9RhZecF1Q1oplUKxCrzZEYyUh_ZjlJlsCnzme9w9fix_RKZ6kwAYOv5Penm1cGtbd610__gEUas/s1600/mystery+of+self.2.rotate.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0Zutk36uAgbJEFZABHWUULE8nxyVg2pmr5cwkZznKoE1PPBaW_WJfeApvSL-sWnVp9RhZecF1Q1oplUKxCrzZEYyUh_ZjlJlsCnzme9w9fix_RKZ6kwAYOv5Penm1cGtbd610__gEUas/s400/mystery+of+self.2.rotate.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780082252843078066" border="0" /></a><br />180 degree rotation<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93b3M2-5F8RisbwtVtVYpPa9R7jrAfxmDY45nNf0MC0mt24ghkjtFWQ1NWWrE7HPGviKQpJkoHcbEcsvoQCEC5h3JgTkcTk8YzKI1TdnRTyNtucI_m3sXFKSZhdum2srjofgyBLFiNRV3/s1600/mystery+of+self.3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93b3M2-5F8RisbwtVtVYpPa9R7jrAfxmDY45nNf0MC0mt24ghkjtFWQ1NWWrE7HPGviKQpJkoHcbEcsvoQCEC5h3JgTkcTk8YzKI1TdnRTyNtucI_m3sXFKSZhdum2srjofgyBLFiNRV3/s400/mystery+of+self.3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780087944846105026" border="0" /></a><br />Further development-- the other half of the first sketch was copied, flopped, moved, and rotated, and added on top.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKAvsqxp83OyjNWTk0slCyx0tknHBNdzaV203uYBwDnD3vSCAalIF7h7cT0OkNcTKLp7915zosFiSxfjhogW58MuCgp2Loi3-NhgPNsHKXzVGjRKE1YcvRr4rlzsGvk90oG-Z4HHXCoZa/s1600/The+Oracle+bw+sketch.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKAvsqxp83OyjNWTk0slCyx0tknHBNdzaV203uYBwDnD3vSCAalIF7h7cT0OkNcTKLp7915zosFiSxfjhogW58MuCgp2Loi3-NhgPNsHKXzVGjRKE1YcvRr4rlzsGvk90oG-Z4HHXCoZa/s400/The+Oracle+bw+sketch.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780082257537408018" border="0" /></a><br />Drawn on top of the above sketch, in several layers in Photoshop.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnNTquIhCKT957wliEHvwp105TWar36ADC1O4SapSgYsIr7sJzV8UG8BuBgKjpZ2R8IVBabmbxh7hFn1gZ3IzqZxrUtoaDt4XL2DlN51gf3uhP_8cfz7Gxm2XvP7gtToh1QCNlWylkbj8_/s1600/+THE+ORACLE.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnNTquIhCKT957wliEHvwp105TWar36ADC1O4SapSgYsIr7sJzV8UG8BuBgKjpZ2R8IVBabmbxh7hFn1gZ3IzqZxrUtoaDt4XL2DlN51gf3uhP_8cfz7Gxm2XvP7gtToh1QCNlWylkbj8_/s400/+THE+ORACLE.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5780082272720399138" border="0" /></a><br />Colored in Photoshop.<br />RJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258116825085568651noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204684036665890994.post-23611275762642457182012-06-30T15:45:00.003-07:002012-06-30T15:47:35.209-07:00The Oracle - digital sketch<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**</span><br />This is my most recent project; just finished it today.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioHy8Ioj7yOTmyF76RJM9DHdO2mtx8gYbfHUGN0cMtsqSS_bGA-YeWsc9KydsNIC9j5y8B4VJHwEZy8sxUoNzqAzdIHBmSkjgJXdDKDCQF_U3Z9j5nHI_g7PQc2BU2KT9g4iAEo5wj4baH/s1600/+THE+ORACLE.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioHy8Ioj7yOTmyF76RJM9DHdO2mtx8gYbfHUGN0cMtsqSS_bGA-YeWsc9KydsNIC9j5y8B4VJHwEZy8sxUoNzqAzdIHBmSkjgJXdDKDCQF_U3Z9j5nHI_g7PQc2BU2KT9g4iAEo5wj4baH/s400/+THE+ORACLE.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5759965108707072850" border="0" /></a><br />Jacobi, <span style="font-style: italic;">The Oracle</span>, digital/PhotoshopRJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258116825085568651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204684036665890994.post-5782073835874430652012-06-27T18:31:00.007-07:002012-06-27T20:01:18.765-07:00Diane Kramer is the BEST!<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXISyJJZNymrcvE8XzJA8S0Lj2zopsJlOdyRiDD3EUww00Xc6rFy_9lKorhqqA3bizGn0TR99CfXqlHMV0ziAjG4-ydz9ZsAIKFrRicJ013FPG6J6rKXBHtt1-NZy1r1R0vo-ShtO7Kzs8/s1600/Diane+Kramer+self+portrait+pic.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 367px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXISyJJZNymrcvE8XzJA8S0Lj2zopsJlOdyRiDD3EUww00Xc6rFy_9lKorhqqA3bizGn0TR99CfXqlHMV0ziAjG4-ydz9ZsAIKFrRicJ013FPG6J6rKXBHtt1-NZy1r1R0vo-ShtO7Kzs8/s400/Diane+Kramer+self+portrait+pic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5758904542875343458" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Diane Kramer spent most of second semester as "artist-in-residence" at Arts Academy in the Woods, where I teach art to high school kids. When I first learned that we might have someone joining us in this capacity, I have to admit to initially having had a bit of uncertainty about the situation. Happily, it turned out to be a GREAT experience! Painter, sculptor, photographer, and mixed-media artist, Diane is extremely prolific, cranking out a LOT of really high-quality art. She divided her time between the classroom and working in her studio.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8_gJwPnF09o_yYjNa_XbDwhnbh64fba5b_F13FW7dQL09cv_HqCA9qe2Woh_FnojD2UlGSfTTUbTs-e-vGS8aZHbrdGxk7kkzuczRyZPw5P5Dgk4SKPJ2tJ8Top-ZkBJ4qJMKfCaD4ESl/s1600/insidethewall_finito.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8_gJwPnF09o_yYjNa_XbDwhnbh64fba5b_F13FW7dQL09cv_HqCA9qe2Woh_FnojD2UlGSfTTUbTs-e-vGS8aZHbrdGxk7kkzuczRyZPw5P5Dgk4SKPJ2tJ8Top-ZkBJ4qJMKfCaD4ESl/s400/insidethewall_finito.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5758904847620678562" border="0" /></a><br />Kramer, <span style="font-style: italic;">Inside the Wall</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQV3-OLVmHSRzCJgc6ravoqa_7PWdwGhsrQBw8PwMHmolFHO032gizZylNZvwbD4-LoVd7qttTlKXtzgZnjncBYTjrOiSv-a-Be6XM1YBBrF7kScOPRCvxE2mlTutWvBtv7Oyi8oOn6mRx/s1600/nya.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQV3-OLVmHSRzCJgc6ravoqa_7PWdwGhsrQBw8PwMHmolFHO032gizZylNZvwbD4-LoVd7qttTlKXtzgZnjncBYTjrOiSv-a-Be6XM1YBBrF7kScOPRCvxE2mlTutWvBtv7Oyi8oOn6mRx/s400/nya.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5758905026503658930" border="0" /></a><br />Art student Nya H.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVSo-gIPjU-aJAge1zgb-qxF7P_i9_jp4115dG5K-0DRqoWpBC5T3aD-fBjLZoHyWwuuPOs6LVVuw0ees_64AjR8zrhN00-54sT1xtmV61rJHjyRREIgqJWw3Z0CRzxYlFtCvrk_mFjYIr/s1600/lineup.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVSo-gIPjU-aJAge1zgb-qxF7P_i9_jp4115dG5K-0DRqoWpBC5T3aD-fBjLZoHyWwuuPOs6LVVuw0ees_64AjR8zrhN00-54sT1xtmV61rJHjyRREIgqJWw3Z0CRzxYlFtCvrk_mFjYIr/s400/lineup.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5758905017618867362" border="0" /></a><br />Kramer, <span style="font-style: italic;">Spirit Warriors</span>, work in progress<br /><br />"Rooted in intuition", as she says, there is a real magic to her work. She combines oil paint with the most mundane items-- pieces of bark, random bits of wood, cloth, string, small bits of hardware, etc.-- more personal items are included as well-- all ever so seamlessly, into work that is incredibly rich visually and endlessly intriguing from an intellectual and emotional standpoint.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZKPn_8VRv_mkat8tU9V7kSxV-O0JUvQbOZ3QvNyj3Jup9rpqoSS_XE7Q8QOTpunP33JtmHVzkiCKZZgHROHBoOfigpq_D76yTzPEZOM-0q1d8b2LgWzBxq6fBeOYAQ3LoW7SCKQt-r-lw/s1600/DSC_3739.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZKPn_8VRv_mkat8tU9V7kSxV-O0JUvQbOZ3QvNyj3Jup9rpqoSS_XE7Q8QOTpunP33JtmHVzkiCKZZgHROHBoOfigpq_D76yTzPEZOM-0q1d8b2LgWzBxq6fBeOYAQ3LoW7SCKQt-r-lw/s400/DSC_3739.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5758904562367515074" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Spirit Warrrior close-up</span><br /><br />That's just a bit about her art. As great as all of that was, even better than that was Diane herself-- endlessly giving, caring, and yes loving. She put heart and soul into sharing as much of herself as my students and I were willing to receive. And not just my students-- lots of other kids, non-art students, routinely visited Diane in her studio up on the second floor.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8CxU_X2c5v0GZHDiG9MMUDdPf-2pHZHSxEOWh9pcWZnJvG1F6D7S0KzkeUA_CHKdD3H0HhmvjITFwTbD4Tv8QXvp3Ww7dzfMNDcFGI8dW-y36dpb58CyjfKt81n_hWv891AxcyhBGlxTr/s1600/DSC_3238.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 336px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8CxU_X2c5v0GZHDiG9MMUDdPf-2pHZHSxEOWh9pcWZnJvG1F6D7S0KzkeUA_CHKdD3H0HhmvjITFwTbD4Tv8QXvp3Ww7dzfMNDcFGI8dW-y36dpb58CyjfKt81n_hWv891AxcyhBGlxTr/s400/DSC_3238.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5758904555865791426" border="0" /></a><br />Visual Art students<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYmV18ScwerzIMlgyBpEeAl3hdvdA9DVZOcrANMZA8AjhWpxA4lJwDisczHma_uR2MBrDNQL8Y8YZN3Kn7mgh3EU0i98_OfU1nUdlsohlxhLUsftv5sCitoDNdQ0LS-slWv-zdwv80uDm/s1600/DSC_3006.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYmV18ScwerzIMlgyBpEeAl3hdvdA9DVZOcrANMZA8AjhWpxA4lJwDisczHma_uR2MBrDNQL8Y8YZN3Kn7mgh3EU0i98_OfU1nUdlsohlxhLUsftv5sCitoDNdQ0LS-slWv-zdwv80uDm/s400/DSC_3006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5758904548262957938" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Art students "feeling the power"!</span><br /><br />For me personally, Diane was a complete joy to work with. She was filled with enthusiasm, but never the least bit intrusive. In fact, she fit in so well, wherever she could, that she was a tremendous help to me in more ways than I can go into in a few short paragraphs.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0XRRZfbXVzMRKtDIoqEkgf-kv6RwwbDKGyQvuBzYOhJN8mDOj_FPS9uC0bJe6gVdUjC_nKbV34KT0_0salNHUXaOLiowE3u5MWhMJrqnuBHYKwgbERZH2uPLmc6UGr1nQDBr2HBDb-3eb/s1600/IMG_1526.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0XRRZfbXVzMRKtDIoqEkgf-kv6RwwbDKGyQvuBzYOhJN8mDOj_FPS9uC0bJe6gVdUjC_nKbV34KT0_0salNHUXaOLiowE3u5MWhMJrqnuBHYKwgbERZH2uPLmc6UGr1nQDBr2HBDb-3eb/s400/IMG_1526.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5758904845716667810" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWqdmvYByGEs6TxeTbnGp0HLvVdDmSRzGP9bFo3r1Awj_WJo5klI5aPCAXWBeFdqGc4EDaY60Io2v73IlnZUrpfFiEN3ao_71Cj3HbFofYqWDkAWmJPj1eXeBsk72oPZ9Moc5DJeHbTLo/s1600/girls.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWqdmvYByGEs6TxeTbnGp0HLvVdDmSRzGP9bFo3r1Awj_WJo5klI5aPCAXWBeFdqGc4EDaY60Io2v73IlnZUrpfFiEN3ao_71Cj3HbFofYqWDkAWmJPj1eXeBsk72oPZ9Moc5DJeHbTLo/s400/girls.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5758904839729803154" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Diane quickly became a part of all of our lives, and a part of her will be with all of us, always. Thank you, Diane, from the bottom of my heart. You are the BEST!<br /><br />You can see Diane's journey at our school on her blog, <a href="http://studiokramer.blogspot.com/">STUDIOKRAMER</a>, and be sure to check out <a href="http://www.dianemariekramer.com/">her website</a>, where you can see a bunch of her work in a wide range of media.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRwFEh3R74RMGZmBkHRWbace5RK-HxAhVa0sD5O1UJLgovcQidaA31raVNRTw5_GaKtJNI4HIKt7XMGjE58XUIoX2zLCR0fYekGkpqzz3e7LQXeEGqasE8ibd8WJyjQwT08i8Hz6FAs0df/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-06-27+at+10.43.11+PM.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRwFEh3R74RMGZmBkHRWbace5RK-HxAhVa0sD5O1UJLgovcQidaA31raVNRTw5_GaKtJNI4HIKt7XMGjE58XUIoX2zLCR0fYekGkpqzz3e7LQXeEGqasE8ibd8WJyjQwT08i8Hz6FAs0df/s400/Screen+shot+2012-06-27+at+10.43.11+PM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5758913807921399778" border="0" /></a><br />Kramer, <span style="font-style: italic;">untitled</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYQresR-nmZaKzWj6edMch8SVQU0hwlZ9MGI5QeIjv0Yl03hVd25jpslnxmQ29MeNiz0Vd5DLu6OUZDEkuXCYBFHUd5QKU5jxDZkIhuw2qsOg6JAKVnMWOcZvHePby552UNXZO1HRu8Xt/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-06-27+at+10.41.55+PM.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 388px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYQresR-nmZaKzWj6edMch8SVQU0hwlZ9MGI5QeIjv0Yl03hVd25jpslnxmQ29MeNiz0Vd5DLu6OUZDEkuXCYBFHUd5QKU5jxDZkIhuw2qsOg6JAKVnMWOcZvHePby552UNXZO1HRu8Xt/s400/Screen+shot+2012-06-27+at+10.41.55+PM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5758913794851049794" border="0" /></a><br />Kramer, <span style="font-style: italic;">The Dream</span><br /><br />We will miss you, and you had better come back for a visit once in a while-- OR ELSE!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioo9d9QiAfq4Q68pWaOAl-T4RgacwZcaEbhozlJBi91cnvC-GpaVfwqDLzyjc_jy1AmZigp9SiFfHVfoQbyk25gDvulp8Pm8Dsp1gJ9BIQf4KekKhQl_pwzgD0ZZCpWZl3EkArvukEsPS3/s1600/2di.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioo9d9QiAfq4Q68pWaOAl-T4RgacwZcaEbhozlJBi91cnvC-GpaVfwqDLzyjc_jy1AmZigp9SiFfHVfoQbyk25gDvulp8Pm8Dsp1gJ9BIQf4KekKhQl_pwzgD0ZZCpWZl3EkArvukEsPS3/s400/2di.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5758904537725757490" border="0" /></a>RJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258116825085568651noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204684036665890994.post-84566568638078941802012-05-22T21:01:00.000-07:002012-05-22T21:02:36.178-07:0011th Annual Spring Art Show @ AAW<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHG5DufS9k61e6f6aM66jRd8R36JCGiJYkIc8Yw_Gwm0oLRgy3TKDLqUy0xxE3bItpIbpzxVgYoRRwa7IlH_M5TkO2EuAtZ5GCuxAw6ZFPgjAyTSbUP3sokQ5ywxidI_IPES-y8FL5DAo/s1600/Art+Show+flyer.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHG5DufS9k61e6f6aM66jRd8R36JCGiJYkIc8Yw_Gwm0oLRgy3TKDLqUy0xxE3bItpIbpzxVgYoRRwa7IlH_M5TkO2EuAtZ5GCuxAw6ZFPgjAyTSbUP3sokQ5ywxidI_IPES-y8FL5DAo/s400/Art+Show+flyer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5745573957204551074" border="0" /></a>RJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258116825085568651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204684036665890994.post-59884333800995659952012-04-28T14:31:00.013-07:002012-05-12T11:35:27.535-07:00Hidden Currents of the Deep<i><span style="color:black;">*** </span></i><br /><i>Hidden Currents of the Deep</i> is my most recent painting. Below you can see the progression of this piece from start to finish, including various stages of sketches.<br /><br />(<i>click on images for a larger view</i>)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqKszUoODffsFuZyOxmt9pT6Lvlwnx3NAYijMnMDdYshcVbZ2UvAVVl3ZJmDQ93ymEpuLbFBpFHT67RAL8wPLjwIk0O6FWiDMliX07es-GmSOgBo9ICfkfSA7yuf7DYWMTQXDnKzodUcm/s1600/+Hidden+Currents+of+the+Deep.final.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqKszUoODffsFuZyOxmt9pT6Lvlwnx3NAYijMnMDdYshcVbZ2UvAVVl3ZJmDQ93ymEpuLbFBpFHT67RAL8wPLjwIk0O6FWiDMliX07es-GmSOgBo9ICfkfSA7yuf7DYWMTQXDnKzodUcm/s400/+Hidden+Currents+of+the+Deep.final.jpg" height="320" width="400" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><i>Hidden Currents of the Deep, 24" x 30", acrylic on canvas board, 2012.</i><br /><br />As with my other recent paintings, I'm trying to develop my work with as little conscious thought as possible, attempting to connect with the hidden currents of the deep waters of my unconscious mind. The result of this is that although I may have at least some sense of what these paintings are about, they are in large part a mystery to me. This is what I find so intriguing about this way of working, and what has been the main driving force in the production of my art over the last few years.<br /><br /><b>Sequence of Sketches</b><br /><br />The first sketch was done with Prismacolor sticks on newsprint. I'm using a method I refer to as "blind ambidextrous symmetrical drawing"; meaning that I draw with both hands, eyes closed, in a more or less symmetrical manner. This is the part where I attempt to be as unconscious as possible of what my hands are doing.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqXspHymSZXKzekvPjCdrFERXLHddYao-DPGL-TXuYxtf6TYtP4TKIqFEIslc6E58-Cqhd76DavfvuFV_hdJLTqGI-PVLHkNN9fyY8DHdnAWZRqk29vrrYzPGLMI7A40tubVDQQsvsbOjI/s1600/sketch+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqXspHymSZXKzekvPjCdrFERXLHddYao-DPGL-TXuYxtf6TYtP4TKIqFEIslc6E58-Cqhd76DavfvuFV_hdJLTqGI-PVLHkNN9fyY8DHdnAWZRqk29vrrYzPGLMI7A40tubVDQQsvsbOjI/s400/sketch+1.JPG" height="330" width="400" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>The drawing is photographed and brought into Photoshop, where the right side is selected, copied, and flipped to make the drawing totally symmetrical. I stare at this for some time, and wait for things to begin to reveal themselves to me. I then proceed and develop the drawing, using a custom "brush" (in Photoshop) and a Wacom Intuos tablet. It goes through several stages, and then gets colored. I attempt to work very freely and intuitively throughout this whole process.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-A8Pben4bbtX_wrr_ORYgrfjyzRLSUsSIUTGwWDT3IRXuzcvXtrCJYH5G08MoxqNbXF9akH5cLoaNIhCYh6MjRICHDIW12DFsM4kxE8O0uBRrOfeAJchjOL9lL0hWYmBUe-gdjavKGQH/s1600/sketch+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-A8Pben4bbtX_wrr_ORYgrfjyzRLSUsSIUTGwWDT3IRXuzcvXtrCJYH5G08MoxqNbXF9akH5cLoaNIhCYh6MjRICHDIW12DFsM4kxE8O0uBRrOfeAJchjOL9lL0hWYmBUe-gdjavKGQH/s400/sketch+2.jpg" height="326" width="400" border="0" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoG3xy6sSH9HnuVE-NEUGai_NQxLhnfsVtzN_bYxxjvg6tcR-TJkFEA5DVJt6XCmO0LYvQaa9Lp5IdmN1F9G0XiZX6pZKFonxYst_0WWe3MkvJjtAAnxcUe8haJ4csP-PXCMx0rAanfNAa/s1600/sketch+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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The pencil is then painted over with black, and a transparent red goes over the whole thing. Various shades of blue are added. Finally, all that remains is a large number of hours of meticulous detailed rendering. <b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjx9pRP3nkXhVGCx1PrQ1PTw193xVCq1Ux2DgTs-igKqS2dYo_oqrhMOFGqvTjQcMRyt8Y__HWVnA623gCqyLTHalgukdLwpZ-p7gviHhoINVyjZPbDR7RxmUVI7EHk_vjh-MYXm9pmpb/s1600/IMG_6078.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjx9pRP3nkXhVGCx1PrQ1PTw193xVCq1Ux2DgTs-igKqS2dYo_oqrhMOFGqvTjQcMRyt8Y__HWVnA623gCqyLTHalgukdLwpZ-p7gviHhoINVyjZPbDR7RxmUVI7EHk_vjh-MYXm9pmpb/s400/IMG_6078.JPG" height="300" width="400" border="0" /></a><b> </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqQbD-8nWV-ViiGMpWnENrBKbo6cBTW49P9gkPmMuO1to8LHZrWCI9ML7PsspnFaopIjms_7JWHy0K9HzlRXLty37aey2-WBaxqTqVQqpq_3zPKERPaSZ8xlmoplnXwe2om3oFfdGLr72/s1600/IMG_6152.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqQbD-8nWV-ViiGMpWnENrBKbo6cBTW49P9gkPmMuO1to8LHZrWCI9ML7PsspnFaopIjms_7JWHy0K9HzlRXLty37aey2-WBaxqTqVQqpq_3zPKERPaSZ8xlmoplnXwe2om3oFfdGLr72/s400/IMG_6152.JPG" height="300" width="400" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEHxi7y0OfKQRqfJOmaO4A1HEdJO0BNmkZZ-d8boNLFSypo6UNqaqsbOvFY930f_69FlKNDIrfN-1UNBUIejb8esNp6ApIzo20M_B-hc8RafKSPCPwCwRe01a8gJuDQHf3CHX0ldgZP1Yt/s1600/IMG_6228.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEHxi7y0OfKQRqfJOmaO4A1HEdJO0BNmkZZ-d8boNLFSypo6UNqaqsbOvFY930f_69FlKNDIrfN-1UNBUIejb8esNp6ApIzo20M_B-hc8RafKSPCPwCwRe01a8gJuDQHf3CHX0ldgZP1Yt/s400/IMG_6228.JPG" height="300" width="400" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeDq8Ao5yQjJV3yPNY6ZYCaB8sl4VULK5CN3z991iB8hHzecEsVkwAO0WIWYXhSp9xnTuFfPIyBiGeRfqa-pVO8qW83pAvLgOD_fWFBsvl2Tey4-mEyDqOI74cd1mStOgxLgOzBWQFjZTh/s1600/IMG_6241.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeDq8Ao5yQjJV3yPNY6ZYCaB8sl4VULK5CN3z991iB8hHzecEsVkwAO0WIWYXhSp9xnTuFfPIyBiGeRfqa-pVO8qW83pAvLgOD_fWFBsvl2Tey4-mEyDqOI74cd1mStOgxLgOzBWQFjZTh/s400/IMG_6241.JPG" height="300" width="400" border="0" /></a></div><br /><table class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left; width: 400px; height: 325px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr align="left"><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqKszUoODffsFuZyOxmt9pT6Lvlwnx3NAYijMnMDdYshcVbZ2UvAVVl3ZJmDQ93ymEpuLbFBpFHT67RAL8wPLjwIk0O6FWiDMliX07es-GmSOgBo9ICfkfSA7yuf7DYWMTQXDnKzodUcm/s1600/+Hidden+Currents+of+the+Deep.final.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqKszUoODffsFuZyOxmt9pT6Lvlwnx3NAYijMnMDdYshcVbZ2UvAVVl3ZJmDQ93ymEpuLbFBpFHT67RAL8wPLjwIk0O6FWiDMliX07es-GmSOgBo9ICfkfSA7yuf7DYWMTQXDnKzodUcm/s400/+Hidden+Currents+of+the+Deep.final.jpg" height="320" width="400" border="0" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><i><br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />What I'm finding these days is that although in a conceptual sense I've moved a LONG way away from my commercial illustration days, I'm still using a lot of the painting chops that I developed during that period of time. So, in a way, it's kind of like the best of both worlds.<br /><i><span style="color:black;">***<br /></span></i><i><span style="color:black;">*** </span></i>RJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258116825085568651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204684036665890994.post-10829717978600699242012-03-23T21:20:00.006-07:002012-03-23T21:48:41.594-07:00In the art room at school (why I like my job)<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">***</span><br />Here are some pics that I took today in the art room. I have some really cool kids this year; I enjoy being at school every day (well most days, anyway). It's almost not even like work a lot of the time. I had a particularly fun day today, and decided to share a bit of what I see every day.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAKgvO8I0btyr9lZoNF4evrNBg6TGqccWKV2iLFWEoDyVdo4pgainvDPFmLuLLwP2VjLD8purT3Qpbmuk7Uf89rQyFEAB91qfo7q4R2hBcL-a9MuIok2NOE3tVOiZCEEJRx0zT9G2giv6y/s1600/Furry+heads+Angela+Annie.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAKgvO8I0btyr9lZoNF4evrNBg6TGqccWKV2iLFWEoDyVdo4pgainvDPFmLuLLwP2VjLD8purT3Qpbmuk7Uf89rQyFEAB91qfo7q4R2hBcL-a9MuIok2NOE3tVOiZCEEJRx0zT9G2giv6y/s400/Furry+heads+Angela+Annie.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723320443117073058" border="0" /></a><br />Angela and Annie wearing their fur suit heads that they made.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9xEwQ5QOAJbmYWNvQ8NSzf26-_dcyY64Fw9VI8l8f17lVmdQt2NwEKHwKtwWjHqg2YFramvJ38IZsLAuzRhIjd-T6Gji2B_zPi6IbXmYAAfQ6hqGjqpoJg_ZjG2_msHllTuzXjh1_FIhM/s1600/kids+chilling.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9xEwQ5QOAJbmYWNvQ8NSzf26-_dcyY64Fw9VI8l8f17lVmdQt2NwEKHwKtwWjHqg2YFramvJ38IZsLAuzRhIjd-T6Gji2B_zPi6IbXmYAAfQ6hqGjqpoJg_ZjG2_msHllTuzXjh1_FIhM/s400/kids+chilling.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723314541352007458" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipjN0EAYfbdl3bMrzI1Zp1L0CHuaaL2YDvnmNo93vumKBKpxu_P_a-iDOOrsnEbQRQGE5nH3SkNuDWCx5TIEew-InJ6-FsqOQHCBrWjglMPf84GV8fJjboROwNewIIaAAKxlo5EOhPAbiu/s1600/kids+posing.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipjN0EAYfbdl3bMrzI1Zp1L0CHuaaL2YDvnmNo93vumKBKpxu_P_a-iDOOrsnEbQRQGE5nH3SkNuDWCx5TIEew-InJ6-FsqOQHCBrWjglMPf84GV8fJjboROwNewIIaAAKxlo5EOhPAbiu/s400/kids+posing.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723314547143419986" border="0" /></a><br />Iris, Anthony, J, Trey, Haylie, Crystal<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIumFFMSJSIYHEAlJumtB19yIiLsfvPulHMeWA3KAshWYIup029clUwqGVTQNYIHjZhWef5CAWzCQZL9qEl8YLeY7hYK98ngmQMo2ZSV0T1bAnjxwxmVCpNPbevns2igzDJzqqbcFT_Vuk/s1600/Iris-+won%2527t+stop+can%2527t+stop.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIumFFMSJSIYHEAlJumtB19yIiLsfvPulHMeWA3KAshWYIup029clUwqGVTQNYIHjZhWef5CAWzCQZL9qEl8YLeY7hYK98ngmQMo2ZSV0T1bAnjxwxmVCpNPbevns2igzDJzqqbcFT_Vuk/s400/Iris-+won%2527t+stop+can%2527t+stop.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723315760118564738" border="0" /></a><br />Iris<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyF6C1FNL70GOq_Gfp4urD4fOMJAYS_b_TVB9K9sFvWXyGlDbmqBSVqvZmGc4-KvIx4fi-R2U7co3XZTOlA7CxGK7RYZa00tR4lGKtKZ_BDcR_DLF9jZkZjTFDlrrTS1Zo_cIZBmnOfa99/s1600/Iris-+Happy+Spring.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyF6C1FNL70GOq_Gfp4urD4fOMJAYS_b_TVB9K9sFvWXyGlDbmqBSVqvZmGc4-KvIx4fi-R2U7co3XZTOlA7CxGK7RYZa00tR4lGKtKZ_BDcR_DLF9jZkZjTFDlrrTS1Zo_cIZBmnOfa99/s400/Iris-+Happy+Spring.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723315749277234898" border="0" /></a><br />Iris<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUoVkh4KoaMFCXRhsIUWfwjryYMjDQGZSs83gUecIXLwHZhc0HMSRwhlP-SDfOis4RLhHUqQ_7krcgJ8o2EUv2gXQT9Ji1CeZKGzQjCOgv-zloWcGKyyU9ta50pj6uBxKEaEOzc_FbH3lc/s1600/Iris+red+eye+kid.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUoVkh4KoaMFCXRhsIUWfwjryYMjDQGZSs83gUecIXLwHZhc0HMSRwhlP-SDfOis4RLhHUqQ_7krcgJ8o2EUv2gXQT9Ji1CeZKGzQjCOgv-zloWcGKyyU9ta50pj6uBxKEaEOzc_FbH3lc/s400/Iris+red+eye+kid.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723315165721099282" border="0" /></a><br />Iris<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh838CAh_WbZG089iwrj1eG7vo5aP7QVxAbBOdgk6z5ls60_EyVjAldSYO2nIGeGQu1nrCwUeooqA4F_G-l6KlWzXTbI0HDpw-7Pr982kVa3iN5_tMaQ_MUSYZFF8hasX7o0JKGMycWIc0o/s1600/Iris-+Trey+Stine+is+my+King.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh838CAh_WbZG089iwrj1eG7vo5aP7QVxAbBOdgk6z5ls60_EyVjAldSYO2nIGeGQu1nrCwUeooqA4F_G-l6KlWzXTbI0HDpw-7Pr982kVa3iN5_tMaQ_MUSYZFF8hasX7o0JKGMycWIc0o/s400/Iris-+Trey+Stine+is+my+King.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723315756076061858" border="0" /></a><br />Iris on Trey's folder<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8Iye2fhKEIqj5DD4PiHKnupJVzBvDfCvia-eZpUA0qVIcx-dU0_ldsa7T47Gl53HO4ov6N1s4O36RGI_6S07qoOsUree8LabRa5uIjjVmjfsev5fsZLk3tv05ECkMSs-ZIHlYlIIvTMt/s1600/Iris-+mini+poster.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8Iye2fhKEIqj5DD4PiHKnupJVzBvDfCvia-eZpUA0qVIcx-dU0_ldsa7T47Gl53HO4ov6N1s4O36RGI_6S07qoOsUree8LabRa5uIjjVmjfsev5fsZLk3tv05ECkMSs-ZIHlYlIIvTMt/s400/Iris-+mini+poster.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723315176657877202" border="0" /></a><br />Iris<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyF6C1FNL70GOq_Gfp4urD4fOMJAYS_b_TVB9K9sFvWXyGlDbmqBSVqvZmGc4-KvIx4fi-R2U7co3XZTOlA7CxGK7RYZa00tR4lGKtKZ_BDcR_DLF9jZkZjTFDlrrTS1Zo_cIZBmnOfa99/s1600/Iris-+Happy+Spring.JPG"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Lnor1R7R4-3JHLaEWgRO0G8sYurcESdqU1BHUAkCWCzlNFNNCApOI5Sz9zR-2YMh-7ZZoJGNOmCq09725Frku1cAD2sLSKoK0bPXrpHPqXA4ncdVQOx953MSY8AQVQsMIH6kA3NBRNZM/s1600/Judge+me+cu.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Lnor1R7R4-3JHLaEWgRO0G8sYurcESdqU1BHUAkCWCzlNFNNCApOI5Sz9zR-2YMh-7ZZoJGNOmCq09725Frku1cAD2sLSKoK0bPXrpHPqXA4ncdVQOx953MSY8AQVQsMIH6kA3NBRNZM/s400/Judge+me+cu.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723315769472836770" border="0" /></a><br />artist unknown... this was left on one of the tables recently<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOCEZPdFdzmug3m3aOicCBI0z8sOrjfWRLJf5_g-LhWxXqfk4hHzgQoLf312GizFgMdsLI5qaHrXWVPC1RnCBQpmw61rDbt4hXPdSwYq8yn5-_q-lOIcsdO5cSaz1Aa-XYZRZNK5vbXCEF/s1600/Anthony+marker+drawing.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOCEZPdFdzmug3m3aOicCBI0z8sOrjfWRLJf5_g-LhWxXqfk4hHzgQoLf312GizFgMdsLI5qaHrXWVPC1RnCBQpmw61rDbt4hXPdSwYq8yn5-_q-lOIcsdO5cSaz1Aa-XYZRZNK5vbXCEF/s400/Anthony+marker+drawing.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723315157441778722" border="0" /></a><br />Anthony, signed and tagged<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghvSKRUfbp2QJBtQSAvBa4mVH8GJbyOiD4NK8ncgbBU8toA0SRKZR7PdNzavOPftvn_RO8TRAKTiy9UcWqn9e0yi-nEBHITa06JOXrdL1N30im-K5_f7dJqYkPn_2tn6i6YftDSWO_pfiH/s1600/RJ+tags+cu.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghvSKRUfbp2QJBtQSAvBa4mVH8GJbyOiD4NK8ncgbBU8toA0SRKZR7PdNzavOPftvn_RO8TRAKTiy9UcWqn9e0yi-nEBHITa06JOXrdL1N30im-K5_f7dJqYkPn_2tn6i6YftDSWO_pfiH/s400/RJ+tags+cu.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723314553311346178" border="0" /></a><br />I borrowed one of Anthony's markers and tried some tags of my own.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi7xZeACxISMEUy5uhrQwjXoojFPY2gfRsOm_aJH-Rtq8iKlTMtdre7V2bBgd-tCr2QGfNQI9tC8KW8yZE_J5cZhIMiGQTRMk4EI1Arx5UF4R8v65ipC9Gth4nttjk6bh-y8TfwRJQEtFH/s1600/RJ+tags.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi7xZeACxISMEUy5uhrQwjXoojFPY2gfRsOm_aJH-Rtq8iKlTMtdre7V2bBgd-tCr2QGfNQI9tC8KW8yZE_J5cZhIMiGQTRMk4EI1Arx5UF4R8v65ipC9Gth4nttjk6bh-y8TfwRJQEtFH/s400/RJ+tags.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723314560257198738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWljCwzZ9ax_Cy2XD3pTMxYq2MdNsXMzGb6e8DRRVtl1wYxH1Nz0JMf0v_5GI9vguY_w8Cd8LAm9iemZYa3rW3bGCj721l4KJuRr9efM8C9sEee41T9xdPwISqUaMXX6VfjiSakTl_5ho/s1600/drying+rack+plates.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWljCwzZ9ax_Cy2XD3pTMxYq2MdNsXMzGb6e8DRRVtl1wYxH1Nz0JMf0v_5GI9vguY_w8Cd8LAm9iemZYa3rW3bGCj721l4KJuRr9efM8C9sEee41T9xdPwISqUaMXX6VfjiSakTl_5ho/s400/drying+rack+plates.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723314531081089810" border="0" /></a><br />At the end of a long day...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvxFZ9lzJ82OLvD3r1gPoqciro789jf3kPqRZKMt-gOU4XYQ1xkjZB9T4eOD7AJcNPFU3o2q9AMmL_VJrZpq0OQoDa3iG2qA3JCjuMM97pwFeU11VVVsukmDkmnBy7dDLel8ZKLnsILj0L/s1600/IMG_1335.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvxFZ9lzJ82OLvD3r1gPoqciro789jf3kPqRZKMt-gOU4XYQ1xkjZB9T4eOD7AJcNPFU3o2q9AMmL_VJrZpq0OQoDa3iG2qA3JCjuMM97pwFeU11VVVsukmDkmnBy7dDLel8ZKLnsILj0L/s400/IMG_1335.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723315772334311826" border="0" /></a><br />This towel dispenser has been painted about 800 times, at least! Current image by unknown artist, Anthony, and RJ.RJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258116825085568651noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204684036665890994.post-17250492579509362862012-03-14T18:18:00.002-07:002012-04-28T06:57:48.207-07:00Figure drawings by my high school students<span style="color: black;">***</span><br />
Follow this link to our class blog to see a large number of very nice drawings by my students--<a href="http://aaw2dart.blogspot.com/2012/03/student-art-figure-drawing.html">click here</a>. Here are a few drawings as a teaser:<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">(click on drawings for a larger view)</span><br />
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