Walden Thanksgiving

Made my quarterly pilgrimage to Walden.  Paintings and Photos below:

In case of loss....

I am for the first time pretty actively throwing things out.  This is partially because I am stressed about moving and for the first time having all this stuff is burdensome.  However, I think it is also that I am ready to let go.  I like objects and material and normally like to save them and hold them as something precious.  

While throwing out an unthoughtful gift I couldn't help but watch the light cascade over its surface and find some beauty in an unappealing and unwanted object.  

The End of an Era

I am moving.  Fixing up the studio.  

COD

I went to Cape Cod.....

The beach set-up

Some inside joke drawn inside

Oil

Oil

Oil

Oil

Mixed media

Mixed Media

Starving Artist

Mania

There's a lot of stuff going on in the studio right now. Everything from birch bark to collaborative work to oil paintings. The past month or so has allowed a generous liberation of previously tied down energy. This past week especially has been very fruitful.

It is good!

It is good except for this annoying blood blister that I gave myself while clumsily assembling stretcher bars:

UGH

Nice place to go swimming :)

I wonder if there's a jelly fish hiding down there...

Oooommmm

Lavender of course

Phil on top, me on the bottom

Phil vs. Me

Drawing of me done by Phil

Myself 3 times

Crazy hair inspired by Phil's initial drawing

Birch bark from Walden Pond finding it's new tentative home

Walden birch bark painting in process

Some oils in process

Oil in process

Dark cathartic ugly schizoid self portrait