Something Old, Something New, Feeling Blue
So far a lot of bad news this year but hoping for better times ahead for myself, my wife and my friends.
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Where we are now, day 2
Today I worked on adding color to the figure study
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Where I Am Now
Today was the first day I felt I could work in my studio in many weeks. I began this 16 x 20 inch oil sketch. It is a preliminary study for a larger 30 x 40 inch painting I will be making. The figure in the background and the snake in the foreground are taken from a drawing in the collection of the Princeton University Art Museum. The dog is Sammie, of course, while the figures are models on the Croquis Cafe website. The composition’s subject is how I see things now. That is rather like hell. However, the presence of Sammie, whom I only added towards the end of the workday seems to indicate I am feeling less hopeless. A good sign.
Retrospective
Here are some images that did not make it into the 40-year Retrospective book I will be sending out to curators. They are drawings from the 1980s and 1990s. The middle image is taken from Lesbian Art in America by Harmony Hammond. The first drawing was done when I was a student, and the last one is a drawing of my friend Donna.
Portrait of Sandra Bernhard
Back in the day, many of us looked up to Sandra Bernhard, and were intrigued and tantalized by her relationship with Madonna. For some reason I remember her line from a live show, “Look ladies, no cellulite”. Maybe I am thinking about that now because of being in Palm Springs. The original painting is in someone’s personal collection.
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Maryanne, Now and Then
One of the more enjoyable aspects of gathering materials for the retrospective book is seeing artwork of the people who have been in my life for decades. The drawing is from the 1990s; the painting from 2024. It is true that time flies.
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