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It’s been too cold to paint outdoors for most of the winter, but temperatures got to near the freezing mark last week and Judith was able to bundle up and paint this image of a neighbor’s barn.
The snow making its way down off the roof and the sense of the hay emerging in the foreground capture the seasonal thaw.
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Over the last two months, Judith and Ben have been spending a great deal of time together in the studio creating this life size portrait. Judith paints her subjects from life, not using photographs. Its an amazing process to be part of, though seldom do people get the chance to “sit” for a portrait these days.
Much of the time posing was aided by listening to the audio book of Treasure Island. I like how the articles of the costume seem only to objectify where the imagination has led.
The portrait pays homage to Manet, whose image of the fife player can be seen in the open book on the floor.
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These hills and valleys are difficult land for farming. Hay is the major crop. The positioning of the building on the hills gives a sense of straddling a hump. My mind goes to the thousands of miles that have been walked up the slopes back to the farm house, the clouds passing by like an occupying army.
This oil on linen 22 x 36 inches
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Judith sent off three submissions for entry into the Lyme College of Fine Art Alumni Show. Thought I’d share this one since winter seems to be rapidly approaching again.
On the banks of the Delaware, February
24″ x 32″
Oil on linen
Other good news: Judith invited back to teach at the Woodstock School of Art next Summer. She is creating a focused curriculum for a figure painting class that will approach the painting process with color strategies.
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The Context of Mystery:
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This morning @dirkjohnson asked if I was familiar with the work of Karl Kerenyi, the mythologist who contributed a great deal to the Eranos Conferences in the early ...
SxSW take aways...(day one):
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It took me awhile to sort out the layout of the conference, but some really interesting displays in the two huge vendor halls. The tech geek market seems to be exploding. ...
Ambivalence and Ambiguity:
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Often a discussion about dreams is staked to the claim on one side "they just don't make sense." While my experience has been otherwise, it does no good to answer ...
End of the line...:
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"The route," he said, "goes down that way for awhile till you make a turn and head up the hill on the left..."
Perhaps you've spoken to such a sentry along some p...
