http://artandperception.com a multi-disciplinary dialog Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:58:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Jolly Roger Bar, 12th and Madison. Oil on board, 12 x 16" As you know, I've been painting around Portland, here and there, returning often to sites to note what else is there, what I may have missed, what more is available for turning into paint. These paintings have a certain ... http://artandperception.com/2008/11/corners-of-the-city-some-text-about-some-painting.html I have mentioned the Intermuseum Conservation Association in the past. They have a website entitled the Art Materials Information and Education Network (AMIEN.org) that contains a number of forums touching on the material side of things. I plan to drop in from time to time as I have questions ... http://artandperception.com/2008/11/amien.html First, I tried painting this body of water: However, the waves looked like worms. I painted over my worms I decided that I needed to meditate on moving water. After cropping the original, I printed out the following picture: Look the lovely MOVING EDGES: http://artandperception.com/2008/11/learning-to-paint-water-response-to-last-comment.html On a recent outing for another purpose, I found myself taken by the slender, skyward-reaching branches of the small trees I was among. I think it was the gray sky and the light drizzle that did it. It was a chill day, not unlike early spring, and I half remembered ... http://artandperception.com/2008/11/meeting-sky.html Among my recent plastic acquisitions is a substantial mirrored sheet. The grandkids like to see their fun house reflections as it is all bendy. It's an old notion and applied to exhaustion, but I decided to see what the camera would catch reflected in it. I'm thinking of hauling ... http://artandperception.com/2008/11/a-relection-on-reflections.html Wedded to watery motifs, fond of reflection, and taking advantage of a brilliant, calm day in the dunes of Northern Michigan, motifs as the following were collected: a more comprehensive view: another close-up: Bringing out the edges? As a 'sharpening' freak, conditioned by microscopy in my day job, I reflexively 'smart sharpen' or 'unsharp mask' ... http://artandperception.com/2008/11/mirroring.html I am continuing to re- and re-read Schmid's chapter on edges, because I'm not sure I have a decently full grasp of what he's saying. The book is Alla Prima: Everything I Know About Painting by Richard Schmid ($50 USD in soft cover from him; more from Amazon and more in ... http://artandperception.com/2008/10/rain-and-sun-more-on-edges.html