Daily Practice 243/365

 Title: "On the brink"

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A small detail of a wax sculpture I have hanging in the studio.

Daily Practice 242/365

Exhibit 52.017 (Dr. Hammer's Museum of Curiosities): Photograph Entitled "La Cola del Diablo"

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One day I came across this artifact in an album of old photographs of religious relics. Although my Spanish was rusty, I understood the title of the photograph to be "The Devil's Tail", probably a local name for a very potent pepper. I was curious about how this photograph came to be in the album, and asked Dr. Hammer to explain. He looked at me with his deep sad eyes, and disabused me of my idea that this was a photograph of a mere pepper. He assured me that a respected scholar at the Vatican had authenticated the photograph as being that of the actual tail of the Devil. He explained that every 5 years, the Devil molts his tail, the old one once discarded shriveling up as it dried out. His Vatican source claimed that the molting process was quite painful, which put the Devil in a devil of a mood so to say, which in effect caused the furnaces of hell to be turned even higher. While it seemed a completely implausible tale, I found myself smiling as I left the museum that afternoon.

Daily Practice 241/365

Title: "Still life with mushrooms and knife"

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There are times when a simple composition with whatever materials lie at hand is something to enjoy.

Daily Practice 240/365

Title: "Thought without a Thinker"

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I'm enjoying the basically uncontrollable nature of this type of image making, and the completely abstract nature of the resulting image. I've printed a few as 8X10s and they have a wonderful luminous glow (as do the smaller, original instant prints). I'm excited to see where this experimentation will lead.

Daily Practice 239/365

Title: "Folds of Sadness and Despair"

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A study in dissolving forms and lines, quiet contemplation leading to hope and resolution.

Daily Practice 238/365

Title: "The path of the sun"

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Still playing around with these sun drawings. I like the very organic shapes the lines take on, at the moment it's difficult for me to predict what will result, and I'm happy enough with that.

Daily Practice 237/365

Title: "A convoluted tale"

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I have a favourite place with wizened old trees that I like to visit from time to time. I took a walk along the path this morning, looking for something a little bit out of the ordinary, when I happened to look straight up. I find this natural form to be breath-taking, its presentation like a sculpture, the golden hues of the branches perfectly complemented by the blue sky. Somehow this form lies between drawing and sculpture, a three-dimensional drawing off the page.