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photographs of one painting taken periodically as I paint
Showing posts with label skull. Show all posts
Showing posts with label skull. Show all posts
Monday, November 9, 2009
Painting 026
Labels:
black,
chromium oxide,
gold,
green,
indian red,
mandorla,
painting,
red oxide,
skull,
white
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Friday, November 6, 2009
studio note
Usually, the painting becomes what it will, like it has a life of its own. The painter only struggles to let it be.
I tried to obliterate the skull - to force the painting in a different direction - but it wasn't ready to go. I've given in and decided to let it be.
I tried to obliterate the skull - to force the painting in a different direction - but it wasn't ready to go. I've given in and decided to let it be.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Painting 020
Labels:
black,
black and white,
halo,
painting,
skull,
white,
yellow ochre,
yellow oxide
Monday, November 2, 2009
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Painting 018
Labels:
chromium oxide,
gold,
graphite,
green,
halo,
indian red,
painting,
red oxide,
skull,
white
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009
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- John R.P. Russell
- Fr. John R.P. Russell is a husband, a father of four, and a priest for the Byzantine Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Parma. He is the administrator of St. Stephen Byzantine Catholic Church in Allen Park, Michigan. He is also a lifelong painter, particularly influenced by abstract expressionism and iconography. He has an M.Div. from the Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Ss. Cyril and Methodius and a B.A. in art with a minor in religion from Wabash College.
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