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  • Diary of a Residency, Day 10, February 25, 2009

    It was a great day of painting. So great I forgot to photograph what I did. The desert has its own demands. Yesterday at about 5 PM I photographed and looked closely at today’s scene (approximately what is in the photo above.) But in looking at the scene around 10 AM today, I decided not…

  • Diary of a Residency, Day 7, February 22, 2009

    Day 7, Feb. 22. I think it’s Sunday. I am back at the House after two days of intense thinking about the qualities of wood blocks. And some  intense cutting of wood blocks. I didn’t get to the printing of wood blocks except for barren (hand) pressed proofs, and I only managed 3 of those.…

  • Diary of a residency, day 6, February 21, 2009

    A long, long day at the  wood block printing workshop taught by artist Maria Arango. I did a wood block — a thousand times more sophisticated than any stamps or blocks I carved when I was doing textile printing. Granted, I never did any sophisticated textile printing, but I knew some of the ideas involved.…

  • Diary of a Residency, Day 5, Beatty, Nevada

    I painted today in Beatty. In town. A bit beyond the intersection of Main Street and Highway 374, painting the Exchange Club/Lou’s Hardware, the town iconic building. The painting stinks. However, on the positive side, I did meet Paul “The Snake” Richen on his motorized wheelchair. He tried to commission me to paint his portrait,…

  • Diary of a Residency, day 4, Feb 19, 2009

    Day 4, Thursday, February 19, 2009 I walked to the Goldwell Open Air Museum this AM. It’s about a half mile from the Red Barn, and can be reached either by taking the road, which is the long way round, or by going cross country. I chose cross country, of course. The Museum feels like…

  • Diary of a Residency: Feb 18, 2009, Day 3

    Day 3, February 18, 2009 After a visit to the Lou’s Hardware store for masking tape and a gesso brush, we went off to the Red Barn Studio. It was a bit warmer this morning, and the sun was shining fully. I also had my long underwear on. I have decided on a morning ritual…

  • Diary of a Residency, Day 2, February 17, ’09

    Day 2, Feb 17, 2009 Spent 9 –3 at the Red Barn Studio today. The sun was out when we started, but clouds blew in and glowered at me. The Barn was cold inside; it didn’t get any warmer as the day grew longer. I used a portable heater, but it only warmed the front…

  • Goldwell Open Air Museum: diary of a residency

    Day 1, February 16, 2009 We arrived in Beatty, Nevada, 100 miles north of Las Vegas, on Sunday, February 15th. We stayed at the Phoenix Inn,  currently under renovation by a friend of Charles and Suzanne Hackett-Morgan, who are the founders, chief board members, and construction/clean-up crew of the Goldwell Open Air Museum. The Phoenix…