August 12, 2011: Genetically Engineered Seeds: The Snake in the Garden

The sketch for this drawing was inspired by the book, The Windup Girl , by Paolo Bacigalupi that I had just finished.

"...Biotechnology is dominant and mega corporations like AgriGen, PurCal and RedStar (called calorie companies) control food production through 'genehacked' seeds, and use bioterrorism, private armies and economic hitmen to create markets for their products. Frequent catastrophes, such as deadly and widespread plagues and illness, caused by genetically modified crops and mutant pests, ravage entire populations. The natural genetic seed stock of the world's plants has been almost completely supplanted by those that are genetically engineered to be sterile..." Read more here...

The title, Genetically Engineered Seeds: The Snake in the Garden, explains it all.

Images while drawing was in progress:

About the materials:
Medium: Acrylic Glazing Liquid (Satin), Golden Mediums
Pigments: Rose hip pods from beach rose, Charcoal, rotted wood powder, grasses
Surface: Unbleached Linen
Mounting: Mounted on canvas board using Neutral pH Adhesive, Lineco, Inc.

Exhibition History:

Winter 2009: Old Father Time

This drawing was created with pigments gathered in Sharon, Connecticut.

Inspired by the song Old Father Time by David Gray.

Here at the gates, on the day you were born,
spooling is breathened and blossomed in thought.
Mind in the head of this child of mine,
now we’re up dancing with old father time,
raising our glasses to old father time.

Here in the concords, there’s fire in the brave.
They're not (Ain’t no) protecting from me my day.
If I were strong, if the lashes should shape,
now we’re up dancing with old father time, passing the bottle around.

Out (Pound) in the moder him pour it in lime,
plant stuck in the ground.
Now we’re up dancing with old father time, old father time.

Behold the great city that went down the plague (a glint on the plain?).
Behold the great curtains that murmur in rage.
Blink your eyes once and it’s grace land again.
Now we’re up dancing with old father time, passing the bottle around.

Out (Pound) in the moder and pour in the lime,
the plant is stuck in the ground, now we’re up dancing with old father time,
old father time,
old father time,
old father time.

About the materials:
Medium: Acrylic Glazing Liquid (Satin), Golden Mediums
Pigments: Grapes, Black Walnut
Surface: Unbleached Linen
Mounting: Mounted on canvas board using Neutral pH Adhesive, Lineco, Inc.

Exhibit History:

July 2011: Meditation Miniatures Series

July 2011: Meditative Miniatures

While continuing to work on larger drawings in July 2011 I began to create a series of very small works. The concept is that art can play an important role in our daily lives as a break from stress, pressures and obligations. Everyone needs to take a moment to recharge, regroup or reevaluate. These small works let that moment be taken with and sparked by a piece of art. The small footprint enables these works to be present on a desk, table, mantel or shelf so they are readily available, and personal, when you need to take that moment. Take it with art.

Note about titles: Especially in abstract works what the artwork says to the viewer is a very personal thing. So the titles that I have given each work reflect what the work has said to me. What the artwork calls itself to you is as true as what it calls itself to me (See The String Theory http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/String_theory where reality can be any of a string of possibilities that the observer initiates.).

The following works were created in July 2011:

About the materials:
Medium: Acrylic Glazing Liquid (Satin), Golden Mediums
Pigments:  Pokeberry, Beet, Charcoal, Grapes, rust and various other pigments
Materials: Bark, shells, peanuts, sand, sea weed, dried Squash skin, feathers, wood
Surface: White Cotton or Unbleached Linen
Mounting: Mounted on canvas board using Neutral pH Adhesive, Lineco, Inc.
Framed: Sizes are all approximately3 5/8" H x 4 5/8" L (some larger and some smaller per photo)
Price: $35 each, two for $50 (For purchase details email: Subject: Meditation Miniatures)

Exhibition History:
Summer 2011 - 14th Colony Artists Group Show, Millterton, New York, USA

You Can Come Out Now

You Can't Satisfy Everyone

Beet Sunrise

Beet Shui

Beet Tracks

Beet Twilight

Beet Wave

Circadian Rhythm

Coming Through

Evermore

Find Out

Floating

For Virginia

I Am

It's Up To You

Maybe

Mosaic

Moving On

New Horizon

New Morning

Not As Simple As It Seems

On The Beach [SOLD]

Only Shadows

Seeing Things

Time Passes

Traveling

Waiting

Walk With Me

Exhibition History for above:
14th Colony Artists, Group show September 2011
Norfolk Farmers Market, August 2011

Winter 2009: First woman, Eve

This has a post here because it just happens to be the first drawing that is not a landscape.

First woman, Eve, 8 1/2" H x 9" L

About the materials:
Medium: Acrylic Glazing Liquid (Satin), Golden Mediums
Pigments: Charcoal, Black Walnut, Grasses
Surface: Unbleached Linen
Mounting: Mounted on canvas board using Neutral pH Adhesive, Lineco, Inc.

Exhibition History:

Summer 2010: Rhode Island shore series

These drawings were done in August 2010 on West Beach looking toward East Beach in the town of Charleston, Rhode Island.

In progress drawing images on site:

Images of drawings circa August 2010.

Finished drawings images:

(framed drawing photos to come)

About the materials:
Medium: Acrylic Glazing Liquid (Satin), Golden Mediums
Pigments: Sand and rose hips from Beach Rose bushes; Beach charcoal.
Surface: White Cotton
Framed: Suspended, rough edged in window box frames, 12" H x 15" L

Exhibition History:

Summer 2011 - 14th Colony Artists Group Show, Millterton, New York, USA