Wall texture

wall texture (from Pedralbes Monestery, Barcelona)

 

 

Cedar

 close up of the trunk of an old cedar tree 

in the cloister of Pedralbes monastery, Barccelona

 

 

Another way?

 

Another way in might be this dream?

 

A group of friends wanted to kill a moth.

What was the point? No matter.

They asked me to kill it.

I shied away from the furry

body, the fluttering wings

touching my face. No,

I awoke.

Life's renewals

 From a photo taken some years ago in Viladrau

 

Granite

Closing in on a large stone, in search, I suppose, of abstraction......

Updates

 My LinkedIn profile has been updated. I've added some information to the About section and replaced references in the Publications section which was previously lost. Thanks to all for looking in !

Danse Macabre - an online literary magazine

 Some of my recent poems are in the current issue of Danse Macabre (Number 139, Les Tretze Dèsserts). I hope people will look into this and previous issues of DM and by all means certainly consider participating. 

Meanwhile thanking the magazine's editorial staff for including me. Below is a link:

https://dansemacabreonline.wixsite.com/neudm

Pyrenees photos

 

We spent four days in August in the Pyrenees, in the Vall Fosca region of the Pallars Jussà comarca (county). This area has been lucky to have very low rates of Covid 19 infection, which of course is one reason for our choice. One of our walks took us from Gento Lake along the old narrow gauge railway line, which leads to more lakes in the system. I’ll post more on this but for the moment these three pictures give an idea of the views—and the great sunny weather! 

Gento Lake

 

A little farther along the trail ...

Erica and clear blue skies ... Taken from the trail, no actual climbing ...

Happy world poetry day

 May poetic creation in all its many forms continue to shine a light.

Color studies, figs

 Plein air watercolor studies. Colors somewhat intense.....

In progress....

 A small acrylic "sketch" done some ten years ago and shown in a small format exhibit at the Julia Karp Gallery in Barcelona. Looking for new ideas, going over old ideas......... Acrylic on canvas, about 10x10 cm. Untitled.

Pencil drawing (copy)

 In fact a copy of a copy of a copy, playing with the light. The first time I posted it, several years ago, it was much darker. fwiw ; - )

work in progress

nature study, 2 March 2020

(taken in Vilanova i la Geltrú, in February)

Madrid and our recent visit

Taking advantage of the gift of a hotel stay we spent last weekend in Madrid visiting museums and some of the other notable places in the city. The coronavirus outbreak has us concerned of course, and today (Wednesday) it has even worsened somewhat. However, the trip was made in line with the general knowledge that the best course of action is calmness and cleanliness. The exhibition “Rembrandt and Amsterdam Portraiture” at the Thyssen Museum told me a lot about both large and small scale pictures of people—people and their activities, because human actions are naturally associated with what we look like, an obvious context. Rembrandt used postures and body language very intelligently in this respect. The Museum's website has a virtual pre-visit, so I'll end with that for the moment. (Link >>>

https://www.museothyssen.org/en/exhibitions/rembrandt-and-amsterdam-portraiture-1590-1670

work in progress.....

A color study for a larger project. In acrylic on canvas covered board, at present 27x19 cm.

Derry photos, 2019 (2)

A view of a patch of foxglove; and a moss-covered stump, cut off almost at ground level. I took two or three of the stump, for later use in drawing or painting. Concentrating on abstraction.

Untitled (experimental repost from 20 July 2015)

x-one

Sketch

work in progress.......