Buntings

Backgrounds or stand-alone abstracts? I’m still in the early planning stages as to painting but I was surprised by the gray that came out when I used the flash in one of these photos of concrete wall (interior).

Then also any painted version will obviously have to take into account the question of levels of realism and detail—just what amount of detail does one seek, how much conscious planning enters into the project, etc.

So..... I thought it might be a good moment to share these thoughts on the transfer process.

adhesive

adhesive

two agave varieties against the sky

bean green              blue green                    yellow

seasky out on the horizon line

skymud                  

beyond the book—a river

(reposted)

Stephen Hawking

Like many other people I've been saddened by Stephen Hawking’s death. Having expressed my feelings on social media like Twitter and Google Plus, I wanted to go somewhat further here and briefly note some places that address discourses relating the so called hard sciences—such as Hawking’s field of theoretical physics—and the artistic and literary disciplines. Because due to ethical concerns the divide between these different modes is too often stressed and creates unnecessary tensions.

You may recall that in taking his ideas into non-expert books Hawking was often criticised for excessive popularisation of complex ideas. I think it quite obvious that in fact he was engaged in attempts to clarify matters and do away with precisely the type of tension I’ve referred to. He might have added that he also wanted to clarify energies.

So what I’m trying to say is that I hope we can all continue in our own similar attempts to clarify, different as they may be. Some of the places I’ve found that lend themselves to continued activity along these lines are the following, all of them with presence on the internet:

British Society for Literature and Science

European Society for Literature, Science and the Arts

Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts (U.S.A.)

Empyre Listserv

Virginia Woolf Listserv

ringing rocks

ringing rocks

the distant green field rings

along too          a brick structure lending

not haze or rise but something hinging

time somehow doesn’t stop

a wedding glass raised forth

on that grassy path

constancy of memory’s simultaneity alongside heightened perception apparently due to letting go of enjoyment          those who negotiate

Cézanne’s waves

belling the aftermark

Vilanova i la Geltrú

Closing out the month of January......

Sitges January 2018

Walking in Sitges as the new year begins......

My rough classificatory notes: street w/ EXPO sign; street w/ pastisseria; upper bldg angle "5 avenu";
outside street w/ lamp.

What is in a title? Mid-January musings

Walking Segre. December.

Walking Segre. December.

Told-you-so versions of

anthocyanin + my own guesswork

make demands I’m willing to meet

somewhere around halfway online.

Colors of winter weedpatch tangle

are in there somewhere, vying with

rivercurrents, a light breeze, enough

sunshine staining the canvas that

won’t work but has to be tried.

In memory (aided by photos) eye

struggles along the coat phrase of

earths, red wines, some whites even,

the swirl of branches stared at

from the rocky unpaved pathway.