January
1, 2013
On the calendar page, jailed numbers are forced to do
time. In a painting, time stretches out, and light on a face can last for centuries. Artemisia
Gentileschi was able to achieve this, as others have before and since.
The paintings included here all had other incarnations:
they were started, then set aside, and then re-started after a lapse of time.
In contrast, the drawings spiraled-out from a single point, over minutes or
hours, in a single day.
Please note that the last of these drawings, “Leaflin In a
Wool Cap,” will be included in the exhibition, “The Drawing Salon” at the Eloise Pickard Smith
Gallery, UC Santa Cruz,
January 20-March 10. There will be a reception on Sunday, February 10,
from 3-5. I hope to see you there.
Happy New Year!
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| "In Red & Black"-oil on canvas, 24" x 20" |
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| "Eduardo, Drawing"-colored pencil on paper, 12" x 9" |
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| "Hieratic Robe"-oil on canvas, 48" x 36" |
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| "Dancing Child"-colored pencil on paper, 12" x 9" |
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| "Pink Cake"- oil on canvas, 24" x 24" |
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| "Leaflin In A Wool Cap"-charcoal, tempera & acrylic on paper, 26" x 20" |
