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" |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdGdT5A3FGm9ttKj9ExvwWdnYm8RWXTxTtbokxY-7T8zqCEytlVP4SsIOLTwgcDgbYXKpO_WJrfEqSzy_QYW3lqGcrRTWC1-DpN2uUcJqbjkluqiI8oN31VdUahIgjudhYqb-n0BqG1v8c/s640/%22Pink+Cake%22-oil+on+canvas,+24%22+x+24%22+copy.JPG) |
"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" |