Monthly Archives: April 2011

William Kentridge: Drawing/Meditating

Posted on April 29, 2011 by madinpursuit

William Kentridge is a South African artist who creates animations out of charcoal drawings (among the many things he does). We went to his show at the St. Louis Art Museum last weekend,* then we watched the program about him … Continue reading →

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Dot + Dash 07

Posted on April 28, 2011 by madinpursuit

Okay, if I can’t be a genius, I’d like one looking over my shoulder giving me a few tips about how to make my drawing pop. I did some experimenting with color and with pale gray backgrounds, but — nah. … Continue reading →

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Dot + Dash 06: Fishing

Posted on April 17, 2011 by madinpursuit

  I hope Dot + Dash don’t starve. They don’t quite seem to have the formula for the big fish down deep.

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Dot + Dash 05

Posted on April 13, 2011 by madinpursuit

I think you really need to click on the above drawing to see it in a larger format. There is a bit of optical illusion feel here as Dash wanders into the weeds and looks back on all her possible … Continue reading →

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Ghosts in the Mirror: Daguerreotypes

Posted on April 12, 2011 by madinpursuit

This photo is a whole-plate daguerreotype* found in a “miscellaneous” drawer as I continue my latest photo-inventory tasks. On first glance, this just looked like a 6×8-inch tarnished and scratched-up mirror — a wrecker — without any image on it … Continue reading →

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Civil War Soldiers Slideshow

Posted on April 6, 2011 by madinpursuit

I finally finished my inventory of 59 Civil War soldiers (actually 58 + Harriet Beecher Stowe)… and their cases. I uploaded them to Flickr to share them with other fans of this collecting hobby. Below is a slideshow, also available … Continue reading →

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Dot + Dash 04

Posted on April 2, 2011 by madinpursuit

The cartooning experiment continues. Pat and I had a long discussion yesterday about who — or what — is Dot? What do you think?

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Who Is Gurdjieff?

Posted on April 1, 2011 by madinpursuit

Listening to a conversation on “Seeking Wisdom”* that keeps bringing up the name of the “great teacher” Gurdjieff (and his student Ouspensky). I am familiar with the name because we have friends who are part of the Rochester Folk Art … Continue reading →

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