Carnet de voyage - travel journal 1971
5x8 format, aquarelle, fusain, et crayon
5x8 format, aquarelle, fusain, et crayon
This is from an old travel journal I kept while living in Rio de janeiro in 1971. It only survived in fragments of paper and memory, so I re-painted some of the scenes from memory, along with some modern updates.
Rio de janeiro can't be described in words; it has to be smelled, tasted, danced, and you can almost paint it, but you can't fully describe it. If you don't have the soul of an artist or writer or musician before you go, you will before you leave.
This is an old travel journal from 1971 that only survive in mildewed fragments and in memory. I'm reproducing it here, mostly from memory, and adding a few modern updates (as of 2012). I was travelling in Rio de janeiro at the time.
Joy
5x8 Travel journal
2012
5x8 Travel journal
2012
Tree squirrel out on a limb
11x14 Charcoal (black, brown, sanguine, white and sepia sticks)
2009
11x14 Charcoal (black, brown, sanguine, white and sepia sticks)
2009
Quartz crystal
8x10 Charcoal (white & black) on Matte-board fragment
2008
8x10 Charcoal (white & black) on Matte-board fragment
2008
Carol -- best friend, favorite model.
Caldera dweller (lives on a lake that filled in a volcanic calder long ago -- still active).
11x14 Charcoal
evaulation of new technique, 2012
11x14 Charcoal
evaulation of new technique, 2012
Young woman
11x14 Patel on toned paper
2012
11x14 Patel on toned paper
2012
Still life with watermelon and citrus..
11x14 Patel on toned paper.
2012 evaluation for field kit decisions..
11x14 Patel on toned paper.
2012 evaluation for field kit decisions..
Pastel field kit - hard pastels (Conte Crayons), and soft pastels. Low dust. I generally don''t spray-fix my work.
Watercolor field kit for travel journal (Winsor-Newton Artist-grade, 24 half-pans in a generic metal-enamel palette box.) Travel journal open.
While shopping for art-supplies on a rainy day, this double rainbow appeared. Nov. 2012, Southern California.
Dandelion seeds (puff-ball) brought to me by my granddaughter. Here, near actual size. The root and leaves are medicinals.
Comet Hyakutake at 4x, taken through a Canon AE1 on ISO400 emulsion film from a turn out on Mount Palomar. From my photo-stock, used for a story on colors.
