Monthly Archives: October 2008

General

RIP Dad

My father died today at 11AM after a 9 month battle with esophageal. All his family was there.
Here’s a sketch I did quite a while ago, for a painting:

Dad
Dad

I may post something a little better at some point, but right now that’s all I’ve got on the computer, and it’s about all I want to deal with.

Music, youtube

X: New Life

Warren Ellis is posting music videos over on his blog today. Seemed like a great idea.
New Life from X. John looks his usual imperturbable self, and Exene is lookng kinda wild.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP3ZhUpAQeg

Art

Richard Diebenkorn–notes on beginning a painting

  1. attempt what is not certain. Certainty may or may not come later. It may then be a valuable delusion.
  2. The pretty, initial position which falls short of completeness is not to be valued—except as a stimulus for further moves.
  3. Do search. But in order to find other than what is searched for.
  4. Use and respond to the initial fresh qualities but consider them absolutely expendable
  5. Don’t “discover” a subject—of any kind.
  6. Somehow don’t be bored—but if you must, use it in action. Use its destructive potential.
  7. Mistakes can’t be erased but they move you from your present position.
  8. Keep thinking about Pollyanna.
  9. Tolerate chaos.
  10. Be careful only in a perverse way.

From The Art of Richard Diebenkorn Jane Livingston, etal

Art, books, General

Noah Scalin

from SkullADay was on the Martha Stewart show today, promoting his book Skulls! (of which I was one of the lucky winners drawn for the signed copy for my papercraft skull–see my previous post), which looks real nice from the glimpse we got on the show, showing off some of his Skull_A_Day creations, and making skull potoato stamps.  Looks like a fun time was had by all.  There’s more about his experience on his blog.

Can’t wait to get my copy of the book!