Full Fathom Five

A drawing inspired by a few lines from Shakespeare's Tempest:

Full fathom five thy father lies;
Of his bones are coral made;
Those are pearls that were his eyes;
Nothing of him that doth fade...


Full Fathom Five, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Infinite Sadness

This is a fairly simple one -- I left parts of it quite faint rather than overwork it...


Infinite Sadness, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

The Immortal

The Immortal, frozen in time...


The Immortal, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Mirages of the Future at the Dorsky Museum

My painting from 2009, "Mirages of the Future" will be on show tonight for the start of this year's Art Along the Hudson series of events. The Samuel Dorsky Museum in New Paltz, NY, is part of the SUNY (State University of New York) campus.


Mirages of the Future, 2009, acrylic on board, 14" x 11".

Since I took that photo, I signed it in the lower left. It's from a series of "surrealist" paintings (reminiscent of the 1930s surrealist style) that I did last year.

Profile of a Man

Well, not exactly a profile.


Profile of a Man, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Imaginary Landscape

I always liked those old drawings by Leonardo, Breughel et al with fantastic & impossible rocky mountain shapes. Here's one of mine:


Imaginary Landscape, 2010, ink & brush on paper, 8.5" x 8.5".

Tortured Soul

The title I borrowed from Michelangelo. He can have it back if he needs it.


Tortured Soul, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 10" x 8".

Actually, I just checked & the Michelangelo drawing is called "The Damned Soul", so I'm keeping this title.

Melancholia in Monochrome

This started off as a monochrome version of the Melancholia in Blue (a few entries below), but took on a life of its own...as these things do...


Melancholia in Monochrome, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 10" x 8".

Masked Man

New, simple ink drawing. I think I like this one.


Masked Man, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 10" x 8".

Winged Figure / Hellscape

A very dense ink drawing:


Winged Figure / Hellscape, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 8" x 8".

Our Lady of the Shadows

This one is a definite maybe.


Our Lady of the Shadows, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 10" x 8".

A Better Fish

This one is inspired by that Breughel (the Elder) drawing (or print) of bigger fish eating smaller fish...


A Better Fish, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 10" x 8".

Variation on the Treeman

Another drawing inspired by Bosch's treeman...


Variation on the Treeman, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Melancholia in Blue

Another mostly blue acrylic painting:


Melancholia in Blue, 2010, acrylic on board, 10" x 8".

Angel by the Sea

It's been a little while since I did any color work, so I'm rectifying that now...


Angle by the Sea, 2010, acrylic on board, 10" x 8".

Every Angel Is Terrifying

Back in the land of Rilke & the Duino Elegies:


Every Angel Is Terrifying, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 8" x 8".

Ascension of Orpheus

Or, possibly, merely "Ascension"...


Ascension of Orpheus, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 8" x 8".

Circe

...and smaller...


Circe, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 3" x 3".

Memento Mori

Getting smaller...


Memento Mori, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 4" x 4".

Sic transit gloria mundi.

Boy, Thinking

I just wanted to see how small I could make a drawing...may take this further...


Boy, Thinking, 2010. brush & ink on paper, 5" x 5".

Time

A small figure drawing:


Time, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 8" x 5.5.

Island

To make a change from the series of heads, here is a drawing of an island. Islands are a good metaphor for many things -- life, death, loneliness, mystery, the future...I guess I'm also partly riffing on Arnold Böcklin's "Island of the Dead" again...


Island, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 8.5" x 8.5".

Sense of Danger

An ominous, monumental head:


Sense of Danger, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Demagogue

New, grotesque head ink drawing:


Demagogue, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

The Apocalypse

It's the end of the world as we know it...


The Apocalypse, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

The Man with the Minotaur Eyes

A strange one:


The Man with the Minotaur Eyes, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Wrapped In A Dream

For all of the dreamers out there...most of us, I guess...


Wrapped In A Dream, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

A Sketch

Not sure what this is about, but here it is:


Untitled, 2010, ink sketch on paper, 11" x 8.5".

A Lament

For Rilke:


A Lament, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Unhappy Man

Another one in a sequence of close-ups (truncated) of heads:


Unhappy Man, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Close-up of a Head

Ink sketch:


Close-up of a Head, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Salome

She seemed like a Salome:


Salome, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Apparition

An oddity, perhaps:


Apparition, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

The Secret

A new figure sketch/drawing:


The Secret, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Oedipus

Still on the mythology theme, here's a head of Oedipus:


Oedipus, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Young Medusa

A new variation on an old friend:


Young Medusa, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Well, I did just see Clash Of The Titans...

A Colossus Walks the Land

New ink drawing:


A Colossus Walks the Land, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Sphinx

I've always wanted to visit the Great Sphinx in Egypt...maybe one day.


Sphinx, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

In The Ruins

A new ink drawing:


In The Ruins, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Back In Hell

And now, after a brief interlude, back to Heaven & Hell:


Back In Hell, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

The Breath of Life

The latest in this series of heads...I should take a break & get back to some other kind of work...


The Breath of Life, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Study of a Weathered Head 2

I wasn't compeletely satisfied (never am, but that's another story) with yesterday's ink drawing of an old/young man's head...so this morning I've redrawn it from scratch...although this could easily be seen as a totally new drawing on the same subject...


Study of a Weathered Head 2, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Study of a Weathered Head

A lot of work went into this sketch, maybe too much...


Study of a Weathered Head, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Head Seen from Below

A new ink drawing of a head:


Head Seen from Below, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Hellscape 2

Another small view of Hell.


Hellscape 2, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Head With Landscape

Another new ink drawing:


Head With Landscape, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Sketch of a Warrior with a Long Neck

I like the incompleteness & angularity of this one:


Sketch of a Warrior with a Long Neck, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Neoclassical Head

Another new ink drawing of a head:


Neoclassical Head, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Head of Leda

Another Leda variation:


Head of Leda, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Getting Closer

I often think that I'm getting closer to something...just not sure what that something is...


Getting Closer, 2010, brush & ink on paper, 11" x 8.5".