The Battle of Agincourt

it took two days to finish this side too. the battle of agincourt was kinda interesting as far as battles go - long bows, defensive spikes, treacherous mud, dysentery and diarrhea - the english were victorious because of the first three and despite the last two. more on that later maybe, just thinkin' about it makes me need a bathroom break. gotta go.

Krishna and Arjuna

I spent two days on this one. got a late start yesterday and then it took me awhile to get going. couldn't decide what to paint and then had a tough time transitioning to the size of the canvas. the earlier ones were all pretty much the same size (about 35x45") and this one is significantly bigger (53x66"). I like working on the larger format, and once I got going on it, it came together well, but I don't think I'll do too many this size - mostly because of transport and storage problems. tomorrow though, I think I'll paint the battle of agincourt on the back.

Abraham and Isaac

Cain and Abel #5

These are the first two after finishing up the first batch. I'm pleased with the direction they're heading. I'm feeling pretty well warmed up and hope the rest go as well as these did. these are two sides of the same canvas. it's about 37x41" which is a little taller than the previous canvases, but less wide.

I took this morning off and went bowling with bruce, kate, and geoff costa. it was a lot of fun and didn't seem to negatively impact the painting at all (on the contrary..., actually). it was the first time I've gotten around to seeing geoff since I got here and it was good to see him. and as always, it's fun to hang out with bruce and kate.

Reign of Terror

Genghis Khan

Venus and Violence

Dead Woman

Alexander

Crusader and Saracen

These are the last of the first 42 paintings - 21 canvases painted front and back, roughly 36x48" each. I'm just past the halfway point in my stay here. I arrived June 23rd and plan to leave no later than the middle of October. The time has flown by so far, but I admit that realizing I still have almost the same amount of time ahead of me makes my return to venice seem a long way off. I'm sure I'll be back before any of us know it.

I'm not certain what these coming paintings will hold. I feel pretty well warmed up and ready to go with more paintings. at least some and probably most will stay with the violence themes, but I think I'll leave myself open to allowing for other themes to appear if they will. it'll be interesting to see (for me anyway) what happens. check out the website to see the complete group so far.

Hermes and Argus

Refugees 1

Refugees 2

Jacob and Esau

Nick Berg 2

Assassination of Julius Caesar

Cain and Abel 4

These are this past weeks paintings. I've pretty much taken today off - had brunch at monica and jeff's and have been catching up on other stuff this afternoon. I've painted a bit, but am not really in the mind frame to make a go at the next painting; maybe tonight, but probably tomorrow. I've got an interesting start on the next one, but I'm not certain where to go, can't quite bring myself to dive in... we'll see.

I'd like to update the website with this new stuff tonight, but I'm not sure I feel motivated to do that either - it's awfully hot up here on the third floor. saturday night - hmmm, maybe I'll go downstairs for a beer.

Lincoln Assassination

Pandora, Killed by Violence

Here are yesterday and today's paintings. yesterday was the second pandora painting and today was Lincoln's assassination. Tomorrow I'll work on the back of the Nick Berg painting. I don't really have the energy to write more now.

this is a painting of the battle of hastings. I painted it yesterday. I finished the fronts of the first twenty-one canvases a week ago and have been painting the backs since then. I'm coming pretty close to averaging a painting a day, having taken the weekend off to have breakfast and run errands with monica on saturday, and to spend time with my brother and his family, who had driven down from Lima on sunday.

today, my parents are coming down for a visit, I don't think I'll take the whole day off, because they're just coming for lunch, but we'll see how it goes. it's kinda tough to get going when the routine's been broken.

rock throwers

inquisition

dead child - fallujah

resistance fighters