Studio Stuff, Mostly
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There hasn't been much action in blog land, because work has been quite busy for me, and because in addition to my typical work load, I've been painting a huge number of gigantic faux-Victorian dog kennels.
On top of that, the Bay Area has been overrun by decorative painters and muralists who are attending their national conference. Last night, I co-hosted an open studio tour, so Sheri, Robb and I had to turn the paint shop into a party space.
It also forced me to update my portfolio, which I had not done since I got the job at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Bad. I've taken hundreds of photos, but I hadn't organized them or incorporated them into my portfolio. Bad. Bad. Bad.
Having the party was a blast. Robb spent a great deal of time talking with a painter from Vancouver, who used to be a vocational rehab counselor, and who told Robb that he had the best outlook and attitude of anyone she had ever met. That Robb!
Since I alluded to the portfolio update, here is a photo from a particularly crazy project, that I did a few years back. The show is Ibsen's Ghosts, and the image at the back of the set is a portion of a painting by El Greco, painted in the "Mannerist" style. (This style often features long stringy figures with weird lumpy-bumpy muscles) The figures in the painting are huge. The nostril in the central face was two feet tall.
And speaking of muscles, Robb continues to work out at the Berkeley YMCA. He finds that a session in the pool gives him a few hours of "good" time, where he can actually accomplish something before the pain, exhaustion and spasticity set back in. I'm wondering if it might be possible for him to structure his day so that he could get into water twice in one day.
There hasn't been much action in blog land, because work has been quite busy for me, and because in addition to my typical work load, I've been painting a huge number of gigantic faux-Victorian dog kennels.
On top of that, the Bay Area has been overrun by decorative painters and muralists who are attending their national conference. Last night, I co-hosted an open studio tour, so Sheri, Robb and I had to turn the paint shop into a party space.
It also forced me to update my portfolio, which I had not done since I got the job at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Bad. I've taken hundreds of photos, but I hadn't organized them or incorporated them into my portfolio. Bad. Bad. Bad.
Having the party was a blast. Robb spent a great deal of time talking with a painter from Vancouver, who used to be a vocational rehab counselor, and who told Robb that he had the best outlook and attitude of anyone she had ever met. That Robb!
Since I alluded to the portfolio update, here is a photo from a particularly crazy project, that I did a few years back. The show is Ibsen's Ghosts, and the image at the back of the set is a portion of a painting by El Greco, painted in the "Mannerist" style. (This style often features long stringy figures with weird lumpy-bumpy muscles) The figures in the painting are huge. The nostril in the central face was two feet tall.
And speaking of muscles, Robb continues to work out at the Berkeley YMCA. He finds that a session in the pool gives him a few hours of "good" time, where he can actually accomplish something before the pain, exhaustion and spasticity set back in. I'm wondering if it might be possible for him to structure his day so that he could get into water twice in one day.
Comments
I hope it works out that Robb will be able to visit the pool more often, it sure helps to have such a "comfort zone" in times of need =o)
Cheers!
Rhea
Sheri