Conscious World Art

#8 in the New Drawings from Old (1974-2014) series, aka The Priestess, or Isis Unveiled,  another variation on a theme, revised 1.25.14, using a #2 pencil on paper, 14″ x 11″ Another drawing celebrating the power of the hands. All hands channel power, as do the feet. Artists have unique opportunities to understand that power in combination with their […]

#6 in the New Drawings from Old (1974-2014) series, revised 1.20.14, using a #2 pencil on paper, 14″ x 10.5″ (aka Beam Me Up Scottie) Looking now at these transitional drawings started in 1974 and brought to a new level of finish in the last few days, I’m reminded how much the work of this exploratory period […]

#4 in the New Drawings from Old (1974-2014) series, using a #2 pencil on paper, 14″ x 11″ On a virtual roll, I reworked another old sketch into a finished drawing Thursday 1.9.14 the day after I completed yesterday’s featured drawing, Arise! Like most of the drawing done in the early ’70s – either as illustrations created to fulfill free-lance assignments […]

#2 in a series of old sketches from 1974, revised two weeks ago, using a #2 pencil on paper, 10.5″ x 14″ On January 6, 2014 I reworked the second drawing of the dozen resurrected while reviewing old files at Christmas and selected as pieces needing a little attention. In less than an hour or so […]

marker drawings on layers of vellum – the paper variety – with lettering on acetate overlay, 17.5″ x 10.5″ Contemplating earlier this week about what to start my weekend updates with, I was virtually overwhelmed with possibilities. For instance: I’d like to display a series of paintings dedicated to the view of Center City Philly, […]

The National Archives at Philadelphia had miles of outmoded microfiche, now digitized, plus piles of deteriorating materials destined for the dumpster. So they called the Dumpster Divers of Philadelphia, a group of over 40 found-object artists, whose artwork is as diverse as the members themselves, and the materials used. The group was officially recognized in […]

1963. In the spring of that year, I was finishing up my freshman year at RISD in Providence. One of my assignments for Calligraphy class that spring fifty-one years ago resulted in the art featured today (seen below in its original condition, and after my amendments just last year). The calligraphy assignment: decorative capitals. I […]