From blue to rose to yellow; in the tiny hallway, the cool ultramarine and caput mortuum tints were changed out for raw terra di Siena, to add more warmth to the pompeiian red (already in itself a gentle, warm earthen tone).
In the kitchen, a light first colourwash with red was through the following [...]
Archive for June, 2008
beeswax IV
Posted in recent work on June 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
beeswax III
Posted in recent work on June 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
colour samples, translucent beeswax paint
Follow the daylight; that is, where the morning sun comes in, colour should bring out its bright, warm character. Noonday light is sharper and may need softening and modulation according to the room’s size and its use. The light of the setting sun, again, has yet another quality; here it reaches [...]
beeswax II
Posted in recent work on June 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From blue to rose; here, colour design is based on two pigments, ultramarine and pompeiian red; different proportions make different colours. Add caput mortuum to cool the red, or cinnabar to heighten it. A smaller room will concentrate the impression, while a larger room enlargens. Follow daylight.
lazure painting with beeswax
Posted in recent work on June 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
pompeiian red, ultramarine and caput mortuum, second layer
Performing colour design and wall painting in a private home; Mats, my employer, keeps Nina Simone, Procul Harum, Joni Mitchell and The Band turning on the record player while I blend beeswax binder with pigments; Miles the cat is listening and watching.
This is colour exercise on a larger [...]
Posted in time-out on June 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The old hammam at Akbιyιk Caddesi, Istanbul
Cleaning the house, cooking the food, laying the table. Waiting for the guest. Waiting is the guest.
time out/wedding in Bursa
Posted in time-out on June 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
fire escapes, Istanbul
We were invited to a wedding in Bursa, south of Istanbul. And so we went there. And the feast went on for three days and nights…
ladies’ henna night, the bride is dancing
…and before going home, Mona shared a bread with me. It is good to have friends. I wish you all [...]
good bye, and good luck!
Posted in art, teaching on June 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
students’ works exhibited at Galleri Kretsen, Södertälje
School’s out; the graduating students have arranged a small exhibition at Galleri Kretsen, Södertälje; here are some pictures. Thanks for the time we’ve shared. Goodbye, and good luck to you all!
students’ silk screen self portraits
only breath
Posted in art, recent work on June 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
breathe in/breathe out; wax crayons on paper, each app. 21 x 28 cms
“There is a way between voice and presence/where information flows.”
(Jelaluddin Balkhi, known as Rumi; english translation by Coleman Barks)
