Water

eric zener
brown cannon III
wolfgang bloch
lawrence la bianca


The Bolinas Museum is having what looks like an amazing show running now to June 13

H2O-the Element of Water in Art

An informal survey

Wolfgang Bloch
Phil Buchanan
Brown Cannon III
Claudia Chapline
Andy Goldsworthy
Mary Daniel Hobson
Basia Irland
Vesta Kirby
Lawrence LaBianca
Therese Lahaie
Richard Misrach
Ben Nixon
Piro Patton
Robert Porte
Richard Shaw
Nancy Stein
Eric Zener


Take a ride; check it out.

Bolinas Museum

nudibranch love

I have always had a thing for these flashy little oceanic beauties.

Nat. Geographic has a slick photo series of only a few of the some 3000+ species of Nudibranchs that cover all oceans of the world.  No, no, it's not nudie beach, it's Nudibraaanck. 

Anyway, I have long fantasized about doing a bunch of small porcelain pieces of these poisonous little wonders.


National Geographic
More on Nudibranch's here

today is about ocean life

I thought I'd leave today with this gorgeous photo by brian skerry.

brian skerry photography HERE

thanks Swallowtail Society 

Recent Obsessions #2

History on the High Seas!  I confess this is much more than a recent obsession, I have a deep love for all things oceanic, the age of discovery history, ancient mariners, lore and myth; but I have recently found some new figurehead images from various places - even Ebay.  Only I can't afford the $20,000ish price tag.  If I could - I think I would...have to!

Here is a good page for some lay history about Tall Ship Figureheads

on the subject of warmer climes...

the 20,000ft voyeur.

I've long thought of painting these.