go back to your dream . the hidden sea

go back to your dream

your not here

you did not disappear

stories of a strange day

imaginary communication

 paint, gouache, gesso on paper

standing at the edge of the dark sea

i prefer the sea

in an empty landscape

thoughts from inside the walls

thoughts from inside the walls

of an old apartment 

the pipes and papers walls

the telephone lines

 

I'm a ghost

(gouache ink paint on gelatin silver print)

the ghosts of things

when one closes their eyes

the color of eigengrau

a little like the sound

of the void or static of in-between

 haunting moments like a time-lapse

blurred memories

of things before things

this short beautiful video is

constant reference somewhere in the back of my mind

a group exhibition in New York . out of the shadows

 Marvelous and exciting news!

a small door near the floor

she just got into a show in New York

at the Carter Burden Gallery

It will be in November and December

I'll get her ready and sail her off soon

out of the shadows

empty rooms 

awashed with static

small doors

and coded shapes

the ghost of things

and hidden languages 

Exhibition in New York

You are invited !

Opening reception

September 23, 5-9pm

Roots Exhibition

A group show at the\

~Gallery Azulejo~

154 Orchard Street, New York, NY

Art by Artists from around the Globe

A few of my pieces will be in the show )

(Her friend came to see her . 

paint and ink on gelatin silver print )

(By the time you read this . 

paint and ink on gelatin silver print )

~Gallery Azulejo~

~The SeeMe Community~

 

Claire walked home . and some bedroom film nights

Painted this lovely one of Claire

over the last few days 

There is a factory in the distance 

and a simple communication station

over there

(Claire walked home is painted with gouache, ink, 

gesso and collage on paper)

I have been revisiting some favorite

films from my dusty dvd collection

always being completely engulfed

by the inspiration from the layers of 

textiles, textures and tones

The other night I watched 

Dorthy Parker and the Vicious Circle

over two nights

And then Henry and June

which I never get tired of

 

 

Orla's disguise . Radio tower

I have been working in the studio

on these pieces 

two fans on 

and listening to

Bryan Ferry

(Orla's disguise . gouache gesso ink gelatin silver print on paper )

and in the other room 

at the same time

radio nostalgia

is playing in the distance

( Radio tower . gouache gesso ink on paper )

also .. an old friend of mine 

sent this to me 

and I have watched it on

repeat several times in the last few days 

dancing club nights 

memories of this sound

puts me in a happy place )

floating . with the shadow

I have lost friends , some by death ...

others through sheer inability to cross the street .

~ Virginia Woolf

paint and ink on gelatin silver print 1930's

and

paint and ink on old book pages

the road and the mountain

when I first watched movie The Mountain

I remember the long quiet moments

staying with me the most

the entire movie seems to have

that sort of lingering tone

I made this while I was watching 

it the second time 

layering the images and sounds

which created more of a memory

 the long moments staring out 

the window

on unfamiliar roads 

 

Henry Darger and the girls in the floor rugs

.. They attempt to get away by rolling

themselves in floor rugs 

inspiration for the day ˚˙•

 

gold behind their eyes

Gold behind their eyes

 a halo of transmitters on their heads

staring into recorded memories 

of the places in a beforeland 

it's the end of October 

 thinking of all the other Octobers 

when no one was watching 

when things were experienced 

and rarely documented 

 

. recorders for eyes .

recording memories 

and eavesdropping on dreams

somewhere in the back of my mind

her eyes are recorders

{layered painting collage on paper}

somewhere in the back of someone else's dreams ..

sounds of movements

 

a story of a diorama of an art exhibition

when I lived in Portland

I opened a small art gallery and museum

called  Musee16  ~A diorama of an art exhibition 

{art by Chris Lawson}

it was on the corner of 16th street 

in an old pharmacy 

next to a happy creperie

everyday I looked forward to sitting in the

calm gray blues of the walls

surrounded by old windows

that the rain would pour down on

listening to things like Moondog ,

Red Norvo , Francois de Roubaix

and Syd Barrett and installing artworks

while the streetcars would pass by

organizing objects and collections of things  ,

 rotating themes and collaborating

with so many splendid artists

getting to meet the inspiring

people that would wander in out of the rain

and share their interesting stories

 

{art by Chaim Garcia}

some of the artists and I

would trade pieces when the exhibit had ended 

I still have a piece by Chris and one of Chaim's pieces

up on my wall 

now in my living room

. she sat by the sea . bath tub recording .

she sat by the sea

and thought about Jupiter 

it was sparkling floating next to the moon

I spent a while mixing this blue

using four different colors 

inspired from a dream I had

the other night

 

sitting in the bath tub with 

my recorder and sounds

closed the door and the window

and made this with

an old photograph I collected

and drew on

 

recording dreams

recording dreams

with imaginary devices

and listening to the sounds

of the invisible 

static 

mixed media layered collage painting

prints are available in the shop)

shifting things around 

and listening to Can

in the background

of the studio this morning 

 

. shoes with gold . transmitters .

shoes with gold

transmitters

so that I can

hear you better

sitting by the edge

of the pool

(mixed media collage painting)

the print is available in the shop )

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