Monthly Archives: April 2006

Academy Update

Portrait Drawing

Haven’t posted in a week or so… here’s an update on how all of the major projects I am working on are progressing. First up is a portrait drawing: a multi-week pose from Dan Thompson’s Portrait Drawing class. I think … Continue reading

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Diploma Project Update

Diploma Project April 16th

It’s been a little while since I’ve posted about my Diploma Project, though not because I have been idle, on the contrary, I have been very busy this past week. I’ve simply wanted to get to a point where enough … Continue reading

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Cream of Asparagus Soup

Cream of Asparagus Soup

I promised you an action shot of cream of asparagus soup… ta dah! Ok, it’s subtle action, just my style. I was tickled by the visible steam rising from the bowl, even though it means my house is still really … Continue reading

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Trekking through Spey Valley, and More!

Ladybug baby set

As always, I have lots of sock knitting to report. But you’re in luck! I went on a bit of a forced sock knitting hiatus while waiting for pretty new yarn to arrive, and have made some progress on a … Continue reading

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Sculpting the Head

Head Sculpture

Our model time is up in the portrait sculpture class. Next week we will begin the casting process. I’m very excited, this has been a great experience. Though I don’t feel like I got a great likeness, I learned a … Continue reading

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Vincent Desiderio On Art

Vincent Desiderio

There is no doubt in my mind that a hundred years hence, Vincent Desiderio will still be counted among the greatest artists of this generation. It has been my good fortune to be able to interact with him on a … Continue reading

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Colin L. Powell

Truly, there are some benefits to attending a school in New York City. The International House had its annual George C. Marshall Visitor Program today. Yes, that is the same General George C. Marshall, Nobel Peace Prize recipient, and architect … Continue reading

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NYC – General Observation

I don’t mean to be unkind, but after speaking with several fellow New York students, it seems clear to me that when we arrived slightly less than two years ago there was still a significant wellspring of Post 9-11 mutual … Continue reading

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Catching Up

SockIt Socks finished

I was lucky last week to have my parents visiting me from Colorado, during their spring break. We had a great time, even though I was only able to take one day off (gotta conserve my vacation time for going … Continue reading

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Watching the Paint Dry

Dipoma Project April 1st

Things have been rather slow lately, a bit like watching the paint dry. Perhaps that is a bit of an exaggeration, but I have been waiting for the underpainting to be sufficiently dry to accept an isolating glaze. Here’s a … Continue reading

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