Facades

Spent some time in France this summer going to see the Isenheim Altarpiece in Colmar, The Strasbourg Cathedral and the Moses Well and other works by Claus Sluter in Dijon. An amazing trip of art ogling. The wine wasn't bad either. Did a couple of pieces related to the trip including this watercolor of superimposed facades and walls of the cathedral. Turned out OK, I think I could do a more interesting work with what I learned but the thing was so labor intensive I'm hesitant to commit to it.

Working on the Beachwork this weekend. Actually went into the water which is still bearable at this time of the year thanks to an 8-day warm streak.

The Power of Light

These are two pictures of the current Stonewave project. The only difference is the time of day and the light. It is amazing how different the stone looks. There are no filters or alterations, just raw iPad photos. The bottom photo makes it look like the stone is like the stone in the southwest. 

 Regardless of the light, this summer's high lake levels and frequent storms have washed the front part of this away twice so far. It has been a Sisyphusian summer as far as the stone work is concerned. The shoreline has lost 8 to 10 feet of land and countless tons of topsoil to high waves. Twenty year old trees have been washed into the water and in some places even much older trees are threatened