Ray Manzarek, Los Angeles 1998 - Sorry to hear of the passing of Ray Manzarek. I had the pleasure of taking his portrait back in 1998. He was a very cool, pleasant man to hang with. After the Doors, he further cemented his coolness when he teamed up with X for their first two albums. Thanks, Ray.
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This was a belated gift for a good friend’s birthday, of her favorite animal - the Indian peafowl, Pavo cristatus. I wanted to paint the animal in a more naturalistic pose than is typical for the extravagant males, with his gorgeous train in view without being displayed. Here he sits on a branch and ponders the mysteries of existence as he overlooks his native florid Indian jungles.
Gouache on mixed media board, 16” x 20”.
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In the 1960s, Jerry Uelsmann revolutionized the art of photography by manually blending negatives to produce dreamlike landscapes. “The primary creative gesture for most photographers used to be when they clicked the shutter,” Uelsmann says. “But I realized that the darkroom was a visual research lab where the creative process could continue.” Though we’re now in the era of Photoshop, he continues to forsake digital manipulation, as with the 2006 untitled image made from three photos, one including his wife’s hands. “It is an incredible leap of faith to think maybe this tree could blend into these hands,” Uelsmann says. “But the camera is a license to explore.” Uelsmann’s creations are showcased in a traveling exhibit, “Faking It: Manipulated Photography Before Photoshop,” at the National Gallery of Art through May 5.
With one of my 4ft tall Grenade Bunny Sculptures at its new home in Beverly Hills, CA. Photo by Russ Quackenbush.
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Another of the extinct bird series…. unfinished at the moment but I’m pretty happy with it so far. need to back off on the intensity of the blue. Mauritius Blue Pigeons, gouache.
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