1:22 pm: so WHAT'S NEXT on the painting front?? i have no idea. and i like that. about to embark on a voyage; could be to zanzibar; could be to jupiter. i suspect that the next series will be targeted to my new denver gallery: SPACE. since the director, mike burnett, took me on as a gallery member based on my abstract work, that's the direction the new paintings will take. i expect, as i've said in earlier posts, they will bear some traces of the recently completed parade series, which i'm re-naming ANO KATO, the title of my upcoming exhibition in houston. beyond that, i can't say. will they be collages on canvas, like the previous series? (see recent collages, under the dropdown works menu) can't know till i launch in. once i get into a good rhythm with the actionlab proofing, i'll feel more comfortable dividing my day between painting in the studio and proofing here in the house. that will occur sometime early this week; maybe even as early as tomorrow. oh, the anticipation! oh, the adventure! as i've said many times before, it's a gift, for which i have gratitude every day.
11:48 am: i'm working on actionlab curriculum editing today.
our school experience yesterday was outstanding. we were at a five star stem magnet school in denver, where we were facilitators in the climate challenge summit to life day. my group of about 18 was charged with coming up with and rapid prototyping ideas for energy conservation. they were all 8th graders. my co-facilitator mark is an expert in the field, whereas my specialty is along the lines of problem based learning skills, as reflected in our actionlab program.
the kids at this school are, without exception, very proficient at collaboration. so they wasted no time in coming up with ideas and then clumping them into categories, putting them on stickies which they then attached to the wall. the three most promising ideas were then selected, and two of the kids in the group self selected to present to a different group, who then repeated the process, presenting to our group. although there were some rough spots that need to be addressed in any future iterations, mikela and i were very impressed with these kids and with the school environment that fostered their high level skills. we met some of the administrators and will continue the conversation in the coming weeks.
THE PAINTINGS: it appears the shipment of 4 packages with the paintings is on schedule and should be delivered monday. YEA!
on the right: a DETAIL of the denver science museum, 56x12," oil on portrait linen.this is one of the 22 paintings that are en route to houston.
