tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12071975264015833792012-02-16T04:21:52.174-08:00reductive non-objective abstractbethkirkland01@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562435038929412873noreply@blogger.comBlogger181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207197526401583379.post-72935993519544767552009-11-25T17:39:00.000-08:002009-11-25T17:47:27.708-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tqw-KVMw0pU/Sw3eCkxC3rI/AAAAAAAAAVI/t5aLE_RXz-8/s1600/colourful.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408222863352323762" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tqw-KVMw0pU/Sw3eCkxC3rI/AAAAAAAAAVI/t5aLE_RXz-8/s200/colourful.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Mmmm. Don't know what i think about this one...</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1207197526401583379-7293599351954476755?l=structuredspaces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>bethkirkland01@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562435038929412873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207197526401583379.post-21700201975364665972009-11-10T06:43:00.000-08:002009-11-10T06:45:15.754-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tqw-KVMw0pU/Svl8OCgQ5sI/AAAAAAAAAUY/FEwOwgRdW5Q/s1600-h/panel+lines+only.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402485808639829698" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 199px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tqw-KVMw0pU/Svl8OCgQ5sI/AAAAAAAAAUY/FEwOwgRdW5Q/s200/panel+lines+only.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br />A recent small work. The third in the series.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1207197526401583379-2170020197536466597?l=structuredspaces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>bethkirkland01@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562435038929412873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207197526401583379.post-9679939802305455012009-11-07T13:49:00.002-08:002009-11-07T13:52:00.235-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tqw-KVMw0pU/SvXrmrNdwdI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/vCJi3_hLKHg/s1600-h/mauve+yellow+chum+email.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401482377767535058" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 198px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tqw-KVMw0pU/SvXrmrNdwdI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/vCJi3_hLKHg/s200/mauve+yellow+chum+email.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br />This and the next image are small works in alkyd on birch panel. 8" X 8". They are derived from work on watercolour paper that do not photograph well so I will not include them here.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1207197526401583379-967993980230545501?l=structuredspaces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>bethkirkland01@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562435038929412873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207197526401583379.post-27657249594333646862009-11-07T13:49:00.001-08:002009-11-07T13:49:55.916-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tqw-KVMw0pU/SvXrfSPL80I/AAAAAAAAAUI/w7VphrD9GqY/s1600-h/lime+square+painting.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401482250804785986" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 198px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tqw-KVMw0pU/SvXrfSPL80I/AAAAAAAAAUI/w7VphrD9GqY/s200/lime+square+painting.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1207197526401583379-2765724959433364686?l=structuredspaces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>bethkirkland01@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562435038929412873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207197526401583379.post-75088584106706431752009-10-13T18:14:00.000-07:002009-10-13T18:21:36.622-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tqw-KVMw0pU/StUnYX2hytI/AAAAAAAAARo/5kPDFUM-O-M/s1600-h/01a+Words+refuse+to+spin+into+coversation+09+detailBLOG.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392259428519103186" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 188px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tqw-KVMw0pU/StUnYX2hytI/AAAAAAAAARo/5kPDFUM-O-M/s200/01a+Words+refuse+to+spin+into+coversation+09+detailBLOG.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This is a detail from the following image.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1207197526401583379-7508858410670643175?l=structuredspaces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>bethkirkland01@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562435038929412873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207197526401583379.post-21863373190530174092009-09-23T18:30:00.000-07:002009-10-13T18:00:19.120-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tqw-KVMw0pU/SrrLqFBL3gI/AAAAAAAAALs/JAhrZnFU4Ro/s1600-h/0015+Words+refuse+to+spin+into+converstion+09+140+x+100+oil.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384840228236942850" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 142px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tqw-KVMw0pU/SrrLqFBL3gI/AAAAAAAAALs/JAhrZnFU4Ro/s200/0015+Words+refuse+to+spin+into+converstion+09+140+x+100+oil.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This painting, and the next 3, are an exploration into being in two places at once. I'm interested in the divided self.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">1m x 1.4 oil on gesso</span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1207197526401583379-2186337319053017409?l=structuredspaces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>bethkirkland01@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562435038929412873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207197526401583379.post-32677767871515144152009-09-23T18:29:00.002-07:002009-09-23T18:30:00.462-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tqw-KVMw0pU/SrrLkQzxQrI/AAAAAAAAALk/__7hf_QEgis/s1600-h/0014+The+sisters+lived+in+powerful+absence+09+140+x+100+oil.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384840128322683570" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 142px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tqw-KVMw0pU/SrrLkQzxQrI/AAAAAAAAALk/__7hf_QEgis/s200/0014+The+sisters+lived+in+powerful+absence+09+140+x+100+oil.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1207197526401583379-3267776787151514415?l=structuredspaces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>bethkirkland01@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562435038929412873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207197526401583379.post-48824375514514761922009-09-23T18:29:00.001-07:002009-09-23T18:29:36.040-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tqw-KVMw0pU/SrrLeZNv4nI/AAAAAAAAALc/J1VXANOwBqo/s1600-h/0013Violet+schism+09+140+x+100+oil.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384840027499913842" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 142px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tqw-KVMw0pU/SrrLeZNv4nI/AAAAAAAAALc/J1VXANOwBqo/s200/0013Violet+schism+09+140+x+100+oil.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1207197526401583379-4882437551451476192?l=structuredspaces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>bethkirkland01@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562435038929412873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207197526401583379.post-82133644945417764722009-09-23T18:28:00.000-07:002009-09-23T18:29:05.172-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tqw-KVMw0pU/SrrLWXizHpI/AAAAAAAAALU/FDGzzKwesBc/s1600-h/0012+Yellow+schism+08+oil.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384839889612381842" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 155px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tqw-KVMw0pU/SrrLWXizHpI/AAAAAAAAALU/FDGzzKwesBc/s200/0012+Yellow+schism+08+oil.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1207197526401583379-8213364494541776472?l=structuredspaces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>bethkirkland01@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562435038929412873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207197526401583379.post-32671141844221134052009-09-23T18:26:00.000-07:002009-09-23T18:28:32.590-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tqw-KVMw0pU/SrrK1Mvu7NI/AAAAAAAAALM/l-58gHm2-wU/s1600-h/0011+Red+for+Pam.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384839319778159826" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 199px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tqw-KVMw0pU/SrrK1Mvu7NI/AAAAAAAAALM/l-58gHm2-wU/s200/0011+Red+for+Pam.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This and the next painting were extensions of simple graphite on gesso "paintings". 76cm x 76cm. Must return to this idea soon.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1207197526401583379-3267114184422113405?l=structuredspaces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>bethkirkland01@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562435038929412873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207197526401583379.post-80720549829516556622009-09-23T18:25:00.000-07:002009-09-23T18:26:08.218-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tqw-KVMw0pU/SrrKkvHWxEI/AAAAAAAAALE/eFznIgL3njU/s1600-h/0010+orange.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384839036946269250" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 184px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tqw-KVMw0pU/SrrKkvHWxEI/AAAAAAAAALE/eFznIgL3njU/s200/0010+orange.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1207197526401583379-8072054982951655662?l=structuredspaces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>bethkirkland01@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562435038929412873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207197526401583379.post-43875025023077704832009-09-23T18:22:00.000-07:002009-10-13T18:11:32.412-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tqw-KVMw0pU/SrrKBa7drLI/AAAAAAAAAK8/yogh_6FrqRc/s1600-h/001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384838430232259762" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tqw-KVMw0pU/SrrKBa7drLI/AAAAAAAAAK8/yogh_6FrqRc/s200/001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This is from 2004. 76 cm x 76 cm it's graphite on gesso. Very simple and led to the previous works with lines. </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1207197526401583379-4387502502307770483?l=structuredspaces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>bethkirkland01@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562435038929412873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207197526401583379.post-66909769346994668592009-09-20T23:16:00.000-07:002009-09-20T23:19:49.649-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tqw-KVMw0pU/SrcaaHFqIAI/AAAAAAAAAIE/jQGwaA_AnTk/s1600-h/002+Schism+3+Adoration+of+magi.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383800915426418690" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 148px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tqw-KVMw0pU/SrcaaHFqIAI/AAAAAAAAAIE/jQGwaA_AnTk/s200/002+Schism+3+Adoration+of+magi.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Like the one that follows, the shape was a simplification of underlying Renaissance geometry. Acrylic and pigment ink.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">All of the images to follow are on watercolour paper.</span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1207197526401583379-6690976934699466859?l=structuredspaces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>bethkirkland01@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562435038929412873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207197526401583379.post-57223108940972420692009-09-20T23:13:00.000-07:002009-10-13T18:12:13.996-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tqw-KVMw0pU/SrhGZgKUpSI/AAAAAAAAAI8/U8tHhzMW_rk/s1600-h/003++yellow+circle.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384130758465332514" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 194px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tqw-KVMw0pU/SrhGZgKUpSI/AAAAAAAAAI8/U8tHhzMW_rk/s200/003++yellow+circle.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This composition is taken from a simplified geometry that was the basis of an early "Adoration of the Magi". Very simplified. Circular handmade French paper 50cms across. Beautiful to work on. Oil and pigment ink.<br /></span><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tqw-KVMw0pU/SrhDk-eSlsI/AAAAAAAAAIM/DAuPfXj30Dg/s1600-h/003++yellow+circle.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1207197526401583379-5722310894097242069?l=structuredspaces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>bethkirkland01@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562435038929412873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207197526401583379.post-23312281033516436902009-09-20T23:11:00.002-07:002009-10-13T18:12:49.971-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tqw-KVMw0pU/SrhH7dcdmtI/AAAAAAAAAJU/eGb3nd49ZMs/s1600-h/006+ptych.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384132441363290834" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 186px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tqw-KVMw0pU/SrhH7dcdmtI/AAAAAAAAAJU/eGb3nd49ZMs/s200/006+ptych.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This and the following one were originally intended as a pair. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Acrylic and graphite on watercolour paper.</span><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tqw-KVMw0pU/SrhHWUXvSrI/AAAAAAAAAJE/_1sl43n7Gug/s1600-h/006+ptych.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><div><div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1207197526401583379-2331228103351643690?l=structuredspaces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>bethkirkland01@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562435038929412873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207197526401583379.post-34189664637867667822009-09-20T23:11:00.001-07:002009-09-21T20:46:06.387-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tqw-KVMw0pU/SrhIXLhCb2I/AAAAAAAAAJc/VC-tuohBNeo/s1600-h/007+++single+Diptych.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384132917586980706" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 185px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tqw-KVMw0pU/SrhIXLhCb2I/AAAAAAAAAJc/VC-tuohBNeo/s200/007+++single+Diptych.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tqw-KVMw0pU/SrhHidIQIuI/AAAAAAAAAJM/5qQIQJM0Z9A/s1600-h/007+++single+Diptych.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tqw-KVMw0pU/SrhEclILbQI/AAAAAAAAAIc/u-u7jp4OzMw/s1600-h/007+++single+Diptych.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tqw-KVMw0pU/SrcZF2mwspI/AAAAAAAAAHs/MMeEVegBxuk/s1600-h/006+ptych.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1207197526401583379-3418966463786766782?l=structuredspaces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>bethkirkland01@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562435038929412873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207197526401583379.post-5708941626830645062009-09-20T23:09:00.000-07:002009-10-13T18:13:27.533-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tqw-KVMw0pU/SrcYsY-hkTI/AAAAAAAAAHk/0HdHRHyDKME/s1600-h/005+schism++2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383799030442725682" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 148px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tqw-KVMw0pU/SrcYsY-hkTI/AAAAAAAAAHk/0HdHRHyDKME/s200/005+schism++2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The triple division is worth pursuing in future work. Lines are in graphite.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1207197526401583379-570894162683064506?l=structuredspaces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>bethkirkland01@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562435038929412873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207197526401583379.post-6509167018026155672009-09-20T23:05:00.000-07:002009-09-21T20:47:33.679-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tqw-KVMw0pU/SrhIy9GR73I/AAAAAAAAAJk/zI4EDoyUonY/s1600-h/004+Schism+4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384133394752991090" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 161px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tqw-KVMw0pU/SrhIy9GR73I/AAAAAAAAAJk/zI4EDoyUonY/s200/004+Schism+4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tqw-KVMw0pU/SrhF5juQVDI/AAAAAAAAAIs/wxraPaI5aIY/s1600-h/004+Schism+4.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tqw-KVMw0pU/SrhFkcQJHnI/AAAAAAAAAIk/7LfzUn54RCU/s1600-h/004+Schism+4.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tqw-KVMw0pU/SrcXts8UEqI/AAAAAAAAAHM/5oJjpkKK4qE/s1600-h/004+Schism+4.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1207197526401583379-650916701802615567?l=structuredspaces.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>bethkirkland01@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562435038929412873noreply@blogger.com