The Path of Outer Darkness

Yes indeed, much weeping and gnashing of teeth as we have been cast out for the 'summer' (I use that term advisedly).

I didn't honestly think I would be doing this tonight but I just couldn't resist it and anyway I have no life.

On the other hand I have a glass of wine and I am sitting here surrounded by the wreckage of the year!

 

Interesting day - I got called to see the extern -Dave Lilburn - an artist whose work I realised I already knew quite well when I saw some of it later in the day:

I had a very thorough examination of my work and motivations and he was particularly interested in my previous life and he felt that I would have loads of material for years to come just exploring this.
I was very heartened to hear that especially as I discovered later that John Baldessari is stealing my ideas:

After that intense start it was a slow day till 3.30 but at one stage I went out for a walk and caught some nice rays and some again new views of Limerick:

so much in this is typical of the city, down to the long school uniforms.

guess where this one is

 

A different view of the school and as you can see the rays didn't last long

Back inside and lots of coffee and chat plus a couple of profitable library visits;

 

This book is definitely the ultimate litho bible showing lots of great pics such as this:

which tells you where soft and hard begin in litho crayons and pencils, but also shows some tremendous litho work by great artists such as Jim Dine:

and this lovely townscape by Leonard Lehrer:

Another tome I spotted was this one:

and its contents are divided into wood engraving, etching, litho,etc.

Some examples:

  I enlarged this so that you can see its subject - I have touched on Robert Gibbings already I think - his wood work is superb.

 All of these are wood just to show the detail that can be achieved.

Well. that's it from school, but we shall continue and I will, if its not too presumptuous, show you a number of the books I have picked up and which I think might be of interest.