Lost Nuts and Found Bolts

I saw  an images of two GIs sitting on a bench or a log, they had survived being Prisoners of War - somewhere in the Pacific.  It amazes me that we persist at throwing each other into walls, with some kind of  conviction that if we throw enough humanity at those walls they will crumble and we will be free.But, by then the  piles of bodies, the stench of decay will be so immense that without even knowing we will have built a wall constructed by our own making, a wall that we will never scale. It's seems it always the other guy's fault- but we know in our heart of hearts it isn't. We think we know everything, we know nothing. Current Events Digital Proof, 22" X 30" 2018

Whispers From the East 22" X 29" paper plate lithograph w/hand coloring. Another image just about finished. This piece will be included in a two-person Exhibition at the Kenosha Public Museum, opening August 18th, 2018.

Most of the recent images posted on this blog have been generated with MAX/MSP. Posted as digital proofs. The image below is  hand printed using a process closely akin to hand lithography.   Each piece consists of 6 panels, hand  printed, assembled, one-offs, mounted on canvas, hand colored and sealed. Before each session, I tweak my MAX Patch and go.  Much like going out to make images, being present to the moment. The MAX patch has been created so that it is almost impossible to have the same image seen twice.  This piece will be included in a two-person Exhibition with Marilyn Propp at the Kenosha Public Museum in September.     "The Fire Next Time, Notations from Gridville" 22" X 29" Paper plate lithograph W/ Hand coloring

IT'S ABOUT FISHING   I go to the fishing hole - in this case MAX, I've stocked the pond with images, and I have a good line, and the equipment is tested and sound.  I cast the line, pull the switch, push some buttons and off I go. I wait for the tug, the impulse. reeled in, cast into memory.   Madonna of the Roofs Digital Proof Tears For What Is Lost Digital Proof We're Visitors Here Digital Proof

"Fire Next Time, Notation from Gridville" May 10, 2018 Digital Proof An ongoing exploration of image making. The shutter release is replaced by a button.  But  the image still either works or it doesn't. Still learning MAX/MSP less timid to patch, connect, crash, repeat. Images sourced from the camera. Appropriations to follow. Thanks to Nels Cline & Bill Frisell for their music I can see my images playing while they play.  Structured improvisation... Site Visit May 10, 2018 Digital Proof

The mastery of Max eludes me, The images feel the way things seem,  Sometimes clear and others well?  I wonder  was it a dream or an experience or a combination of the two. Notations  from Gridville 2018 Digital proof Caught in Gridville 2018 Digital Proof