I began working on this piece, "be still, my heart of rage", about a year ago after the death of my brother. My intention at the time was to express all of the emotional chaos that I was feeling. I arrived at the idea of a heart, shattered to pieces... yet, still visible and discernible amid the chaos. The more I worked on it, the more it became a self-portrait. Each plane grew progressively more difficult to face or address. I struggled with it for quite some time before finally shelving it and moving on to something else. As I sit here tonight, working on it once again, I can feel his presence around me. Tonight, each plane carries new discoveries, new unexpected surprises. I am excited and energized by this painting. It feels as though we are just hanging out, catching up and watching the piece evolve, like a conversation between brothers.
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Six days in Maine
- These photographs were taken in April, 2007 while I was in Maine for six days. They cover a fairly diverse range of subject matter, but I feel they all capture something special about each of their subjects.
mantrip
- In June, 2002 I took a cross-coutry road trip with my best friend Scott and his brother, Tim. We drove from Portland, Maine to Santa Rosa, California and back in 11 days, with two days spent at the Grand Canyon. These are some of my favorite images from that trip. All of these photos were taken with a Creative Labs webcam. I will post more in the near future.
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Saturday, September 19, 2009
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"James Luscombe" has been included in this weeks A Sunday Drive. I hope this helps to attract even more new visitors here.
http://asthecrackerheadcrumbles.blogspot.com/2009/09/sunday-drive_20.html
Posted by: FishHawk | Sunday, September 20, 2009 at 02:23 AM