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Back at It

Saturday, Oct. 3 2009 UTC

Back posting after a long hiatus. It has been a busy year. Just got back from meetings in Berlin and Mainz. Before the trip I spent a long month or two getting some writing out of my system (I seem to go through a long writing phase every couple of years). Then, just before leaving, I felt the siren song of painting calling again. Went to some art exhibitions in Berlin which fueled the fire. Now D is equal to 6, which is the highest it’s been in awhile. I will try to post some photos of work-in-progress soon. Meanwhile, here are some photos from the trip.

Many thanks to Timo and Melanie in Mainz-Mombach for their generous hospitality!

Mockup of Humboldt University Buildings

This was where the first few days of meetings took place. I love architectural models almost as much as architectural drawings.

U-Bahn bicycle
U-Bahn stop

I took hundreds of photos in and around the trains in Germany. I rarely had to wait more than four minutes for a train or a bus. Why can’t we have that here?

Pergamon Museum, Berlin

One thing I loved about this enormous exhibit of a Greek temple was how the empty spaces between the fragments spoke as eloquently as the original figurative forms did. This aspect gave the exhibition a contemporary look despite the massive scale.

Cranach painting in Gemäldegalerie, Berlin

One of my favorite old-timers is Lucas Cranach the Elder (16th c.). His female figures have this enigmatic, sexy look which is utterly not contemporary.