The School of the Transfer of Energy

Jonah, the Roiling Cave

Posted in art, design, Oil Paintings, technique and process, transfer of energy by jackbaumgartner on March 29, 2012

Drawing out Jonah on the canvas.

Day 3:   Yellow Ochre, Raw Sienna, Viridian, Flake White, Phthalo Blue

Day 2:  Yellow Ochre, Viridian, Flake White

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No Man Sees

Posted in Bone Meal Bread, design, Oil Paintings, technique and process, transfer of energy by jackbaumgartner on March 26, 2012

Mikey, here is the photo of Moses which you requested.  I did my best, for it is a tricky painting to photograph.

 

The Mighty Acts:

Detail of Walking Man’s axe.

Walking Man’s hands, head, axe and walking stick are most recent.

 

The Vastness

Posted in Oil Paintings, technique and process, transfer of energy by jackbaumgartner on March 19, 2012

The meeting place.

Brushing size into the surface of the canvas.

 

A note on the previous post:  Sir Richard, it is the Mighty Acts of Walking Man.

Shirt and Trousers for Walking Man

Posted in art, Oil Paintings, technique and process, transfer of energy by jackbaumgartner on March 14, 2012

Over the past month I have been painting the second layer of Walking Man’s shirt and trousers, and boot.  Hands and head are next.

Yellow Carnage

The bright yellow carnage of green Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera).

Cutting bowl-blanks.

Osage Orange bowl on the lathe.

Building a deeper or longer tool-rest

New Life

Posted in Bone Meal Bread, transfer of energy by jackbaumgartner on March 2, 2012

A diversion from the usual fare:  one of our Nubian does, Galaxy with her new kids, and a red hen looking for a good spot to lay an egg.

#2 (no names yet)

#1

 

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English Mount in Red Cedar

Posted in Bone Meal Bread, design, transfer of energy, woodwork by jackbaumgartner on February 26, 2012

English mount in eastern red cedar with black walnut.

Installed with a red cedar shelf.

Surrounded by the Deep

Posted in Bone Meal Bread, Drawings, transfer of energy by jackbaumgartner on February 21, 2012

…into the very heart of the seas, and the flood surrounded me…

…the waters closed in over me; the deep surrounded me…

…I went down to the land whose bars closed upon me forever…

 

from the second chapter of Jonah

New Revised Standard Version

Oxford University Press

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New Vessels

Posted in technique and process, transfer of energy, wooden bowls, woodwork by jackbaumgartner on February 14, 2012

Dead-fall Black Walnut

Locust

Carved Black Walnut

Maple

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New Vessels in Black Walnut, Locust, and Maple.  Some of these bowls are for sale on the Work for Sale page.

Terror of Jonah

Posted in art, Drawings, technique and process, transfer of energy by jackbaumgartner on February 10, 2012

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