absolutely convinced

that bilbao is the new york of northern spain. took a short break to see the frankenthaler exhibit.

frankenthaler whose  actual paintings i had never seen until now  is one of my all time favorites along with rothko,rauschenberg and frank stella. this is a photo rich post , so enjoy.

one of the things i like the most is the paint artifacts she introduces in some paintings. they may be a humanoid shadow, a dash of color or some lines which not being there would almost mean another painting, necessary as they are.

neki desu 

 

hope

young man making traditional sumi-e sticks in nara.

have a good weekend.

neki desu 

 

meanwhile back at the ranch

taking advantage of a bug free warp and tying on. it's a hell of a slow process,but it saves two steps.

especially with this nervewrecking wiry silk i think it's adequate .

still need to do some computer work to see what  i  can weave with this straight draw without getting bored. today is the last japanese class. want to end them badly so i can concentrate on other things. need to start planing the trip to bilbao. and there's passport renewal in barcelona. hope i can solve it on line and avoid the trip there.who would have thought.

neki desu