Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Art Is…OK Gallery Group Exhibit

 
Bagatelle #8, 22″ x 22″ (56cm x 56cm), acrylic on polyester canvas
 
 
Chuck Dunbar
participates in a
Group Exhibition
at Art Is…OK & Company Gallery & Sculpture Plaza
3301 Menaul Blvd NE, #28
(next to Cost Plus at Menaul & Carlisle)
Opening reception
Friday December 1st, 5 - 8 PM
work on display through January, 2007
Preview what Chuck is exhibiting in the
Album “Art Is…Ok Exhibit”

see more of Chuck Dunbar’s artwork at
http://charlesdunbarartist.com

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Thursday, November 23, 2006

Edna & Chuck Get Serious ($5.35/sht, all rag paper)

 
Untitled Drawing, 29″ (70 cm) x 23″ (55 cm), black pastel on Strathmore 2ply all rag Bristol paper
 
Last Wednesday, November 14, Edna and I got together again for another bout of drawing. In the morning we included my two grandchildren, Megan 13, and Alex 8. After lunch the kids were doing something else. We thought the drawing was getting someplace interesting, so I brought out some good paper, Strathmore 2 ply Bristol. These are the last three drawings we did.
 
 
 
Untitled Drawing, 29″ (70 cm) x 23″ (55 cm), black pastel on Strathmore 2ply all rag Bristol paper
 
 
Untitled Drawing, 29″ (70 cm) x 23″ (55 cm), black pastel on Strathmore 2ply all rag Bristol paper

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Thursday, November 16, 2006

Whirligig #28

 
Whirligig #28, 18″ (43 cm) x 14″ (34 cm) x 8″ (19 cm), mahogany, aircraft plywood, bearings, metal parts
 
Whirligig #28
 
features
 
Two Imported Sealed Bearings
Micro Spinner Adjustment
Advanced Design
Zephyr Rated*
*blade movement in 2 mph breeze
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Sunday, November 12, 2006

Joint Drawing with Edna

 
Joint Drawing with Edna, 24″ x 18″ (58cm x 43cm), charcoal & black pastel on paper
 
 
Yesterday, 10 November 2006, Edna Casman (http://www.casmanpaintings.com/) and I got together for the day in my studio to do some joint drawings. The same “rules” applied as a few weeks ago, 25 October 2006, when we did the last batch of small paintings. We worked for about four-and-a-half hours with a break for lunch. Edna brought lunch this time - lentil soup, home baked whole wheat bread, butter and fruit. There are five drawings shown here. The remaining eight are in the “Joint Work with Edna” album. I found drawing on the same sheet even more exciting than the painting. The process of responding to each other’s marks was very engaging. I love charcoal. It smears, smudges and erases in a very painterly way. The drawings aren’t shown in the order they were done. Next time I’ll make a note of the order.
 
 

 
Joint Drawing with Edna, 24″ x 18″ (58cm x 43cm), charcoal & black pastel on paper
 
 
 
Joint Drawing with Edna (St Francis of Assisi), 24″ x 18″ (58cm x 43cm), charcoal & black pastel on paper
 
 
 
 
Joint Drawing with Edna, 24″ x 18″ (58cm x 43cm), charcoal & black pastel on paper
 
 
 
Joint Drawing with Edna, 24″ x 18″ (58cm x 43cm), charcoal & black pastel on paper
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Friday, November 10, 2006

Gamble Oak

 
Gambel Oak, Quercus gambelii,  9 1/2″ tall
 
This is one of my favorite bonsai.  Gambel Oak is indigenous to this area.  I collected this specimen ten years ago in the Monzano Mountains.  It took several years of repotting to shorten the root enough to fit into a bonsai pot.  Oaks are not often made into bonsai, but this tree has small leaves to start with that can be made smaller in a pot. The heavily fissured bark makes the tree look very old
 
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Saturday, November 4, 2006

Plan for Whirligig #29

Whriligig #29, 18″ x 24′, pencil on paper
 
This whirligig features a disk with holes in which the blades are fastened. The disk is vertical and rotates on a horizontal axis.
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Thursday, November 2, 2006

Whirligig #27

Whirligig #27, 18″ x 8″ x 14″, aircraft plywood, mahogany, assorted metal parts
 
Whirligig #27 tests new limits of whirligig design.  Test flight may be seen at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb4Ua71UoE4.
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