http://www.capallglas.com Fine Art and Photography Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:09:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A short article about my walk up Bray Head appeared on Irish Fireside recently. I have received some lovely comments on this article and some requests for more pictures. These are pictures taken on that walk. Some were processed by an employee wearing linty gloves and I have not finished ... http://www.capallglas.com/2011/06/22/a-walk-on-bray-head-some-photos/ Hello; It has been a while, but as I work on the larger pieces of the Horizon Project, I took some time to add some colors to my portfolio. Gelatin Monoprinting is a way I use to get a break from the intense detail and technical challenge ... http://www.capallglas.com/2011/06/17/gelatin-prints/ First decisions need to be made. For me, the first decision was an unexpected one. I sketched a rough horizontal view of my subject, a landscape taken from Cairn H on Carnbane West. The landscape was meant to flow diagonally from the dark, open Cairn H tomb on the lower ... http://www.capallglas.com/2010/10/21/lc-support-composition-and-3-words/ Loch Craobh/Loughcrew, Oldcastle, Co. Meath, EIRE I've collected a lot of information regarding the tombs of Loch Craobh over the years. I've compiled it here, and I'll put a list of the books and links into a section of my growing bibliography, accessible through the 'Page' section at the top left ... http://www.capallglas.com/2010/10/18/loch-craobhloughcrew-lc-background/ I took a short hiatus from projects for a while. It has been very hard to start up something new in the middle of the summer, so after some input from friends and other artists, I decided to reset my project clock to the Fall and Spring. I am much ... http://www.capallglas.com/2010/10/17/horizons-project/ So, what do you do with a spare pad of paper and a free hour or two? Artist Trading Cards? Well, I'm trying it. I participate in a forum on Yahoo, 'Drawing Together 2' in which we discuss various drawing techniques among other things. A great group and a good ... http://www.capallglas.com/2010/10/01/atc/ The Derrybawn project is sluggish, as you may have noticed. But not dead yet. Sketches for Arkay Sonney and Bloddeuwedd are still in progress, though not complete. I have two small pieces ready to be made into printing plates, but haven't done that. I haven't gotten some of my new 2009 ... http://www.capallglas.com/2009/12/04/continuing-on/ So, Back to the Derrybawn Project. I was convinced to spend Tuesdays down in DC a few weeks back. I needed to get out of the house, I was frustrated in the lack of progress on a number of projects, and my house is a depressing wreck ... http://www.capallglas.com/2009/10/16/frustration-inspiration-and-friends-bw/ Yup, my parents live in Kalamazoo, Michigan. I used to, but I have been living in Maryland for quite a while. This is a sketch from the Barnes and Noble Bookstore on Westnedge. I suppose it can't really count as another sampling of my mocha, as it ... http://www.capallglas.com/2009/10/09/sketchinhttpwww-capallglas-comwp-adminpost-phpactioneditpost570g-in-kalamazoo/ I've had a few people mention they've been enjoying the sketches, so I'll put a few more in. Maybe I'll eventually catch up with myself. My trip to Mackinaw City for the Labor Day Walk across the Mackinac Bridge has reached the day before Labor Day, and we were enjoying ... http://www.capallglas.com/2009/10/09/mackinac-sketching/