Black Crows

Black, Crows, Ravens, death, dark evil (I'm thinking about ravens, because I saw 4 of them today sitting impatiently at the KFC dumpster)

Unfair rap these ravens are getting.

It's all because someone, somewhere decided that black was evil, and therefore all things black are at least affiliated with the dark side. maybe they are, I don't know but I think it's curious.

White? the other end of the spectrum. "Aren't pigeons and doves the same thing, just different colors? one is white and one is grey?" as KB would say?

(maybe they are different, who knows, but basically the same, yes?)

What about designer colored Ravens? think of this bird in any color you can imagine.

Now we're talking.

Are there Albino crows? Certainly, if nature is any guide; recessive gene.

Not sure that White works on crows. Maybe red? Black/Blue? grey?

send me your thoughts.

Study for Prossimo Quattro (Numero Quattro)

This one didn't work.

but the study was helpful. need more blue to get the green right. introduce the orange late with the white to finish. But maybe the base color should be more greyish. Grey and Orange. hmmm. Need to noodle with the colors and the motion.

Now, if you'll excuse me...there is a ganache waiting...

Study for Prossimo Quartro (Questa e Terza)

This is a study of the next large format in the series.

• One brush just like the others (the smaller brush only used to sign, just like large ones)
• White is a constant accenting element in all Four.
• One of colors carries from each to next. In this case it's the yellow that's only an accent in the previous and makes up the primary color in this one.

I'm very pleased with this study. Very pleased indeed.

Pioneer Park Seattle

My new favorite city.
Pioneer park is the original Seattle. Still just a tinge on the gritty side (not really, just a sometimes pushy pan handlers here or there) but certainly one of the best places to stay.

Ok, get this....5 minutes to the warf -straight west from our hotel (to the left in the photo )
10 minutes to pike market
15 minutes to the edge of Belltowne
15 minutes to international district (Uwajamaya! woo hoo)
10 minutes to Zeitgeist Coffee 3 minutes to Cherry Street Coffee (by far the coolest) ok...it was less thank 30 seconds to a Starbucks, but I'm proud to say that we didn't do Starbucks once. Tully's which I normally dislike, well, I spent 2 and a half hours at one studying the Exchange building design-which is way cool, and I recommend THIS Tully's over all the rest. The one coffee thing that I did enjoy was seeing the original Starbucks location and the original logo design which is way cooler than the changes made to please the public sensibilities- if you're not familiar, google original Starbucks logo and compare it to today's)

30 minutes to the Space Needle. The weather and Seattle streetside culture is way worth the walk. Slow it down and do it. It's way good for your body and your soul. We took free bus north to Belltowne the last day only because we tried to stick to a schedule.
don't let me forget the Sci-Fi museum (ehn!) and the Experience Music Project which has a select history of Music and Seattle in particular (I didn't know Jimi was from Seattle!) Worth the visit if not the price.

Did I mention Uwajamaya? By far this was one of the coolest markets I've been in. Sensory overload but way cool! (see entries in Il Diario)