retrospective page 7

right:
the humming bird queen
drifts along in the moon light.
scattered among the trees are little scraps of paper
with notes written in bright red sugar water.
occasionally i find them still.
i bend down and pick them up;
the messages are often unclear.

jacob the bear, 2004, 10 x 10
 

2006, 12 x 12
 

left:
white raven on a wheel carries a burning house.

the night watchman watching his watch
notes the hours we have lost
logs our dreams in a tiny book
later on we'll have a look

right
long ears held the letter in his right hand. he put the revolver to his head and fired. ‘pop’ went the gun and out came a little white flag with the words "congratulations you fool" written on it.
long ears closed his eyes and fell asleep.

 

mr mondegreen 2, 1997, 12 x 9
 

adieu, 1999, 14 x 11
 

right:
with her old suitcase and tattered dreams, the lady steps into the bleak painting of an artist down on his luck.

sometimes you can see her footprints on the wet grass or mud in other pictures.
the painter rarely notices them and often mistakes them as smudges and paints them out.

2004, 10 x 10
 

we’ll meet again, 2004, 10 x 10
 

review:
Larry Calkins’ dark wit
shines through his work

Show “rain crow bill” at
G Gibson Gallery, 2006

2004, 12 x 9
 

the great debate, 12 x 9, 2006
 

manipulated photograph ca 2001

2002, 10 x 10
 

thinks too much, 2001, 11 x 14
 

sketchbook ca 2008

gentle mord, 1997, 12 x 9

gene cooper, 2008, 12 x 9