tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48421625325459255792024-03-05T08:31:08.878-05:00james symonsFor many years I have been making images: photographs, drawings, paintings, and sculpture. This blog presents a totally random selection of some of these images. Posting will be very erratic. I hope you find something of interest from time to time. Click on a post title to see more detail and leave a comment. Click on an image to enlarge. This site works best on a computer, but will show up on a phone.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842162532545925579.post-23758725093279426292020-05-17T14:00:00.000-04:002020-05-17T14:05:07.508-04:00Lost Glove<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Photographing lost gloves has been an obsession since 2004 (please see my posts for April <a href="https://jamessymonsdc.blogspot.com/2020/04/lost-glove_14.html" target="_blank">14</a>, <a href="https://jamessymonsdc.blogspot.com/2020/04/lost-glove_15.html" target="_blank">15</a>, <a href="https://jamessymonsdc.blogspot.com/2020/04/lost-glove-in-age-of-covid-19.html">17</a> and May <a href="https://jamessymonsdc.blogspot.com/2020/05/lost-gloves-in-age-of-covid-19.html">4</a>, <a href="https://jamessymonsdc.blogspot.com/2020/05/lost-glove-in-age-of-covid-19.html">15</a>). </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I now have hundreds of photos of lost gloves. </span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842162532545925579.post-71660424751601714022020-05-14T08:30:00.000-04:002020-05-15T10:47:35.976-04:00Sleepy Girl<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842162532545925579.post-1773625180656456072020-05-13T06:00:00.001-04:002020-05-15T10:48:11.479-04:00Dave<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">At one time I made quite a few drawings and portraits using charcoal. Working on paper with charcoal is like working with water-based clay making a sculpture. There is a sensuous quality to both mediums.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842162532545925579.post-4586415601097463382020-05-11T06:00:00.000-04:002020-05-15T10:50:59.345-04:00Green Eyes & Nose Ring<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842162532545925579.post-79184520418114629272020-05-10T07:30:00.000-04:002020-05-10T07:51:44.296-04:00Still Life<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842162532545925579.post-76571072178097712702020-05-09T06:00:00.000-04:002020-05-09T06:00:01.188-04:00Loafing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Okay, so perhaps a loaf of bread doesn't rank up there with a painting, sculpture, or photograph, but it is a creative work, and even better, it can be delicious. Besides, unlike a sculpture, a loaf of bread doesn't clutter up the place for very long. It usually disappears rather quickly. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is my </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">latest loaf, baked Wednesday. The flour is 50% unbleached all-purpose and 50% whole wheat. Total flour weight is 600g. Water is about 80%, yeast is 1/8 tsp, and salt is 12g. From start to finish it took about 29 hours. During most of that time it was just hanging out, developing flavor. </span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842162532545925579.post-74782399997027813832020-05-08T06:00:00.000-04:002020-05-08T06:00:15.286-04:00Happy Birthday Mr Darcy!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mr Darcy turns 15 today! He has lived with us since he was three years old. This portrait was painted some time ago, so he does look a bit older now. However, he's still pretty spry, especially when he wants his dinner. Having him as a member of the family has been great. He makes friends (human) everywhere. He's a fine traveler—he's been on trips with us as far north as Vermont, and as far </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">south </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">as North Carolina, and he's been to France twice. Overall his health is pretty good. It's not clear who will need Depends first, him or me.</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842162532545925579.post-71183624592244048022020-05-07T06:00:00.000-04:002020-05-15T10:50:33.585-04:00Woman with iPod<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please see <a href="https://jamessymonsdc.blogspot.com/2019/12/matinmorning.html">Matin/Morning</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">While living in a small village in France in 2015, I painted a series of façades</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842162532545925579.post-16122982792327707462020-05-05T06:00:00.002-04:002020-05-06T08:59:31.902-04:00Facades<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">7-1/2"H x 5-5/8"W</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Please see <a href="https://jamessymonsdc.blogspot.com/2019/12/matinmorning.html">Matin/Morning</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">While living in a small village in France in 2015, I painted a series of façades </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">inspired by </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the richly layered surfaces of the local architecture. </span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842162532545925579.post-49893117325731073302020-05-04T06:00:00.000-04:002020-05-04T06:00:04.421-04:00Lost Gloves in the Age of Covid-19<br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Photographing lost gloves has become an obsession (please see my posts for April <a href="https://jamessymonsdc.blogspot.com/2020/04/lost-glove_14.html" target="_blank">14</a>, <a href="https://jamessymonsdc.blogspot.com/2020/04/lost-glove_15.html" target="_blank">15</a>, and <a href="https://jamessymonsdc.blogspot.com/2020/04/lost-glove-in-age-of-covid-19.html">17</a>). </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I now have hundreds of photos of lost gloves. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The photos above were taken on recent walks around the neighborhood. In spring, I usually see lost gardening and work gloves. Now, there are many more nitrile and latex gloves, a real sign of the times.</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842162532545925579.post-86339233199945866702020-05-03T06:00:00.000-04:002020-05-03T06:00:01.583-04:00Sketchbooks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Before the Covid-19 era I used to carry a sketchbook whenever I went out, especially if the destination was a museum or someplace I'd have to be waiting for a while. The sketches above were made at the courthouse in Washington, DC. when I was on jury duty, waiting to be empaneled.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The sketch on the left was made in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842162532545925579.post-7735386906032771522020-05-02T06:00:00.000-04:002020-05-02T06:00:07.019-04:00"R"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Although a lot of my work is about multi-layered surfaces, textures, and facades, I am also interested in peoples' facades: their faces and figures. I have painted portraits in oils and acrylic, and drawn them in pastel, colored pencil, and charcoal. Some of the portraits are commissioned; others are done for my own enjoyment.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Please see: <a href="https://jamessymonsdc.blogspot.com/2020/04/portrait-sketch.html">Portrait Sketch</a>, <a href="https://jamessymonsdc.blogspot.com/2013/11/50-years-ago.html">50 Years Ago</a>, <a href="https://jamessymonsdc.blogspot.com/2012/06/tattoo.html">Tattoo</a>, <a href="https://jamessymonsdc.blogspot.com/2012/05/anne.html">Anne</a>, <a href="https://jamessymonsdc.blogspot.com/2012/05/devin.html">Devin</a>,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://jamessymonsdc.blogspot.com/2012/05/george-twice.html">George Twice</a>, <a href="https://jamessymonsdc.blogspot.com/2012/05/eileen.html">Eileen</a>, <a href="https://jamessymonsdc.blogspot.com/2012/05/when-my-daughter-was-younger-well-much.html">Lincoln in the Library</a>. </span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842162532545925579.post-52717085243523106532020-05-01T06:00:00.000-04:002020-05-01T06:00:09.683-04:00Red Lamp<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842162532545925579.post-40102757682513631992020-04-30T06:00:00.001-04:002020-04-30T06:00:08.064-04:00Sea Wall 3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The blue chair adjacent to the blue painted markings on the sidewalk caught my eye. As chairs are one of my favorite things to photograph, I stopped and took this photo. I composed it to exclude anything of a different color. Please s</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ee these other chair photos: <a href="https://jamessymonsdc.blogspot.com/2012/05/waiting-for-train.html" target="_blank">Waiting for the Train</a>, and <a href="https://jamessymonsdc.blogspot.com/2012/05/white-chair.html" target="_blank">White Chair</a>.</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842162532545925579.post-30031863830373432322020-04-28T06:00:00.000-04:002020-04-28T06:00:07.254-04:00Medusa<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please see; <a href="https://jamessymonsdc.blogspot.com/2020/04/eros-lost-in-wilderness.html">Eros Lost in the Wilderness</a>,<a href="https://jamessymonsdc.blogspot.com/2020/04/le-roi-soleilthe-sun-king.html"> The Sun King</a>, <a href="https://jamessymonsdc.blogspot.com/2020/04/liberty-at-barricades.html">Liberty at the Barricades</a>, <a href="https://jamessymonsdc.blogspot.com/2020/04/sebastian.html">Sebastian</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">30"H x 36"W x 5"D</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Please see; <a href="https://jamessymonsdc.blogspot.com/2020/04/le-roi-soleilthe-sun-king.html">The Sun King</a>, <a href="https://jamessymonsdc.blogspot.com/2020/04/eros-lost-in-wilderness.html">Eros Lost in the Wilderness</a>, <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4842162532545925579#editor/target=post;postID=3680433269376180404;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=2;src=link">Liberty at the Barricades</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The figure in this piece is modeled after the one in the 1830 painting, <i>Liberty Leading the People</i>, by Eugène Delacroix. This is another of the wall sculptures I made in the 1980s. Please see, <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4842162532545925579#editor/target=post;postID=5397346399739322042;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=13;src=link">The Sun King</a>, and <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4842162532545925579#editor/target=post;postID=5397346399739322042;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=13;src=link">Eros Lost in the wilderness</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Another 1980s wall sculpture. Please see; <a href="https://jamessymonsdc.blogspot.com/2020/04/le-roi-soleilthe-sun-king.html">The Sun King</a>, <a href="https://jamessymonsdc.blogspot.com/2020/04/eros-lost-in-wilderness.html">Eros Lost in the Wilderness</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is one of my earlier sculptures, made before I began to incorporate figurative and cultural elements. It was exhibited in a show at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, back when it was an independent institution.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When traveling I will often visit local cemeteries. As I wander among the stones and markers, reading the names and dates of the departed, I feel more connected to the history of the place, to the families that, over time, created the community. </span><br />
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