Hello from Bloomington

Thanks for checking out my blog! I would like to set this up as a way to update friends and family on my progress as I enjoy this wonderful opportunity to develop my work.

Bloomington seems to be a very liveable city. You can get what you need and go where you want by bicycle, for the most part, but a lot of people still use big cars to get around. The Saturday Morning Farmers' Market on West 7th Street is a great place to get delicious fresh vegetables, check out some live music, and register to vote.

My first painting here is about finished. The first night I was here I wanted to paint an image of a figure falling like a lead weight from the upper right corner of the canvas, toward another standing figure.

The falling figure would have to have been thrown or launched in some way not to fall straight down. The standing figure is standing on a stone balcony with a low wall with a Greek entablature design in it. The artist Poussin's classical, timelessness exploration was on my mind. I'm not suggesting that I have confused this simple effort with a Poussin. But I'm doing what I can. What I want to.

Watching movies by my favorite directors, Ozu and Miyazaki. Watched Ozu's Early Summer with Donald Richie's excellent commentary for the first time the other night. Truly great.