Halloween Flow Motion . . .Boo!

Above is a slightly digitally enhanced detail of 60” x 30 x 1/2” painting by John R Redmond

Happy Hauntings To You,
I hope you are making it through the haunted evenings this week. 
Here below is the colour detail photo which I slightly manipulated to produce the above image.  I do enjoy playing around with digital art.  And when I am using something I have created in paint on canvas it certainly is authentically Johnny.  The digital capacity is simply another art tool.  The computer screen another canvas.  I find that when I view images of my paintings on the  computer screen I see them in a new light.  Another aspect is revealed through this medium.  I love it.


Detail of 60” x 30 x 1/2” painting by John R Redmond

There really are many paintings or realities on one canvas.  The digital medium can bring out other aspects of what is already there.  This can be done to a certain extent for the original art piece by varying the lighting in the room.  A painting will appear differently in varied light.  With digital images I can crop one small section from a painting and  it becomes an image itself.


60” x 30 x 1/2” abstract acrylic painting by John R Redmond

On this painting I used some pure iridescent paint in the lighter areas at the top.  It may not really show in the photograph.




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Detail of 60” x 30 x 1/2” painting by John R Redmond



















ALL

by John R Redmond

Wherever I turn my glance
I see the face of life.
In whatever way I look
The smile of many faces
Stirs me.
A life of fullness.
A light of bliss.
A force that moves
And
Whirls the delight.
The swing of joy.
The mirth.
The terrible.
All
Multiplying
All.

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60” x 30 x 1/2” abstract acrylic painting by John R Redmond

As the Great Pumpkin rises out of the pumpkin patch may your hauntings be happily horror filled and fantastic.



caio,
John Redmond
Ottawa, Canada

Who Wants To Know?

18” x 14” x 1/2” abstract acrylic painting by John R Redmond



Hi All,

Here are some folks that came to say hello the other day.  This painting is very amusing; slightly J. Piccaso Redmond to moi.

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Who Wants To Know is a tune I wrote a while back.  I was singing it for some grade 2 kids the other day.  A bunch of them were crowded around.  When I sang the chorus, “Who wants to know?”  The young girl right in front of me said, “I want to know.”  Gotta love ‘em.
Check out the My Band section of my Facebook page or search for me on ReverbNation and you can hear the song.  Try this link to find the tune. http://www.reverbnation.com/jredmond Murray and I recorded it in rough a year ago – one of the Mujotles basement tapes.




























Detail; 18” x 14” x 1/2” abstract acrylic painting by John R Redmond


When a flower be-comes a seed
Seed becomes the flower’s need
Where you go is where you been
Rustling leaves become the wind

Who Wants to know? X4

Walking ‘long a city lane
Steps becoming much the same
One in front and two behind
Footprints makin’ visible time



Who wants to know? X4














Laundry basket, ticking clock
Worn out shirts and holey socks
Sorting out the old and new
Bag ‘em, toss ‘em down the chute

Who wants to know? X 2

Sometime mother, I wonder when
Here and now
And there and then
Who wants to know?


















Breaking news now breaking wind
Papa comes talkin’ I just sinned
My land your land God and war and
Bush league big league intrigue and . . . 










Who wants to know? X4

What’s the buzz now what’s the line
Tell your story I’ll tell mine
Propaganda, what ya after
Claws in me like a gentle raptor




Pictures painting; seemly scenes
Manifesting; dire dreams
Phantoms surfing Emptiness
Hollow, hungry, with finesse


Who wants to know? X2

Sometime mother, I wonder when
Here and now
And there and then

Who wants to know? . . .

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Have a good one,



John Redmond
Ottawa Canada

FaCEs and Flow Motion

Detail of 60” x 30” x 1/2” acrylic painting by John R Redmond

Hi Everybody,

I had a busy week and weekend, whew, so I have not posted for a few days.  I hope your world is spinning well.
Today I am posting photos of a large 60” x 30 x 1/2” painting I made a while back.  It is rather comic-egg-sunshiny...r flower-sunshiny. . .

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I will also share a few paintings in process.  Actually they seem to be finished now but the photos I post today show them unfinished – in process.  My cave floor is covered with newspaper all splattered with paint. It reveals traces of the past couple weeks of artistic endeavour.


Detail of 60” x 30” x 1/2” acrylic painting by John R Redmond


My solo show at Gallerie 240 in Ottawa is approaching.  The vernissage date has been altered to Friday, November 20.  This will allow folks to come out and enjoy the evening without having to be concerned with a workday the next morning. I hope you will be able to make the happy happening.  For those across the universe I will post photos and if we are fortunate, a video.
Details will be up on the website of Gallerie 240 soon.  Fear not, I will be reminding you of the dates.



60” x 30” x 1/2” acrylic painting by John R Redmond


Since this is a sunny painting I am sharing a chorus from a Johnny tune….something like this;
“ Better run with the sun shining in our face
Follow the wind without a trace
Run with the sun and a soundless sound
Don’t let the rain bring us down”

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I had a computer breakdown earlier this week.  It was the monitor that seemed to die or get quite ill.  I turned it on and all that showed was grey with a few horizontal purplish lines.  Panic Attack!  I tried a couple times to reboot the beast but got the same result.  I resolved the problem by pulling out my old monitor.  It worked when hooked up.  (Panic Attack alleviated) The colour on the monitor I am currently using is not as good as the one that croaked or is ill.  When editing the photos of paintings that I took today I simply followed my usual process of colour adjustment – two clicks of the mouse.  I hope today’s posted  photos are satisfactory.  Sometimes I add another click to make the colour as close to the original as I can on the computer.  Computers work wonderfully until they don’t (note to self backup files).





StarGate is always great painting inspiration…{:~DD  Behind the lense above I am watching the new incarnation – Star Gate Universe while letting the water do its work with the paint. 





Tom Wilson is reclining upon my cd case while some little beings emerge from a painting in process.  Tom Wilson’s paintings were showing at Galerie 240 in Ottawa last month.  Here is a long stringy link to the webpage showing Tom Wilson and A Cast of Thousands
http://web.mac.com/brendagalewarner/iWeb/%20%20%20%20%20%20GALERIE%20240/TOM%20WILSON%20AND%20A%20CAST%20OF%20THOUSANDS%20...%20%20September%2011th%20-%2025th%20.html
This month at Galerie 240 you can enjoy “BACK TO BLACK” Heather King and Galerie 240 owner Brenda Warner do it black this month. Here is a link to that page
http://web.mac.com/brendagalewarner/iWeb/%20%20%20%20%20%20GALERIE%20240/BACK%20TO%20BLACK.html






 











It was all in process flowing  . . . By the way, I should mention that my solo show at Galerie 240 will be titled, “Flow Motion”


More from Johnny’s tune;


“Find ourselves in a place like a dream
Spin around lucid; (we’re) still in a dream
Turn a corner; find a fork in the road
Look in a mirror; someone’s messing with the code”

One more mildly amusing tale of whoa. Friday before last,  after teaching,  I attempted to visit Gallerie 240 in the early afternoon.  I made my way from the Queensway to King Edward St.  Good luck next time Johnny.  Construction kept traffic from moving.  I bailed out at Rideau St. and went home.  The photo below is the view I had while waiting to move along King Edward toward Rideau St. a few yards ahead.  That is the hood of my car seen at the bottom of the photo.  I was not a happy camper in that no flow situation but but recovered with a lovely weekend in Montreal {:~).





Adios Amigos.
Run with the sun shining in your face.

John Redmond
Ottawa, Canada

The Art Of Peace

40” X 20” X 1/2” abstract  painting in acrylic  by John R Redmond

Salutations,

Peace . . .

What is peace in a world not stop?  How can peace be in a world that is a constant apocalypse.  What is peace in the ever changing perpetual flux?

I came upon something in my computer files that I had not read for some time. It was written by a true hero, Morihei Ueshiba, founder of the martial art Aikido.  It is quite profound so I felt the urge to share it with you.

detail 40” X 20” X 1/2” abstract  painting in acrylic  by John R Redmond

 

The Art of Peace – Morihei Ueshiba

The Art of Peace begins with you. Work on yourself and your appointed task in the Art of Peace. Everyone has a spirit that can be refined, a body that can be trained in some manner, a suitable path to follow. You are here for no other purpose than to realize your inner divinity and manifest your innate enlightenment. Foster peace in your own life and then apply the Art to all that you encounter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One does not need buildings, money, power, or status to practice the Art of Peace. Heaven is right where you are standing, and that is the place to train.

All things, material and spiritual, originate from one source and are related as if they were one family. The past, present, and future are all contained in the life force. The universe emerged and developed from one source, and we evolved through the optimal process of unification and harmonization.

The Art of Peace is medicine for a sick world. There is evil and disorder in the world because people have forgotten that all things emanate from one source. Return to that source and leave behind all self-centered thoughts, petty desires, and anger. Those who are possessed by nothing possess everything.

 

 

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If you have not linked yourself to true emptiness, you will never understand the Art of Peace.

The Art of Peace functions everywhere on earth, in realms ranging from the vastness of space down to the tiniest plants and animals. The life force is all-pervasive and its strength boundless. The Art of Peace allows us to perceive and tap into that tremendous reserve of universal energy.

Life is growth. If we stop growing, technically and spiritually, we are as good as dead. The Art of Peace is a celebration of the bonding of heaven, earth, and humankind. It is all that is true, good and beautiful.

 

 

Now and again, it is necessary to seclude yourself among deep mountains and hidden valleys to restore your link to the source of life. Breath in and let yourself soar to the ends of the universe; breathe out and bring the cosmos back inside. Next, breathe up all the fecundity and vibrancy of the earth. Finally, blend the breath of heaven and the breath of earth with that of your own, becoming the Breath of Life itself.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Those who practice the Art of Peace must protect the domain of Mother Nature, the divine reflection of creation, and keep it lovely and fresh. Warriorship gives birth to natural beauty. The subtle techniques of a warrior arise as naturally as the appearance of spring, summer, autumn and winter. Warriorship is none other than the vitality that sustains all of life

 

 

These few paragraphs can serve as an finger pointing to the moon.

Here is a video about Morihei Ueshiba.  It is in five parts found on Youtube.  There are links to other videos showing him.

 

Enjoy.

John Redmond

Ottawa, Canada

 

Gargoyle . . . Surreal Chim Chimeras

36” x 30” x 1/2” abstract acrylic painting by John R. Redmond

Happy Thanks Canadian Giving Tout La Monde,

We get to celebrate Thanks Giving earlier that our cousins to the South.  That would be because our fall harvest happens earlier.  And that would be because it is c . . . c . . . colder in C . . . C . . . Canada. There is a reason we are 30 million-ish and they are 300; Snow.  Yes it is now snowing somewhere in Canada – scary.  No snow in Ottawa, yet.

Today’s painting is very active.  It seems everything is moving.

detail 36” x 30” x 1/2” abstract acrylic painting by John R. Redmond

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It seems to  be a surreal landscape with a lakeshore and underwater view.

I can tell you that when I am working on some of these paintings with black and white undercoating there is ever the opportunity for everything to get muddy.  I think the colour comes through on this blustery one.  Remember that this was painted during the fall stormy weather.  While painting it I added gold paint to the mix in areas.  It all shines through in the light.  Plus the gold paint adds some earth tones to the painting.

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The rain stopped enough for me to head outdoors with this painting and takes some photos.  I propped it outside my window on the air conditioner.  While I was photographing it began to lightly hail.  I looked up and the sky was blue and bright with a big cloud hovering over me and my painting.  Perhaps it was recognizing a kindred spirit in the paint.

 

 

 

 

“Here comes the rain again, raining on my head like a memory.  Raining on my head like a new emotion”  - someone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More Gargoyles?

From the handy dandy online dictionary;

Gargoyle

1. A roof spout in the form of a grotesque or fantastic creature projecting from a gutter to carry rainwater clear of the wall.
2. A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
3. A person of bizarre or grotesque appearance.

[Middle English gargoile, from Old French gargole, gargouille, throat, waterspout.]

And from Britannica Concise Encyclopedia;

Gargoyle

Carved spout that drains water from a rooftop gutter. The Gothic gargoyle was usually a grotesque bird or animal sitting on the back of a cornice and projecting forward for several feet in order to throw the water far from the building. The term is often loosely applied to any grotesque or fantastic beast, such as the chimères (chimeras) that decorate the parapets of Notre-Dame de Paris.

 

 

 

 

 

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Remember that you can view the photo album as a slide show in full screen.  It is a trip.

I completed a handful more paintings including (I think) the Halloween Monster Mash I previewed with amusement yesterday.  I will share something of them with you soon.  I am now working on some more calm paintings.  {:~DDD  I put the first undercoating on three today.

 

Happy Thanks Canadian Giving.

Enjoy your Tofurky,

 

John Redmond

Ottawa, Canada