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I'll get some of those pictures which aren't currently into the relevant galleries, but I'll save that for another day!
Saturday, February 16, 2008 C
"Learning from the Oldies"
9:59pm
After a trip to the library, we went and had a quick bite to eat at Nature's Express, a fast food place whose food is all 'plant based'. Carrot juice, shared lasagna, southwestern 'burger', sweet potato fries and carrot juice revived us. Julia suggested a walk at Smucker's Park, and yes, it did sound like a good idea, for I'd spent a long time with butt glued to the computer chair. The air was cool, but not cold, and the late afternoon was perfect. Many other people were out enjoying the fresh air as well, picnic eaters and walkers and runners and kids just playing.
My spirit felt renewed. Then I had a nice long nap and after I woke refreshed, we watched two more classes in the
Museum Masterpieces: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, taught by Richard Brettell. We saw "European Painting I—The Renaissance" and "European Painting II—16th–17th Centuries"
I thought one of those old masters might be interesting to draw from, and I ended up at one by Fra Filippo Lippi, "Portrait of a Woman with a Man at a Casement":
As I looked at an enlarged version, I let my intuitive side have at it, observe, change brain channels and then draw the lines as a reaction to the observation:
"She may not be moved"
I so want to color this piece...
Sunday, February 17, 2008 C
"Progress So Far..."
2:18pm
Monday, February 18, 2008 A
"Morning Draw"
10:22am
Monday, February 18, 2008 B
"Cool Lady May Not Be Moved by Warm Suitor"
6:51pm
I kept her in cool tones to give her more of a 'cold' feeling to contrast with the man in warm tones
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
"Two Faces"
10:35pm
I began with a face on the web, but thought my man looked like a 'Star Trek' character, at least a deep sea or deep space explorer, so I put the space ship in the background.
Inspired by 'Jean François', but he looks a bit different, in addition to not needing glasses...
Yes, I'd placed the head too close to the top, and had to tape additional paper to it to draw the rest of his hair!
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
"No Eclipse Sighting, But a Set Sighting"
7:54pm
Periodically tonight, we've went out to see if we can see the lunar eclipse. But the sky is too overcast. Julia and I, along with Laura, did have a fantastic lunar eclipse sighting back in 1995. The three of us huddled together in coats and under blankets and watched the whole eclipse from start to finish. Gradually, the round of the moon was 'eaten' away by the earth's shadow and gradually, it reappeared. But tonight, all that shadowy activity is covered by clouds.
But I have other interesting things to report. Last week, we borrowed a promising DVD from the library, "Rameses: Wrath of God or Man?", a Discovery documentary. Who ever did the writing for it did a terrible job. Repetition and artificially contrived controversy bogged it down. At least we did not have TV commercials to also wade through, had we seen it on TV. But the archeologists finally got their point across. Egyptologist Kent Weeks had suspected the skull found in KV5 was that of Amun-her Khepeshef, Ramses II first son, because nearby inscriptions referred to that son. So the damaged skull was put back together and carefully measured. From these measurements, experts made an artistic reconstruction of what his face would have looked like. They also did the same with Ramses II's mummy. "Using techniques similar to those employed by crime-scene investigators, forensic anthropologists found "strong anatomical similarities" between the known members of Ramses' family and the mysterious remains, Weeks said." (quoted in Msnbc article about the documentary.)
The winner by a nose!
Even though Ramesses II Luxor statue has idealized proporations, some how I intuited that long nose in my sketch:
While researching Amun-her Khepeshef, I learned another intriguing fact. Wikipedia cites Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, Thames & Hudson (2004), p.170:
"He was born when his father was still a co-regent with Seti I. He was originally called Amun-her-wenemef ("Amun Is with His Right Arm"). He changed his name to Amun-her-khepeshef ("Amun Is with His Strong Arm") early in his father's reign.[1] He appears to have changed his name once again to Seth-her-khepeshef around Year 20 of Ramesses II.[2] Seth-her-khepeshef was formerly thought to be another son of Ramesses II."
That changed name would be "Set Is with His Strong Arm"!
I think that counts as a 'Set sighting', but I have another. The British Museum holds the Stela of Aapehty. It's a small stela, not quite four inches high, but it's in good shape:
Height: 9.850 cm (max.),Width: 7.720 cm (max.),Thickness: 5.010 cm (max.) EA 35630
The museum's website explains:
"This stela is one of many dedicated to various deities revered by the workmen of Deir el-Medina. Aapehty was the deputy of the gang of workmen who cut and decorated the royal tombs."
Furthermore, it says:
"Aapehty may have had a connection with the god since his name means 'great of strength' which is one of Seth's epithets. The cult of Seth was particularly strong on the Eastern Delta border of Egypt. The Nineteenth-Dynasty kings with the name Sety, who came from that area, are named after Seth.
9:43pm
On one last run outside, I found the moon, partially obscured!
Thursday, February 21, 2008
"Evolving Vision"
10:52pm
Just a little doodle:
The vision is evolving...
That will reveal itself in time. I look forward to much inspiration this weekend. See you a few days later...
(Note of Monday, February, 25, 2008:)
Just as I was closing Photoshop on Friday morning, I turned this picture upside down and saw 'evolving' is misspelled, 'evoling'. But I had no time, the computer was being shut down for the weekend, and perhaps later I will fix this!
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