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Craig Allen Lawver
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Craig Allen Lawver : An Online Journal of Art and Ideas
Thinking & Exploring Life Through the Making of Art
In the broadest sense, we can propose from a science perspective that we are a part of an interconnnected system, and the fundamental element of that system is energy and information ... 'relationships' and our 'relational self ' can be envisioned as how we share energy and information.
Daniel J. Siegel
> "Journal" - observations on being an artist, my work: notes and quotations by scientists, authors and artists of all genres.
> send me a note. Join the Newsletter. Help me build community, reach out. Art is a wonderful place to meet.
> you're interested in my process, my art & the inspiration behind its execution & creation. This page is a lay of the landscape.
> look for links to other areas on the site. It's a map – with embedded cyber links!
My contention is that the cognitive operations called thinking are not the priviledge of mental processes above and beyond perception but the essential ingredients of perception itself.
Rudolp Arnheim
" Main Menu " – is the first-level / main navigation heading of the website. There are eight primary categories in the Main Menu each with their own specific subcategories. They include the following:
" Home Page " – is the page on which you first landed. Scrolling down the page you will find direct links to specific areas on this site, interesting quotes and other relevant information. I hope it is not, but it might be the only place you visit. So, I wanted to make it as interesting and as rewarding of your time as possible.
" Logo " – is on every page and will follow you around. Anytime you hoover over it a drop-down business card will appear. You can also make use of the search bar and the support features at the top right of the page. You can also follow links to my social media sites.
" About " - you will find four second-level menu items. They include the following.
" Site-Map " - is the outline of this website. What your looking at right now. It is a great starting point and a roadmap.
" Event Portfolio " – a page with visual ephemeral collected from exhibitions where I’ve been honored to participate.
" Curriculum Vitae " - is a list of exhibitions, awards or community organizations I’ve been privileged to be a part of, and the amazing galleries where you can find, or may have seen, my work.
" Statement " - every artist has one. Sometimes several. This one is inclusive of my work across all the genres in which I like to think and explore.
" Biography " - a little bit about me. But to be honest – the whole site is about me.
Nature uses only the longest threads to weave her patterns, so each small piece of her fabric reveals the organization of the entire tapestry.
Richard Feyman
" Pointillism " – is the first selection listed under Gallery, this second-level page opens with a recent and select gallery of curated works. You will find under this second-level menu item nine third-level subcategories divided into the following general subject areas.
" Oil & Coldwax " – is the second listing under Gallery, this second-level page opens with a recent and select gallery of curated works in the mediums of Coldwax and oil paint. There is only one third-level subcategory under this menu item.
" Mixed-Media & Materials " – is a second level menu item, the third listed under Gallery. It is subcategorized into five specific third-level menus. They are a little bit random and wide ranging.
The principles that operate in the world are general ones, and you can sometimes read them as clearly in a small corner as in a big vista.
Philip Ball
Cell : Yellow with Blue
Series: Cells #2 12"x12" acrylic, acrylic texture medium, metallic paint
Clone : Green
Series: Clones & Replicants 12"x12" acrylic, acrylic texture medium, metallic paint
"Ocean World"
> The waters and oceans surrounding us, and the life forms found in their depths.
"Landscapes"
> The world beneath our feet and in front of our eyes.
"Skyscapes"
> The vast and sky stretching into the outer limits of the cosmos and into the inner worlds of my mind.
"Insect Specimens"
> Beetles, Butterflies primarily. The goal is to include many other forms of this amazing group.
"Elemental"
> Getting to the basics
"Under the Microscope"
> Inspired by the things too small to be seen by the unaided eye.
"Cell Series"
> Inspired by cellular structures and the microbial world.
"Clones & Replicants"
> Color field painting with a pop-art pointillist twist.
"Sketchbook"
> I first began working in pointillism using sharpie markers, technical pens and worked in Black & White. Some of the works in this category are more than a few years old. In putting images together for this page, I realized how much I enjoy working in different styles and with materials of all kinds.
Superstition is the poetry of life. Both invent imaginary beings. Both sense the strangest connections between real tangible elements - an interplay of sympathies and antipathies. Superstition does no harm to the poet, because he can turn his half-delusions to advantage in a variety of ways.
Geothe
"Abstraction"
> is my preferred way to approach the mediums of Coldwax and oils. Pointillism is, by its very nature, a tight and controlled technique. I was looking for a way to loosen up a bit and try some color options and choices out before doing a larger pointillist pieces when I happened upon coldwax medium.
Om: Royal Purple
Series: Symbols & Cyphers 10"x10" acrylic, acrylic texture medium, metallic paint, wax on canvas
Tools for Coldwax
"Symbols & Cyphers"
> works created using a variety of styles and techniques. There is pointillism here, but also Coldwax and mixed-media pieces.
"Decorative Work"
> art made using materials commonly found in the decorative painting field mixed with fine art acrylics and more. You will find plasters here, stenciled designs, color field works and all manner of fun art for your home and office spaces.
"Modern Metals"
> a collection of decorative finishes perfect for color field paintings and walls.
"Decorative Finishes"
> sample boards I make exploring various decorative painting materials and the possibilities of their use in creating art combining the different mediums and techniques.
"At Play in the Studio"
> sometimes I just want to play. This is where these works end up. In creating this gallery, I realized I need to remember to do that a little bit more than I do. You will find a wide range of things in this group. Sometimes they are relatively simple interpretations of a particular subject I worked on in pointillism and wanted to see how it turned out in colored pencil or gouache. Some works are just attempts’ at trying out a new style or way of working.
Each element on the periodic table produces shara, narrow bands of colored light when heated. Hydrogen, for example, always emits one red, one yellowish-green, one baby blue, and one indigo band ...
Sam Kean
" Journal " - in the Main Menu category has five second-level subcategories. I call these essays 'wormholes.' Like some of my thought processes, writing at times feels like falling into one! Feel free to Share. Recent Posts – Includes the last six Journal Posts – and is right up front. Before you get to the archive you will find a few other essay entries.
Journal Archive
" Acrylic Pointillism "
> an introductory essay on pointillism and what I find fascinating about this technique.
" Acrylic Pointillism " > " History & Context "
> a few historical references on Pointillism that I find inspiring.
" Coldwax Painting "
> an introductory essay on Oil & Coldwax and why I began to work in this medium.
" Mixed Media "
> an introductory essay on the work and some of the materials I use in my mixed-media projects.
" Journal Archive "
> a complete listing of all the Journal Entries made to date, excluding the above four essays.
Journal Essays
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April 25, 2023 By Craig Allen Lawver in Journal Entry, Lifeforms, Pointillism
Journal Entry: Life Takes Shape in Art & Science
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June 5, 2021 By Craig Allen Lawver in Journal Entry, Lifeforms, Pointillism
Journal Entry: Art & Microscope : Life & Viral Infection
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March 13, 2021 By Craig Allen Lawver in Ecosphere, Journal Entry, Mixed Media Artwork & Thought, Noosphere, Pointillism
Journal Entry: Heavy Metal : A Search for Self
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March 1, 2021 By Craig Allen Lawver in Journal Entry, Mixed Media Artwork & Thought, Noosphere, Oil & Coldwax, Pointillism
Journal Entry: Symbol & Cypher : Art & Visual Exploration
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By Craig Allen Lawver in Journal Entry, Life Aquatic, Lifeforms, Pointillism
Journal Entry: Fish in Art : The Universe Below
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February 24, 2021 By Craig Allen Lawver in Journal Entry, Mixed Media Artwork & Thought, Noosphere, Oil & Coldwax, Pattern & Art, Pointillism
Journal Entry: Nature & Pattern : Lifeforms & Art
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Working in a Series
I am inspired by the sciences ...
I think in terms of 'classifications' or a 'series' when I work. There is a loose structure in how different pieces of art fit into a larger narrative. At times, I am uncertain of where in the index a particualr work will fall until it is finished. Some of the artworks could arguably fit into more than one place & are usually interconnected to others in some manner.
The artworks in these 'series' branch out across this site.
... placement is determined by the general category within which I imagined they might fit the most comfortably. For example, there are "Landscape", "Insect Specimens", & "Ocean World," but these categories or broad indexes contain more specific classifications. These are labled in post tags & galleries, making them searchable throughout the site via the search bar at the top of the page or in sidebars throughout.
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"Constructed Arrangements"
> overarching system under which most works painted in pointillism find their cosmology. I envision those works fitting into a larger narrative that can be assembled into multi-canvas installations.
"Along the Trail"
> work inspired by the places I have traveled, the trails I have hiked and the splendor I have seen on those journeys.
"Beetles"
> endlessly fascinated and inspired by the process of metamorphosis and the insect kingdom.
"Butterflies"
> a universal symbol of metamorphic processes. References are found in history, in many cultures, and in literature from the spiritual to poetry.
"Clones & Replicants"
> inspired by science fiction fantasies and modern scientific applications. These works are also my version of color field painting "with a pop-art pointillist twist".
"Digging in the Dirt"
> inspired by playful fossil hunting as a kid. We would comb the fields near our houses in search of ancient remaines. Grounded in both those adventures and as a metaphor for the shifting through memory and experience in search of the mysteries that shape who we become.
"Fish"
> evidence of a long enfatuation with the inhabitants of the water realm. There are many creatures below our breathable surface and fish a great place to begin an exploration given their prevalence in the world’s food chain.
"Patterns"
> inspired by the patterns that exist all around us. Patterns are found in the natural world from the visible to the microscopic. Patterns exist in how we think and behave.
"Flowers"
> inspired by the flowers and plants of the world.
"Evolving"
> inspired by the philosophy of natural selection and the evolutionary process taking place on Earth and the cosmos.
"Heavy Metals"
> a big fan of metal music in my teens. Still love some of the old bands and a few of the new ones. These works find a seed of inspiration in those memories and in our society's facination with, use and abuse, of heavy metals in our environment.
"Mandalas"
> inspired by my meditation practice. Not necessarily restricted to the 'classic' mandala. I once painted an entire series of mandalas inspired and reminescent of ocean waves.
"Symbols & Cyphers"
> inspired by the symbols and cyphers in culture and history.
"Energy Fields"
> inspired by science and the emerging philosophies of the fields that radiate throughout the quantum universe.
"Virus & Mutation"
> inspired by the virus and its indelible impact on the history of life on Earth.
"Water & Sky"
> the horizon is calling. Inspired by the vastness of the ocean and the sky. Few things are more amazing than that magical line where ocean meets sky at sunset.
Fissure & Fern
Series: Along the Trail 24"x30" acrylic on canvas
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