Spiralling

 Norway, 2009

Australia, 2010

 Mongolia, 2011

Jordan/Israel, 2012

And still I stared into the sky

image from the Astronomy picture of the day.

“Without a wish, without a will,
I stood upon that silent hill
And stared into the sky until
My eyes were blind with stars and still
I stared into the sky.”

~Ralph Hodgson

A Moment

This sunset in the Moraine valley of Rocky Mountain National Park was incredible.

We also saw a mother-moose and her two young but I wasn't able to get a decent photo through the brush. Here's the blurry photo I did get (the third one is coming through the brush at the top of the image, but it is really hard to see);

Strange Sky

Strange clouds today. I took this photo out by Lakewood.

James Lahey

Cloud, Oil and Alkyd on Canvas, 24x24", 2004

"Summer Storm", Oil and Alkyd on Canvas, 12x24", 2008

"Storm in May", Oil and Alkyd on Canvas, 30x30", 2002

James Lahey (these works are available at Galerie De Bellefeuille)

I have a magazine page featuring his work up on my studio (kitchen) wall right now (as seen below).

Gabriel Liston's "Sky Patch" Series

2" x 2.5" oil on sealed book with thread loop
2" x 2.5" oil on sealed book with thread loop
2" x 2.5" oil on sealed book with thread loop

These diminutive works are by the very talented and kind Portland-based artist Gabriel Liston. I recently received a beautiful little painted postcard from him. His works are fascinating- take a moment and check out his site. I especially love these little sky patches he has been working on recently. Gabriel shows at Denver's own Plus Gallery. He says of the "Sky Patches" that after they are prepared for oil paint, they "turned into whatever sky is passing by". In related news, you can also find Gabriel at the Cloud Appreciation Society. That sounds like a society I should be a part of...actually - shouldn't everyone?

the sky this evening

If you were in Denver area this evening, hopefully you were able to catch the beautiful cloud formations and the particularly dramatic mountain range. If not, here are a couple of shots I took - go ahead and change up your desktop background. It's time for a change.

Meteors

In other news, last night while on the rooftop of a club in Boulder, we witnessed a large meteor. Everyone on the rooftop was taken back. Boulder is located a the base of the flat-irons/mountains so we were able to see the meteor disappear into the blackness. It was extremely bright with a huge green glow - so much so that many of us thought it may have been a firework. We concluded that the trajectory was too far off to be a firework (there was no arch either), and came home to find out that this weekend marks the Lyrid Meteor Shower.

According to SkyTonight.com; "The Lyrid meteor shower comes to maximum during the predawn hours of the 23rd. The waxing 6-day-old crescent Moon will be a distraction until it sets soon after 2 a.m., when the Lyrid radiant (near the Hercules-Lyra border, a few degrees southwest of Vega) will be about halfway up the eastern sky. Although the meteor count should increase as the radiant rises, expect only modest activity. Even under a relatively dark sky, an attentive observer can expect a dozen or so Lyrids per hour." It was really quite amazing to see. It was similar to the photo above, but clearer with no background at all - just mountain darkness.

New Painting!

Nathan Abels, "Potential", acrylic on panel, 36"x60"



(detail)

Here is my latest large format painting finished 30 minutes ago. All images copyright Nathan Abels, 2007.

New Dan McCarthy Print for April

Dan McCarthy "the squid and the whale" - 5 color screen print (glows in the dark) 26x18 - $30

Another beautiful print - get it fast - these always sell out.