Recipe for my Fourth solo show at Imogen Gallery:
Ingredients:
Basswood
Carving tools
Canvas Acrylic paints
Take a lot of walks, preferably in open spaces (look for figures and animals from a distance)
Take note of the light (look for sky magic)
Pay casual attention to all around you
Use your peripheral vision
Remember those moments where you feel very Alive
Sit down in the evening and sketch a memory
Repeat all of the above
Let some time go by
When a memory or a sketch keeps nudging, go to the studio
Draw on planks of basswood and saw out shapes on the bandsaw
Begin hand carving at the bench by a window
Rest your eyes by looking at the garden, some goldfinches splashing in the birdbath
Keep carving
Glance at the unfinished painting on the easel
Keep carving
Mix some paint and add a layer of color to the painting
Wonder where the hours went
Keep carving
Repeat all of the above
Two years later serve up a show of carved wood sculptures and paintings
Stan Peterson
June, 2025
Ingredients:
Basswood
Carving tools
Canvas Acrylic paints
Take a lot of walks, preferably in open spaces (look for figures and animals from a distance)
Take note of the light (look for sky magic)
Pay casual attention to all around you
Use your peripheral vision
Remember those moments where you feel very Alive
Sit down in the evening and sketch a memory
Repeat all of the above
Let some time go by
When a memory or a sketch keeps nudging, go to the studio
Draw on planks of basswood and saw out shapes on the bandsaw
Begin hand carving at the bench by a window
Rest your eyes by looking at the garden, some goldfinches splashing in the birdbath
Keep carving
Glance at the unfinished painting on the easel
Keep carving
Mix some paint and add a layer of color to the painting
Wonder where the hours went
Keep carving
Repeat all of the above
Two years later serve up a show of carved wood sculptures and paintings
Stan Peterson
June, 2025
