LOW ARCHITECTURE: STATUS S2 CLASSIC BASS

Originally designed in 1981,  this  response to the Steinberger Q4 Bass takes a somewhat unwieldy original design and turns up the elegance.  The woven graphite neck is a marvel unto itself,  as are the woods, transparent stains,  and  "right hand" bridge/tuner assembly.  It's most definitely a U.K.  beauty!

PROCESS: PANELS FOR A TRIPTYCH, FINALLY

I'm now prepared to work on the three-paneled painting whose preliminary sketches have haunted me for the last year or so.  It will be hung horizontally, and have a overall height of about five and a half feet.  The panels are three-quarters inch plywood,  and have quite the heft.

LOW ARCHITECTURE: ZETA CROSSOVER BASS

 I generally seek out instruments that appeal to my desire for a different kind of aesthetic vision with little regard for the demands of playability or technique. The Zeta Crossover Bass was designed as a bridge from electric bass guitar to upright bass,  as it can be played horizontally like a guitar,  or vertically (on an endpin/stand).  It's 34" scale and Piezo pickups make it both comfortable to play and great sounding beyond any need for a large and bulky upright.

UNCLE ZIP SPEAKS

PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN

I guess this was taken about thirty years ago at one of my exhibitions.  No real memory of the events of that day seem to remain.

PROCESS

Another painting nearly done... perhaps?  Is this merely retinal sensation (as Duchamp would suggest) or a kind of  image/ideation?

ENTIRE EYE

A VERTICAL DIVISION