Field #1, Sean W. Byrne, Copyright 2009, All Rights Reserved
A typical flat field you would see in eastern NC, punctuated by a flock of blackbirds.
“At the sight of blackbirds
Flying in a green light,
Even the bawds of euphony
Would cry out sharply.”— Wallace Stevens, Thirteen Ways Of Looking At A Blackbird
Field #1 is part of the Meditation series and is 32″w x 16″h, mixed media on hardboard tiles.
Evil Bad Luck Kitties
A (belated) thank you to the good folks at Scriptorium Publishing (and Terry Smith in particular) for the mention on their blog, Palimpsest. Last summer, Terry blogged about one of my paintings from a few years back called Evil Bad Luck Kitties.
Terry writes:
“A few years ago, I glimpsed a wicked little painting by the artist Sean W. Byrne called Evil Bad Luck Kitties. I longed for the original, but I had to settle for a print…”
Thank you, Terry! You may read her full blog post here.
wool⋅gath⋅er⋅ing
/ˈwʊlˌgæðərɪŋ/ [wool-gath-er-ing]
1. the blog of artist Sean W. Byrne (read bio).
2. indulgence in idle fancies and in daydreaming; absentmindedness: His woolgathering was a handicap in school.
3. gathering of the tufts of wool shed by sheep and caught on bushes.
Origin: 1545–55 | Dictionary.com Unabridged | Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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