Oak’s Shadow @ MCAD—Oct 20, 2005

Waiting for the sun… having a good time today. I’m working on the animation for my final project, “The Grinder.” It is going well, but I needed a bit of a break. So here I am.

Shadow of a large oak tree cast across a building at MCAD in the morning sun.
Oak’s Shadow @ MCAD, October 20, 2005
Photo by Bill Hendricks

I certainly don’t get tired of taking photos. I took this image on the morning of October 20, before I started drawing.

I worked on the drawing again yesterday, but it got very cloudy, so I had to quit at noon. I’m hoping to resume on Tuesday or Wednesday. The weather doesn’t look like it will cooperate until then. Bummer.

Everything seems to be moving toward the same thing now—finishing my thesis work, getting ready for the graduate show, and completing my MFA. There is still plenty to do.

For today, I hope to finish my animation.

Author: Bill Hendricks -- Shadowmason

I’m a Minneapolis-based artist working in watercolor, gouache, oil, drawing, and mixed media. After teaching art and design for many years, I returned to making art fully. These days, I spend my time drawing, painting, experimenting, and paying attention to what shows up. I often work small. My work moves between observation, memory, and imagination. Some pieces lean surreal. Some stay close to what is seen. What interests me is what begins to emerge when I stay with the work long enough. On my blog, you’ll find both my artwork and my reflections. I’ve come to see they are connected. What I learn in the studio often changes how I see my life, my relationships, and my community. In that way, art has become more than making objects — it has become a way of understanding and being in the world.

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