Author Archives: Eric

About Eric

Since he was struck by lightning as a child, Eric Waldemar has gone on to a variety of endeavors, including abstract cinema, painting, drawing, printmaking (etc), writing and editing, sound-making, university teaching, public spectacle, walking around, and, in a remarkable development, child-rearing. He lives in Denver, CO, USA.

Back to America

It’s been a long time – I left the US for Ireland in July and just got back a few weeks ago. Back in Denver, the university pulled the rug out from under me, canceling my drawing classes just before … Continue reading

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On my own for a couple of hours. Cloudy afternoon.

brushes & paints out on the grass, overlooking Arvada.

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No time for ideas.

Karen asked about this recent shift into the sketchbooks, wishing that lately there were at least “some” of the more exploratory, cryptic, tangled work that’s familiar to anyone who’s followed my work for a while. Basically, that kind of sustained … Continue reading

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Light Plays On Everything

A week later, another afternoon out drawing, starting with the quiet cafe (Common Grounds). Homare Ikeda’s show opened last night at Wm. Havu Gallery, and it is all I’d hoped from the early versions I saw a while back at … Continue reading

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The Rock Feels Watched

A quick scribble of a rock in the yard got out of hand. The dentist drilled and patched my tooth today, so, half-numb jaw, even still, 6 hours later. Oonagh chased boys at the playground, and we ate outside on … Continue reading

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Querulous

A lot of drawings today, but for now, just this scribble of a querulous guy.

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plant, chair, and WordPress for iPhone

A plant, a chair… This is what I’ve got around me. This is straight from my phone into WordPress. What’s great about that is the fact that I don’t need to take a picture, then upload it to my computer, … Continue reading

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Cafe faces, cranky I

A few people at Common Grounds, as I graded animations for 2D Design class, taking a moment to look around now and then. Some stunning ink & wash drawings in class today, during a critique of an unreasonably demanding project. … Continue reading

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