I am very moved by the paintings of Eyvind Earle.
When living in the SF/Oakland area I toured some Bay Side galleries and in 1987 I learned about Earle. I saw a beautiful “original print” for around $5000. Since then, I have paid attention to his work. A few years later I fell in love with Carmel Gold (see below). He is my favorite modern day painter.
- I believe that the first Earle painting I saw was this one. It was in a San Francisco art gallery and the year was around 1987. I fell in love with it right away.
- Paintings of the Santa Lucia mountain range (Big Sur) move me very much. More: 2, 3, 4.
- I had not seen this Two Wild Horses before surfing.
- I saw a print of Carmel Gold in later years and fell in love with it.
Seeing his paintings brings back such wonderful memories of the photography that I had done of the Big Sur area. This was when I lived in CA.
Carmel is also an incredible place, and you don’t need me to tell you that. In 1985 I attended the Carmel Bach Festival, which was extra wonderful and special – it being the 300th anniversary of one of my favorite musicians, namely J. S. Bach. When it was over I stopped to have dinner, and then drove back to Livermore. I can still see the lights on the dashboard of my 1984 Buick Skylark as I drove back. It was such a beautiful event! This is the first time I had been to Carmel, and it left a pretty wonderful memory.
Earle’s fractal-like portrayals of trees, nature, waves, and interpenetrating black and white horses struck a nerve at the time I saw them. This was a big topic for research when I worked in the Combustion Research Center at Sandia Labs. Seeing this in art was moving! This is where I worked when I attended the Bach festival and saw my first Earle art.
What made me think of Earle after lots of years? I periodically surf L. Gerbrandt’s photography. I do this because he is outstanding and because his Big Sur photography beings back such nice memories. Just last night, I saw this photo, where he mentions Earle. This then triggered the above research.
I have lots more to say about my California photography and the joys of listening to Bach while doing math and programming. Earle fits perfectly into the eternal golden braid: Godel, Earle, and Bach! [ref].
