This week’s art is a large pen-and-ink piece on paper for pens that’s been a work in progress for the better part of nine months.  This was a originally a pencil layout that I blew up digitally, printed out, then worked over on a new piece of paper using a lightboard. Using a variety of markers, brushes and even X-acto knives, I created this intricate drawing on those days when I had a respite from the symptoms of Myasthenia Gravis, and actually had working fingers for a few hours.

I used the markers, plus india ink, Winsor Newton indigo and blue ink and lots of White Out.  I also employed a variety of straight-edges and flexible curves.

This piece is NOT symentrical. It’s damned close, but the halves of the drawing do not match up.

This was my attempt at combining the influence of M.C. Escher with that of H. R. Geiger.

I’m happy with the way it came out, but just looking at it gives me hand cramps.

To see it bigger try clicking HERE.

Over in radioland,  This week is all about the love, as we bring you new programming leading up to Valentine’s Day on Friday.  Everything except for Radio Free Charleston will have some kind of romantic overtone.

Monday beginning at 2 PM on The AIR, we bring new episodes of Nigel Pye’s Psychedelic Shack, and Herman Linte’s weekly showcase of the Progressive Rock of the past half-century, Prognosis.  You can listen to The AIR at the website, or on the embedded radio player elsewhere on this page.

As you can see in the playlists below, Herman and Nigel have attempted to be lovey-dovey (not with each other, mind you) despite working in genres that are not exactly known for their affectionate leanings.

Check out the playlists…

Psychedelic Shack 098 (2 PM EST)

Roger Glover “Love Is All”
Gyasi “Sweet Thing”
The Mads “Feels Like Love”
Smooth Motion “Love You for a Night”
Jefferson Airplane “Somebody To Love”
Brother T & Family “Oh Love”
Smith “I Just Wanna Make Love To You”
The Yardbirds “For Your Love”
Moby Grape “Love Song”
The In Crowd “That’s How Strong My Love Is”
Janis Joplin “To Love Somebody”
The Jimi Hendrix Experience “May This Be Love”
Tears For Fears “Sowing The Seeds of Love”
Donovan “Wear Your Love Like Heaven”
The Turtles “So Goes Love”
Mika “Tiny Love”

Prognosis 125 (3 PM EST)

Marillion “Kayleigh”
Emerson, Lake & Palmer “Still You Turn Me On”
Steve Hackett “Memory Lane (live)”
Graham Bond “Our Love Will Come Shining Through”
Jon Anderson “If It Wasn’t For Love (Oneness Family)”
Kraftwerk “Computer Love”
Queen “Love of My Life”
Tangerine Dream with Jon Anderson “Loved By the Sun”
Todd Rundgren “The Verb to Love”
Nightwish “Ghost Love Score”
Genesis “Afterglow”
Jethro Tull “A Love Story”
Barclay James Harvest “Good Love Child”
Be Bop Deluxe “Love’s Swift Arrows”
Bryan Ferry “The Price of Love”
Nektar “Love To Share”
Triumverat “Old Loves Die Hard”
Peter Gabriel “Modern Love”
David Bowie “Shining Star (Makin’ My Love)”
Quantum Jump “Love Crossed”
Renaissance “She Is Love”
Kate Bush “All The Love”
ELP “Taste of My Love”
Trevor Rabin “Love Life”
YES “City of Love”

Psychedelic Shack can be heard every Monday at 2 PM, with replays Tuesday at 9 AM, Wednesday at 10 PM, Friday at 1 PM,  and Saturday at 9 AM. You can hear Prognosis on The AIR Monday at 3 PM, with replays Tuesday at 7 AM, Wednesday at 8 PM, Thursday at Noon, and Saturday at 10 AM.

At 8 PM you can hear some funny stuff on a random classic episode of The Comedy Vault.

Tonight at 9 PM for the Monday Marathon we bring you ten hours of romance-oriented episodes of our music specialty shows from previous years.