Note 01 /
Why this site looks like a palimpsest
A short note on what changed and what the new site is trying to do.
A palimpsest is a manuscript page that has been scraped clean and written on again, with traces of the older writing still visible underneath. That is the metaphor for this version of the site.
A portfolio implies pitching for the next thing. A palimpsest is a record that admits its layers — what got built, what's still being fought over with the planning department, what's currently the studio floor at home. It updates when the ground does, not before. The older versions don't disappear; they leave traces.
Three strata, in order of how the time goes: Projects (buildings), Paintings, Field Notes (this). The Index page covers biography in one short page, with no marketing language. The legacy art portfolio at bobelliottart.weebly.com is staying up — older paintings live there, newer ones get added under Paintings.
If something on a project sheet is missing or wrong, write to bob@bobelliott.org. The parcels move; the palimpsest gets re-inked.