Needed: Word Bridges
bits and pieces – a work in progress Do you ever have days when you are trying to make connections in your head, but can’t quite get there? All that wants to seem to come out of you is visual, but the words all seem to belong to others? I have several things which I [...]
A Few (More) Words About Slow Art
a study piece It has been a while since I wrote about Slow Art. You can read that posting here. This subject is never far from my mind and you can find some slow blogs and web sites in the list on the right column of this page. Recently, I have been thinking about the relationship of taking [...]
Just An Odd Day
acrylic ink in watercolor paper sketchbook – wip Here is the thing, today is just not a day to accomplish a lot of work. It is one of those days when I feel like all I am doing is chasing my tail. The last few days have kind of been like that, I work in the studio [...]
“La Bella Principessa” and Me
more than meets the eye? As I look at this work in progress, I wonder what I am leaving behind I do not know about. What am I sharing with the future? Am I giving unintentional information? I am thinking about this because of the recent uncovering of what appears to be a previously unacknowledged [...]
The Power of Art
I love the work of Marc Rothko, so when I found this series of videos done by the BBC and Simon Schama, I had to share them with you. Schama does a whole series on The Power of Art which includes similar discussions on Caravaggio, Bernini, Rembrandt, David, Turner, van Gogh, Picasso and Rothko. If [...]
The Reflection in the Mirror
I have just started reading Jackson Pollock: Energy Made Visible by G.H. Friedman which was published in the early 1990′s. I honestly have not gotten very far in this almost 300 page book about a man who cut his own life short. Friedman interestingly interjects his own thoughts into the writing which is wonderful. In [...]