Doors Opening and Closing
As you may have guessed, I have been away for a bit. It seems doors are opening and closing all the time now (maybe it is because I am looking for them). When I travel, I find my work becomes very charged with new ideas and new explorations. This time is not different. The challenge [...]
What Does A Painting Mean To You?
As you know from my previous post, I am enjoying Peter Clothier‘s book, Persist. There is so much packed in this tiny book, I wonder if I will ever stop contemplating it all. One of the subjects he brings up is how visual artist have it hard because this is one area where often the [...]
A New Blog
I know many of you have seen this bit of frottage work before, but this post is not about any of my work. Today, I am introducing you to a new blog. Many of you may remember my interview with my glass artist friend, Lesley McIver. Some of you have even ordered jewelry from Lesley, [...]
Open the Door, Then What?
This is another Paris Door I sketched out in the red sketchbook. I keep wondering what the drawings on either side mean. Maybe it is a code. What do you think they mean? I continue to sketch away at these doors, and they continue to look like Alice found them down the rabbit hole. The [...]
Does Your Work Make A Difference?
I thought you might be tired of seeing photos of record breaking snowfalls for the Mid-Atlantic region of the US, so I have not posted any here. We had 30 inches at our house on top of about 8 from earlier in the week. We are told it is very possible to expect 10 to [...]
Keeping Me Going!
Often I paint and have no idea where things come from. I know they are a part of me and they just need to express themselves, but while I am working I never really know – sometimes, I never know! Recently I have been going through my photos of our time in Europe, and I [...]
Creativity Management
This morning we have the beginnings of the first snow of the season. While it will not last long, it is lovely to have so early. I tried to upload this video however it was not going to happen. Use this link to watch. I highly recommend it! Elizabeth Gilbert on Nurturing Creativity on TED [...]
Does Creativity Dry Up?
This is the final product of the WIP in the previous post. While it is not the main series I am working on at the present, it clearly informs that work and allows me the opportunity to keep questioning as I move the main series forward. Do you work on multiple challenges in parallel? 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 [...]
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 [...]