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 wanted [...]
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 time [...]
“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 Leonardo [...]
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 you [...]
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 [...]
Art is Important
I have absolutely no idea what is going on here with these colors and the spacing. Obviously I am doing something wrong. Here is what you need to know – there are links to all the bloggers and articles embedded in this post! If you can’t find them, let me know because they are important. [...]
Emotions and Painting
Growing up in rural Virginia in the 1960’s and early 1970’s, I had very little exposure to art, in general, and no exposure to abstract art of any kind. As a child, my elementary school teachers would give poor grades for coloring outside the lines or for “using inappropriate color”. I always wanted to change [...]
Creating Your Own Inspiration Cache
One of the things I am trying to do with this blog is to create an inspirational reference point for other artists. While this particular blog venue is new for me, I am working to make the “Pages” section here a “go to” place to find out what has captured my interest and what kinds [...]
New Moleskine Watercolor Sketchbook for Studio Testing
I find it takes a lot of work and a lot of time to realize a painting (even then, sometimes they do not work). Testing ideas is one important part of what has to happen as I work through my personal, creative process. I hope you will find it interesting and helpful as I talk [...]
Monday Blanks
Today I do not have a great deal to share with you. While some of my blog friends were nursing sniffles, going to art shows and going along to high teas (you know who you are), I was painting the walls in my foyer and stairwell. And I can tell you they are [...]