This is going to be the world’s fastest post, before I head back to the studio. I’m really happy with the progress that I’m making, so I thought I’d pop in here and share some of the evolution of my latest pieces. The one above is so close to being done – it’s really just [...]
Tag Archives: painting
25 Days.
October 21, 2010 – 8:27 am
25 days until I send my application to Studio Escalier in France. 25 days to finish 6 I-tried-my-very-bestest paintings. I think it has just sunk in that, maybe, on May 15th 2011, I’ll be getting on a plane and heading to France to paint for 3 months straight, 6 hours a day. Whoa. Whooaaaaa. I [...]
Meaning, love notes & ornery assholes
October 14, 2010 – 9:13 am
Let me tell you a story about a very naive, young artist… Once upon a time, my art felt incredibly meaningful. I felt like I was going to change the world, to connect with people, to help people. I was watching how my art healed me and I knew, with a fierce pride, that my [...]
A confession and a plan
August 31, 2010 – 10:39 am
I have a confession to make: Behind the scenes, I’ve been kind of falling apart. I haven’t spoken about it yet, but things have been tough lately. I guess I didn’t really know how to put it into words. Let me rephrase that – I didn’t want to put it into words. I’ve finally had [...]
I’m back in the studio, baby!
July 10, 2010 – 9:52 am
This week has been fantastic as far as studio time goes. I am back on a creative roll! I just kept finding that flow. I contribute a lot of that to the Dance of Shiva. It just gets my brain all wired up for creativity. But the most important thing I did to go from [...]
Some musings on art
June 24, 2010 – 10:14 am
The more I learn about painting, the more I realize that I am woefully inadequate to do it. I think almost everyone is. There’s just so much to know, so much craft behind creating a half decent painting, let alone a masterpiece. The more I read and the more I study, the wider the abyss. [...]
Painting the roses, healing my soul
June 22, 2010 – 6:27 pm
I woke up this morning, early. It happens sometimes when my sleep is drug induced – I was in so much pain yesterday I had to take sleeping pills last night to get any kind of relief. I pottered around for a few hours, did some web design work and then wandered into the living [...]
Learning, screwing up & good omens
June 9, 2010 – 8:31 pm
Attempted another painting from life today – this time just a little 4″x6″, of a seashell. I ended up having to walk away because the paint was just getting sloppy – once it’s dried a bit, I can go back and add some details. Not entirely sure how to avoid that working alla prima, but [...]
Learning – my ego doesn’t like it.
June 8, 2010 – 6:24 pm
This is mostly just a post to laugh at myself. Not in a mean way, but in a loving, compassionate way. I am so not used to painting from life. Drawing from life, I’m good with. It’s how I taught myself to draw in the first place. But with very few exceptions, I have usually [...]
