Tell and Show
While my sabbatical, and the events leading up to it, have dominated the blog for the last few months, I’ve been getting in some painting time. Additionally, other artistic projects have come to a head, and I haven’t had time …
While my sabbatical, and the events leading up to it, have dominated the blog for the last few months, I’ve been getting in some painting time. Additionally, other artistic projects have come to a head, and I haven’t had time …
Bearing (noun): a) the situation or horizontal direction of one point with respect to another or to the compass b) a determination of position c) comprehension of one’s position, environment, or situation A couple weeks ago, I made my big …
I’ve been thinking about detoxification a lot this week. detoxification (noun) Biochemistry. the metabolic process by which toxins are changed into less toxic or more readily excretable substances. The act of detoxifying. I felt uneasy about using detox as the …
“Sometimes things have to go wrong in order to go right.” ~ Sherrilyn Kenyon “When things go wrong, this is what you should do. Make good art.” ~ Neil Gaiman When I wrote the initial 2024 Goals post, I knew …
Before getting started on this write-up, let me just explain this point: I will not be posting anything that Lesley Humphrey did in the workshop. For one thing, that work is hers. For the second, I worry that whatever protections …
Months ago, I saw that one of my favorite artists, Lesley Humphrey, was doing a workshop January 15-17, 2024, down near her home in Texas. The instant signups became available, I bought my seat, my plane tickets, and my hotel. …
I have been dreading writing this post all day. It’s kind of amazing how many things I have done to procrastinate it. I had all but decided on a strategy, when I went onto Facebook “one last time” (because, obviously, …
Regardless of my ponderings of 2023 being a year that seems to beg for futuristic technology, I feel like I spent the year fighting the most basic of battles. It was all I could do to keep my head above …
When I was a kid, no one could get me to read a book or draw something unless it was about horses. I had a huge Breyer horse collection. My Little Ponies would do in a pinch. Barbie had a …
I’ll give you three guesses to my state of mind. Here they are. There’s a Cat on My Faberge I’m still in a bit of painting funk. I want to paint, but I don’t necessarily want to paint something. So, …