It’s 1:00 in the morning, and I have been roused from my bed by a haunting vision of two Belgian mares standing in a meadow. Seriously. These two mares were the subject of a photo shoot back in the spring of 2010, and one of the bargains struck with the owner (before he allowed me […]
Every artist goes through this. Heck, EVERYONE, artist or not, hits this point once in awhile – where nothing seems to work and the creativity batteries are exhausted. One of the benefits of a professional education in the visual arts is that, as a student, you learn to push through those blocks. Don’t feel like […]
I’ve been taking a break from color lately and revisiting one of my favorite mediums. Scratchboard is the “red haired stepchild” to the venerable etching, one of the most popular reproduction mediums in the artistic world. Instead of requiring a metal plate, block of wood or (more recently) plexiglass and ready access to lots of […]
“Only the Lonely” done- 12 minutes before the”official” deadline. It has gone off into the wide netherworld of cyberspace in little electronic swirls and whispers, and will hopefully coalesce in the designated email inbox as a fully realized, fully articulated sweeping ode to a magnificent equine in shades of burnished grey, evocative of isolation, fragmented […]
DH and I went to the art store yesterday. Well, technically, we went to Michaels (I “kneaded” a “knew” eraser) but we were still able to wander the approximately 3 aisles full of goodies with our eyes alight and arms full of totally unnecessary stuff. We have art supplies. Between the two of us, we […]