First Art Night of 2011! Complete disclosure after the jump. Click the image to see both studies. Pencil allows and invites more sensuous detail than marker, that's for sure. But the simplicity of the marker and ink is also nice. Thus the reason for multiple studies, a discipline I've often shied away from. Fact is,… Continue reading Two studies of lamps
01.04.11 The Box On the slip of paper pulled from the box tells is written Write a phrase or sentence– then illustrate it. Birds fall from the heavens– again–
11.03.11 The Box On the slip of paper pulled from the box tells is written (in very specific, fine black ink lines): Draw something with this pen. I tipped it on its side (fits better and really doesn't need to be seen any larger); thought about doing some sort of self-critique of these, but for… Continue reading the Box 1
Portion of an image found online, perhaps in LiveJournal image feed- origin unknown In the midst of a two-day jag of reading art criticism, theory and artist blogs; a result of 1) January post-holiday blahs, as stated yesterday, and 2) being in the ongoing and usual *stuck* place of : What is my art about?… Continue reading She used to stop by the house occasionally, but her presence was purely decorative.
"I firmly believe that art isn't about its subject; in fact art isn't about anything. Art is how you feel when you stand in front of it." – Chris Rywalt
Hafto re-post this one, via an interview with Swiss Miss on The Happiness Project; It is a quote / motto she cited that inspires and instructs: "I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes… Continue reading Happiness and Doing
Sneak peeks of the latest drypoint print on the rack, "A Winter find" December has reclaimed winter– what November seemed ill-inclined to do, with its many mild days. So the latest work of engraving in plastic arrives in time to herald the coming of snow. When dried and pressed flat, these will be finished off… Continue reading Those balmy 53ºf days? Gone.
Come for Electrofork jewelry and art! Stay for the music, food and drinks! THIS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, Noon-6pm at 195 Morgan Ave in Brooklyn!! Two Floors of Shopping and Fun!
Wee little drawing I did from a photograph I saw on the web. The image showed a person walking in the snow, but I think it could work as well for rain, being an umbrella and all. Maybe it would be an interesting image for an engraving; with rain added, you know. I also acquired… Continue reading Umbrella
Graphite, ink, solvent-based marker, watercolor and gouache on 5" x 7" wood panel (salvaged from a broken dresser drawer). Drawing on wood has some wonderful advantages; not the least which is the ability to remove everything- or almost everything; to scale it back with sandpaper and begin afresh, with just the ghost of the initial… Continue reading portrait on wood panel
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