What’s hiding in the shadowy hole of this dead tree? Could it be the woodpecker that bored the holes we see all over its body? Maybe. I only glimpsed the movement of the shadow out of the corner of my eye. It remained still while I looked straight at it. Prints & more available atPeek-a-boo
The Elder, Albert; Without A Pipe
First, do you also feel that this gentleman is missing his pipe? I get the feeling his hands might be fidgeting without it. Perhaps it’s the feeling that he isn’t sitting still, or that his eyes are imploring me to hurry up and finish the drawing, so he can get on with his business. IThe … Continue reading The Elder, Albert; Without A Pipe
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #165 – Spontaneous 07-020 and 021
Spontaneous 07-020 &021: The History: Share what you see and continue the story. The spirit of experimentation is a fickle spirit. I was still at a school while doing these and the firing process was way too slow to accommodate my production. I hurried in boredom and made two almost identical pots. They were supposed500 … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #165 – Spontaneous 07-020 and 021
New Arrival to Death
Take a moment and observe all the colours and textures of this composition. Mother Nature painted this. She filed it with reminders of the wonderful life all around us. She reminds us to stop and take a moment. This leaf with it’s mottled green and yellow surface drew me in and I’m so glad itNew … Continue reading New Arrival to Death
The Early Industrialist
I’m pretty sure this was an early exploration into my artist portraits series. I had decided to capture random faces from old pictures on Google images. I have no clue who this person was, but he reminds me of a face from a 19th century portrait. This might have been before photography was readily available.The … Continue reading The Early Industrialist
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #164 – Spontaneous 07-019
Spontaneous 07-019: The History: Share what you see and continue the story. These somewhat abstract forms are inspired by a love of Raku fired ceramics… I was challenged when a teacher told me it would be nearly impossible to achieve a Raku finish using an electric kiln… so I read a lot on the subject … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #164 – Spontaneous 07-019
T.A.E.’s Art Reviews – The Discovery of My Reflection
This work presents a roughly delimited, frontal portrait emerging from a field of scraped, mottled substrate—its battered edges and visible abrasions doing as much compositional work as the painted figure itself. The face is modeled with compressed planes rather than blended anatomy: dark contours define the brow, nose, and mouth, while the skin reads through … Continue reading T.A.E.’s Art Reviews – The Discovery of My Reflection
T.A.E.’s Art Reviews – Deconstructing My Self-Image
This work presents a head-and-shoulders figure rendered as if emerging from a damaged surface—an image constructed less by “painting a likeness” than by assembling traces. The face is articulated through high-contrast black lines and scumbled greys that resemble charcoal or soot, while the field behind the head is worked like a palimpsest: layered greens, ochres, … Continue reading T.A.E.’s Art Reviews – Deconstructing My Self-Image
It Is As It Was
The expression is very matter-of-fact and I have no clue what I was thinking when I drew it. It’s an old drawing I just found in a sketchbook I wanted to recycle for a new class. What amazes me is the alertness of the face and the amount of expression that only a few linesIt … Continue reading It Is As It Was
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #163 – Spontaneous 07-018:
Spontaneous 07-018: The History: Share what you see and continue the story. These somewhat abstract forms are inspired by a love of Raku fired ceramics… I was challenged when a teacher told me it would be nearly impossible to achieve a Raku finish using an electric kiln… so I read a lot on the subject500 … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #163 – Spontaneous 07-018: