The oil pastel piece, “Deeply Thoughtful,” presents a compelling and visceral portrait that immediately draws the viewer into its intense emotional landscape. The artist has clearly engaged with a rich art-historical lineage while imbuing the work with a distinct personal expressive quality. Artistic Merit “Deeply Thoughtful” demonstrates significant artistic merit through its bold expressive force … Continue reading T.A.E.’s Art Reviews – Deeply Thoughtful
Cascade
The staghorn sumacs around my yard shed leaves all summer… it’s the squirrels who break some branches and hasten their transformation into beautiful reds and pinks. Against the backdrop of deep dark forest greens, they give off their own light. This is how I see them in my minds-eye. They wilt into a gentle cascadeCascade
Spirit At The Crossroads
Charcoal plays all sorts of tricks on the eye and mind. Here the figure started much smaller, and yet with each new viewing, it appears closer to you. The scenery is also evolving as one watches it, revealing the figure to be standing at a crossroads, waiting to bargain a deal. There is little inSpirit … Continue reading Spirit At The Crossroads
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #198 – Happiness 12-004
Happiness 12-004: The History: Share what you see and continue the story. This is the happiest one I have done so far. I hear him humming happily, singing his happy ‘dum-dee-dums’, and smiling loudly! I love this one! Catharsis… the need to express emotions that are so raw, we just can’t put them in words…. … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #198 – Happiness 12-004
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #197 – Happiness 12-003
Happiness 12-003: The History: Share what you see and continue the story. There he is, just standing there, mindlessly blissful. Oh, how I despise my jealousy! Catharsis… the need to express emotions that are so raw, we just can’t put them in words…. I originally called this series Dancing in Hell, because I thought it … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #197 – Happiness 12-003
T.A.E.’s Art Reviews – La Foule Québécoise: Neuf
The painting presents a densely rhythmic field of vertical bodies rendered in high-key chroma—blues, reds, yellows, greens—whose saturations feel simultaneously celebratory and unsettling. Rather than modeling figures through realistic anatomy, the artist builds them from stacked colour blocks and scraped, textured surfaces. The resulting “figural” forms hover between legibility and abstraction: the viewers recognize people … Continue reading T.A.E.’s Art Reviews – La Foule Québécoise: Neuf
T.A.E.’s Art Reviews – La Foule Québécoise: Huit
This painting stages a figure-grouping that feels at once communal and precarious: five human forms cluster close to the picture plane, their heads—rendered as simplified, dark circular masses—pulled into a near-anonymous sameness. The result is a symbolic condensation. Rather than individuating identities through facial features, the work emphasizes embodiment and proximity, turning people into an … Continue reading T.A.E.’s Art Reviews – La Foule Québécoise: Huit
But A Reflection…
A reflection, yes, but of what? Is the subject looking at himself and seeing what the mirror reveals of his soul, or something else? Perhaps he sees in the eyes of his interlocutors what they see of him: a strange, dark, and compelling interest. The image appears blurry until one squints at it and thenBut … Continue reading But A Reflection…
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #196 – Happiness 12-002
Happiness 12-002: The History: Share what you see and continue the story. I threw my hands into the air and screamed: “I’m done! Do what you will with me. At least tell why I’m going through all this.” Catharsis… the need to express emotions that are so raw, we just can’t put them in words…. … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #196 – Happiness 12-002
“No Cap, You’re Better Than Summer: A Forever Vibe in a Temporary World” (Revisionist Shakespeare – Sonnet 18 for Gen Z)
Should I compare you to a summer day?Nah, because summer’s kinda basic and fades;You’re the kind of glow that doesn’t go away,A rare-level vibe that time never degrades. The wild winds can mess with May’s fresh bloom,And the sun can get way too extra sometimes;One minute it’s perfect, next it’s giving gloom,Like nature’s stuck on … Continue reading “No Cap, You’re Better Than Summer: A Forever Vibe in a Temporary World” (Revisionist Shakespeare – Sonnet 18 for Gen Z)