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

Young man in Shakespearean costume with smartphone, quill pen, and iced coffee

“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)

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“You’re Cooler Than Summer, Dude: A Gen X Love Letter That Refuses to Die”  (Revisionist Shakespeare – Sonnet 17 for Gen X)

Shall I compare you to a damn summer day?Hell no — you’re way more steady, real, and bright;Those hot-ass months can fade and drift away,While you keep showing up and owning the night. The crappy winds can wreck the fresh May blooms,And summer’s shine can get a little weak;The sun sometimes goes full drama queen … Continue reading “You’re Cooler Than Summer, Dude: A Gen X Love Letter That Refuses to Die”  (Revisionist Shakespeare – Sonnet 17 for Gen X)

A Serious Fellow

I’m really loving charcoal sticks! can you tell? They are deliciously messy and sloppy, but allow me to express so much more atmosphere. The figure comes alive on the page. He is no longer just a portrait of some creepy Victorian gent. He has become the tragic protagonist of an Edgar Allen Poe novel. SeeminglyA … Continue reading A Serious Fellow

500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #195 – Happiness 12-001

Happiness 12-001: The History: Share what you see and continue the story. 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 was an expression of pain… Love showed me that it was my happiness and500 … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #195 – Happiness 12-001