Dreamers 00-006: The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. My college years were spent surrounded by musicians. All my friends were musicians and they talked endlessly about minor F’s, Major G’s, and arpeggios. I had and still have no idea what all that really was. For me, music was … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #21: Dreamers 00-006
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #20: Dreamers 00-005
Dreamers 00-005: The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. While doing the Dreamers series of paintings, I started to work on how to make bands or groups appear on the page together. I was frustrated with my impatience for drawing figures one in front of the other. At this … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #20: Dreamers 00-005
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #19: Lovers – The Embrace
Lovers - The Embrace: The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. I made many such drawings of lovers... together, apart, and everything in between... My desire was to capture the essence of tenderness of a loving embrace. I saw the warmth between the two bodies in my mind and … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #19: Lovers – The Embrace
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #18: Lovers – The Chase
Lovers - The Chase: The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. I made many such drawings of lovers... together, apart, and everything in between... These are purely gestural. I saw the movement in my mind and tried to put that on paper. I was using them as decorative elements … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #18: Lovers – The Chase
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #17: Loneliness
Loneliness: The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. I'm really not sure what bizarre combination of images I found to draw this ... I have a feeling I can't shake that I've seen this image before, possibly that it’s a copy of another artists work, I just can’t recall … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #17: Loneliness
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #16: Paramecium and Friend
Paramecium and Friend: The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. The title says it all! Don't you think? I was feeling particularly silly and rebellious. Tired of getting bland feedback for my work. The worst comment that got me at that time was: “hmmm... interesting.” What could anyone say … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #16: Paramecium and Friend
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #15: George! Martha!
George! Martha! The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. A complete abstraction of a silly thought... I hear a Mel Blanc voice calling out George!!! and one calling back Martha!!! I was watching lots of Bugs Bunny cartoons with my daughter at this time and it filled my head … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #15: George! Martha!
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #14: A Study of Self as a Bugs Bunny Villain
A Study of Self as a Bugs Bunny Villain: The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. Remember the episode, I believe called Hocus Pocus... the Merlin character was a little like this…there’s also similar characters blended into this image: from Wanda the Witch to some we see in ten … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #14: A Study of Self as a Bugs Bunny Villain
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #13: Self-Portrait As A Hitman
Self-Portrait as a hitman: The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. It was mid-summer and I had a need to look cool… well this is what I told myself following finding an old box of photos and how ridiculous I looked with all my wacky shades and Hawaiian shirts. … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #13: Self-Portrait As A Hitman
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #12: Strange Friends #2
Strange Friends #2: The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. Similar to Strange Friends #1, where I was rediscovering Jean-Michel Basquiat and finding the very strange sources for his paintings. I allowed myself to let go and let the ton of images in my head blend together. I had … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #12: Strange Friends #2
The New Renaissance Mindset 