Paint Thinner: You can go all out and get the Speedball Art Products Mona Lisa 1-Gallon Odorless Paint Thinner. The lack of door helps work in smaller studios and it keeps well for a long time, if well capped. You can also use the thinner to dilute your paints and make washes, but it will … Continue reading My Favourite Art Supplies – Clean your Brushes.
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #268 – Dreamers 99-001
Dreamers 99-001 The History & The Influence: Confessions of a Plagiarist, sort of… One of the earliest in this series, some of my oldest patrons assumed this was an extension of my Hollow Men series. I cannot deny its influence on this composition, but the stronger influence was Miles Davis. I recall seeing live footage … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #268 – Dreamers 99-001
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #267 – Dreamers 00-001
Dreamers 00-001: The History & The Influence: Confessions of a Plagiarist, sort of… I’ve chosen to include this one, despite it never being finished, because it gives you a hint into the process of building a mood. This painting was destroyed in a flood, the wood got warped and riddled with mold, but the colors … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #267 – Dreamers 00-001
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity – Part 11 – Dreaming with Blues Soundtrack
Part 11 - Dreaming with Blues Soundtrack I love blues & jazz music, a lot!!! This series grew out of my memories of when people still smoked in bars and we would find ourselves fully immersed in an evening of booze-soaked blues and jazz, surrounded by spectators, artists, thieves, and musicians. All of us unified … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity – Part 11 – Dreaming with Blues Soundtrack
My Favourite Art Supplies – Fun with Knives… Pallet Knives, that is.
Pallet Knives: The Review: A basic set is more than enough to work with, but there are many marking effects that can be accomplished with the stranger looking ones… so go ahead and have some fun. Note: I never believed my colleagues that I would eventually prefer painting with pallet knives, but it happened shortly … Continue reading My Favourite Art Supplies – Fun with Knives… Pallet Knives, that is.
My Favourite Art Supplies – Excellent Oil Paintbrushes.
Brushes: The Review: It’s best to have natural fibers, like Hog hairs - 100% Pure Hog Hairs = No Shedding. Make sure to have some paint thinner nearby while working to help keep the brushes clean. Don’t let them get gummed up. With care quality, brushes will last many years. It’s handy to have a … Continue reading My Favourite Art Supplies – Excellent Oil Paintbrushes.
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #254 – Parades 10
Parades 10 The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. More 1970s colors how many of you had a wall in your room or apartment with this blue on it? Using acrylic paint in intermittent impasto and glazes to create the feeling of luminosity and depth. This is the last … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #254 – Parades 10
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #253 – Parades 9
Parades 9 The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. Why does purple seam so eerie and childlike at the same time? Somehow this dreamscape stresses me like an unfocused dream. The Technique: How I did this awesomeness! There’s a great deal of spontaneity in these paintings and that was … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #253 – Parades 9
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #252 – Parades 8
Parades 8 The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. There's a weird, wacky wind making everything wavy, or is it a giant Tsunami, just before it swallows the whole city? I feel the flashback of scenes from B-movies and low-budget sci-fi flicks are flooding forward this one reminds me … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #252 – Parades 8
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #251 – Parades 7
Parades 7 The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. Pulled deep from somewhere in my subconscious is this scene from The Toxic Avenger. Or at least my impression of the scene. It's raining toxic waste and the monster is positively alive in it! The Technique: How I did this … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #251 – Parades 7
The New Renaissance Mindset 