Stills: 10-005: The History: Here’s my part of the story. Tell me what you see and start the next chapter… Image the same cafe in Montmartre where Matisse is giving his lesson on color theory and Picasso does what he would, and grabs the colors to do his own demonstrations, then challenges the group with … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #141: Stills: 10-005
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #140: Stills: 10-004
Stills: 10-004: The History: Here’s my part of the story. Tell me what you see and start the next chapter… Imagine Matisse sitting at a table in a Montmartre cafe. Around him are several other known artists and he is their master. A discussion on color theory breaks out regarding tones vs hues and he … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #140: Stills: 10-004
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #139: Stills: 10-003
Stills: 10-003: The History: Here’s my part of the story. Tell me what you see and start the next chapter… Imagine a lost corner of Picasso’s studio; a small pot sits on a tiny table. Both sunlight and a strong lamp shine light on it. It seems to be set up as a composition for … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #139: Stills: 10-003
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #138: Stills 10-002
Stills 10-002: The History: Tell me what you see and start the next chapter in this story… Imagine a couple embracing on a park bench, hands raised in gratitude for the beauty around them. Following some sculptural explorations of shapes, I became stalled by my current options of glaze colors available at my school. I … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #138: Stills 10-002
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #137: Tower 10-001
Tower 10-001: The History: Here’s my part of the story. Tell me what you see and start the next chapter… This lone tower stands as a sentinel in some mythic landscape. Painted on a narrow canvas to limit the total view. Possibly an unconscious tribute to Stephen King’s Dark Tower, as I imagined it; not … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #137: Tower 10-001
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity: Part 4 – Stills
Part 4 - Stills While studying at the Visual Arts Centre, I embarked on a focused exploration of sculptural shapes. I confused my process when I chose to include colors as part of the shape exploration. When I became stumped by the limits of my glaze color palette, I decided to return to painting to … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity: Part 4 – Stills
My Favourite Art Supplies: Charcoal – The Best Of The Messy Black Stuff
PRISMACOLOR Charcoal: The Review: Prismacolor has some of the best drawing pencils around, for color and for durability of the pigments within the wood pencil. Unless you want to be working with crumbs and cracked bits, this is THE essential charcoal product to use. This awesome kit gives you all the tools to smudge and … Continue reading My Favourite Art Supplies: Charcoal – The Best Of The Messy Black Stuff
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #136: Blue Man: I Love Myself
Blue Man: I Love Myself: The History: Here’s my part of the story. Tell me what you see and start the next chapter… The Blue Man series was an extension of my Blues paintings... full of music, movement, and joy... I believe this one is living in Scottsdale, AZ. Built on a concept of self-awareness … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #136: Blue Man: I Love Myself
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #135: Picasso
Picasso: The History: Here’s my part of the story. Tell me what you see and start the next chapter… Scraps and spontaneity push the limits of form... this is part of my Faces series, with a very obvious influence… The Technique: How I did this awesomeness! Using a Cone 6 stoneware, I rolled out slabs … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #135: Picasso
These Are The People In My Neighbourhood – Introducing The Great Russian Ballet
Recently, my dear friend, Paul L., introduced me to a cultural phenomenon of outstanding beauty and eloquence. He introduced me to The Great Russian Ballet! I am so very grateful for this gift that I have to share it with YOU! I’ve been a fan of ballet since I first saw a professional group in … Continue reading These Are The People In My Neighbourhood – Introducing The Great Russian Ballet
The New Renaissance Mindset 