The Mexican: The History: Here’s my part of the story. Tell me what you see and start the next chapter… Following a discovery of Oaxacan art, I delved into researching Day of the Dead imagery and history... this rich holiday is full of beauty and emotion... it would be easy to get lost in the … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #102: The Mexican
My Favourite Art Supplies: The Ubiquitous Tool – A Sharpie
Sharpie FINE POINT Marker Permanent: The Review: The most basic tool for every artist and doodler! The black of a standard Sharpie has it’s very own beauty. The more one uses it, the more one learns how to play with the sharp point and to vary the line… if you are comfortable mangling the tip … Continue reading My Favourite Art Supplies: The Ubiquitous Tool – A Sharpie
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #101: The Watcher
The Watcher: The History: Here’s my part of the story. Tell me what you see and write the next chapter… My mind was filled with surrealist painters and commercial illustrators, as well as getting my library ready for a new baby, it became filled with children’s books too. I started writing some stories and thinking … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #101: The Watcher
Fun Fotos For Friday – In The Burial Grounds
Hidden ghosts and imaginings at the St-James Cemetary Cemeteries are wonderfully peaceful places to reflect and let our imaginations run wild. On this partially cloudy day, I wandered about and took dozens of pictures. Some obviously creepy, others creepy with some help. This is a little collection of creepy imaginings. Enjoy. Dandelion: The little bug clinging to … Continue reading Fun Fotos For Friday – In The Burial Grounds
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #100: The Hunters
The Hunters: The History: Here’s my part of the story. Tell me what you see and write the next chapter… My mind was filled with surrealist painters and commercial illustrators, as well as getting my library ready for a new baby, it became filled with children’s books too. I started writing some stories and thinking … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #100: The Hunters
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #99: The Last Hollow Men
The Last Hollow Men: The History: Here’s my part of the story. Tell me what you see and write the next chapter… Back in the 80s, following the release of Pink Floyd the Wall, I started seeing these images repeating in literature, film, and painting... oddly I found these nihilistic sentiments repeated in earlier works … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #99: The Last Hollow Men
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #98: The Hollow Men: Family
The Hollow Men: Family: The History: Here’s my part of the story. Tell me what you see and write the next chapter… This is a revisiting of my nihilistic hollow men... an exploration and attempts to portray them with positive emotions. Inspired by the silly and ridiculous attempts to take a full family picture with … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #98: The Hollow Men: Family
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #97: Naive #12
Naive #12: The History: Here’s my part of the story. Tell me what you see and write the next chapter… I was studying folk art and batiks and found great pleasure from drawing the components for these, before painting them... there are many other drawings and a few paintings... all quickly sold and spread around … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #97: Naive #12
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #96: Mystic Serengeti
Mystic Serengeti: The History: Here’s my story on this… I was studying African masks and wall art at the same time as I was immersing myself in science fiction books and films... this odd image stayed on my easel for a long time... until I found the silhouettes of theses tribal masks... the description of … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #96: Mystic Serengeti
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #95: Walking on Mars #1
Walking on Mars #1: The History: Here’s my story on this… One of Four: The red planet has a strange fascination for us and short series came after seeing a few movies on the Red planet... come walk with me. For some reason, they really challenge those who look into them...no two reactions are quite … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #95: Walking on Mars #1
The New Renaissance Mindset 