500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #9: The Air Guitarist

The Air Guitarist: The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. I was a little stuck creatively at this point and borrowed images from older drawings, then started to play by combining seemingly unrelated components together. I’d like to tell you the fish has a great significance to the guitarist, … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #9: The Air Guitarist

500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #8: Singing In A Dream

Singing In A Dream:  The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. One of the studies for my series of oils called Happiness. At the start many of the figures seamed to live with no context or story. This one is running away from some unseen pursuer. She is clearly … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #8: Singing In A Dream

500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #7: Garden

Garden:  The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. Around the time I was mildly obsessing over DuBuffet, I was asked to paint a series of flowers... I had found this antique frame that had 5 wood panels in it... I ended up painting on those rough, hand hewn panels... … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #7: Garden

500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #5: Self-Portrait in NYC

Self-Portrait in NYC: The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. Following a strange adventure in New York, I caught a glimpse of myself in a window and I wondered at who I was right then and there. To be honest, this was a terrible and bizarre trip. Terrible for … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #5: Self-Portrait in NYC

500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #4: Self-Portrait As An Old Man

Self-Portrait as an old man:  The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. In the continued spirit of self-torture, I made another self-portrait. I’m struggling to remember if I honestly intended to make this a self-portrait, instead of a study for some sculptures I was planning in Giacometti style. I … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #4: Self-Portrait As An Old Man

500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #2: Flying and Crawling

Flying & Crawling:  The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. I was researching for a bigger drawing that would contain many fantastic creatures. My original hope was to push my limits and accomplish something as complex as the Pop Surrealism paintings I was enjoying in Juxtapoz magazine. At this … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #2: Flying and Crawling

500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity: Part 1 – Drawings

Part 1 - Some Drawings I’ve been doodling and drawing since I was about 3 years old and I really wish I had kept some of the first drawing I made, if only to see if they are what I remember them to be. You see, I image that I did some amazing stuff when … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity: Part 1 – Drawings

Non! J’ai Dit Non!

Title:  Non! J’ai Dit Non!  Series: People of the land  The title means “No Way, No How!”  It's all about the attitude of the figure... The body language says it all... Anger, insult, or refusal of some unwelcome affront, or is it simply an outright denial about the coming winter? Acrylic On Canvas 11 x … Continue reading Non! J’ai Dit Non!