Working out an Inspiration – T’Hed Thirty-One: Considering a Dive

See T'Hed Thirty for more on this process... After a long day's work, the water looks really inviting and the floating green blocks are slowly leaving for the night. Our protagonist is too tired to change from work clothes and too shy to dive in as is... he imagines melting into the cool waves... Stay … Continue reading Working out an Inspiration – T’Hed Thirty-One: Considering a Dive

Working out an Inspiration – T’Hed Thirty: Worming

See T'Hed Twenty-Nine for more on this process... Hmmm... not sure what the director is thinking here, much less the protagonist... the title has my mind reading into giggly adolescent mischief, especially with the pink sky.. Could our hero be just dodging the floating yellow blocks, or is this some subtle mating dance for the … Continue reading Working out an Inspiration – T’Hed Thirty: Worming

Working out an Inspiration – T’Hed Twenty-Nine: Crossed Signals

See T'Hed Twenty-Eight for more on this process... Momentary confusion ensues when the directors forget where they are and the various protagonists fly into the frame in seemingly different scenes... The floating orange blocks add no clarity to the perplexity. Yet, what is creates is an interesting tableau for the editor to consider. Stay tuned … Continue reading Working out an Inspiration – T’Hed Twenty-Nine: Crossed Signals

Working out an Inspiration – T’Hed Twenty-Eight: World Gone Sideways

See T'Hed Twenty-Seven for more on this process... The camera pans right a little too rapidly and out protagonist works hard to stay in the frame. he free-floating yellow blocks struggle with the movement of it all and only that which is mored to the figure holds in the frame. Stay tuned for more...

Working out an Inspiration – T’Hed Twenty-Seven: Enter Stage Right

See T'Hed Twenty-Six for more on this process... The landscape is quiet, almost dead, except for the oppression of the floating red blocks; then our protagonist decides to enter the scene... maybe it is directed to do so and maybe it Sid compelled to do so... either way, it demonstrates a timid entry... Stay tuned … Continue reading Working out an Inspiration – T’Hed Twenty-Seven: Enter Stage Right

Working out an Inspiration – T’Hed Twenty-Six: The Sore Thumb

See T'hed Twenty-Five for more on this series Full disclosure: I didn't realize it was so long since I did this one... and the ones that lead up to new ones done this past week. I got sidetracked by teaching and seeing my students' artworks grow. I also abandoned the large acrylic painting I was … Continue reading Working out an Inspiration – T’Hed Twenty-Six: The Sore Thumb

Creative Blocks – Goya Squares Continued

Quite some time ago, before Covid... my drawing teacher asked us to do what he called Goya Squares. The premise is that he cut of (photocopies) of famous Goya etchings into 1" squares; we were to take between one to three of them, place them on a large white sheet of paper and draw outwards … Continue reading Creative Blocks – Goya Squares Continued

Creative Blocks – Carving out an inspiration

I've been trying to get myself into a creative mood, as you know from my last few postings...One of the ways was to set up some materials for projects to do over my Summer break from teaching. So, I've been scavenging for materials and finding discarded bits and bobs, including this small chink of soapstone … Continue reading Creative Blocks – Carving out an inspiration

Creative Blocks – Grey Sunshine

We can find the most amazing things to see when walking to clear the mind. Concrete has always fascinated me, literally. The greys are almost always warm when dry and they feel both solid and ephemeral at the same time... as if they could be crumbled to dust with an unexpected tap to the right … Continue reading Creative Blocks – Grey Sunshine

Creative Block – Inspiration in unlikely places

With my last posting still whispering (more like a loud nagging) in my ears to get creative, I've been trying to take my quiet moments to see what's around me. Not just looking and not searching... letting myself see what presents itself. Of course something presented itself in the bathroom. If your reaction is "YUCK", … Continue reading Creative Block – Inspiration in unlikely places