Canon EOS Rebel T6 DSLR: The Review: My first DSLR camera was the EOS Rebel T3. It takes nice pictures but was hard to master the shutter speeds and the time delay from flash to shot. I found it wasn’t the best for portraits or close ups on the artwork, as the focus was hard … Continue reading My Favourite Art Supplies: A Camera Brand You Can Trust
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #60: Self-Portrait, I Think
Self-Portrait, I Think: The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. I've been revisiting a group of painters who were part of the whole Montmartre scene in the early 20th century... this bunch has been influencing my work for years. I've decided to do a series of pop-icon portraits in … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #60: Self-Portrait, I Think
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #59: Stranger Lands 4
Stranger Lands 4: The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. An abstract work of art can be anything. The artist may impose a leading tittle or outright describe his vision, but I choose to embrace a different fun. To some, it is a flow of lines, forms, or colours; … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #59: Stranger Lands 4
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #58: Stranger Lands 3
Stranger Lands 3: The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. My daughter loves this drawing... every time she looks at it she bursts into giggles. I really love her sense of humour and her reaction fills my heart to bursting. I also get a tickle of enjoyment the viewers … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #58: Stranger Lands 3
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #57: Stranger Lands 2
Stranger Lands 2: The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. I think almost everyone is amused and intrigued by the lone shoe often seen on the side of every highway, but there are always tons of everyday objects that to the curious mind can be anything but mundane... What … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #57: Stranger Lands 2
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #56: Stranger Lands 1
Stranger Lands 1: The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. I have always had a strange attraction to unusual or humorous road signs... I love to imagine what people would do when noticing signs that have no intrinsic meaning in themselves, but could affect a person deeply, depending on … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #56: Stranger Lands 1
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #55: Fun in Trees 10
Fun in Trees 10: The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. The final image in this series and it reminds me of some of the stained glass windows in the churches of Siena, Italy. Dark and brooding with ominous intent and allegory. I hope my more modern subject matter … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #55: Fun in Trees 10
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #54: Fun in Trees 9
Fun in Trees 9: The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. There's an episode of Samurai Jack in which he battles a darkness dragon in the negative world. The entire episode is shot in inverted colour and it is stunning. I picked this tree from a series of what … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #54: Fun in Trees 9
My Favourite Art Supplies: My Favourite Laptop for Creativity and More
Apple MacBook Pro 15.4" Laptop: The Review: As the commercial says, I’m a Mac, not a PC. It’s a matter of choice and I choose the plug-and-play simplicity of a Mac. I can’t say I have ever had any major frustrations with my Macs, as I had when I was on PCs. Personally, I couldn’t … Continue reading My Favourite Art Supplies: My Favourite Laptop for Creativity and More
Odds & Ends – Fun for the Inner-Photographer
I was recently asked to send some photos of myself for an article on What is a Successographer? The specifics were joyfully vague, so I decided to have some fun and send in a motley bunch, selected from old profile pics, some autobiographical artworks, and some new pics, I asked my loving wife to take. The feature … Continue reading Odds & Ends – Fun for the Inner-Photographer
The New Renaissance Mindset 