Sawsan’s Trees Musings of the Artists Mind My wife pulled an old painting she did from her storage and she didn’t like it anymore. I asked her if I could rework it and try to bring forth her vision as I understood it from her description. Originally a pair of trees; green and red, with … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #405 – Sawsan’s Trees
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity – Part 17 – Landscapes
Part 17 - Landscapes These are fantasy worlds, places to find peace and serenity, or whatever floats your boat. For years I’ve been making landscapes as backgrounds for seemingly unrelated items and figures to sit in. Always loving that the landscape represented the freedom of imagination to go on journeys of its own. I wanted … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity – Part 17 – Landscapes
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #404 – The Spring Wine
The Spring Wine Musings of the Artists Mind For a while, I was playing with colour tones and how they can contrast & compliment each other. The goal was to make the subject sing through the colours and remain subtle. It's all part of an obsession with Cubism And there was something else at work … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #404 – The Spring Wine
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #402 – The Herdsmen
The Herdsmen Musings of the Artists Mind As time goes on, my appreciation of abstract art grows and grows. I love finding things in the abstractions and pulling them forward in my paintings. I also love letting go of the original vision and letting the natural flow of the materials offer up new visions. My … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #402 – The Herdsmen
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #401 – Oliphaunts
Oliphaunts Musings of the Artists Mind At first I saw trees, then these elephant like creatures emerged. Watch them roam on the horizon like giant mirages. Yes, the Oliphaunts are inspired by the giant creatures in Lord of The Rings, but not as they are shown in the movie. Read the description in the books, … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #401 – Oliphaunts
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity – Part 16 – New Expressions
Part 16 - New Expressions You will find an overview of newer experiments, greater ambitions and evolutions of previous stiles. The original intention was to include several new series and explorations with other media, but that became too vast to contain in these 500 works. Perhaps they will appear in my next project. Please stay … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity – Part 16 – New Expressions
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #389 – Are You Kidding?
Are You Kidding? Mutterings of the Muses: The hat conceals the true identity of this jester. Is he hiding his halo, or his horns? Maybe this is the duality of all jesters. I realize that I omitted the mouth and this might be what has increased the ambiguity of the jester’s intent. In revisiting this … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #389 – Are You Kidding?
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #302 – Sir Galahad Rides Again
Sir Galahad Rides Again The History & The Influence: Confessions of a Plagiarist, sort of… The valiant knight rides by in a flurry of flags and colors. His vestments overflow onto those of his matching stead and the whole vision becomes a possible emblem for some future coat of arms. Perhaps this is the partial … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #302 – Sir Galahad Rides Again
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #301 – Harlequin Abstracted
Harlequin Abstracted The History & The Influence: Confessions of a Plagiarist, sort of… Fix an image in your mind's eye, allow yourself to believe it becomes plastic, fluid... The slightest movement of your inner eye pushes the colors around and in upon itself... the borders stay sharp, but the original image remains a memory in … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #301 – Harlequin Abstracted
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #300 – More For Mark
More For Mark The History & The Influence: Confessions of a Plagiarist, sort of… More on the explorations towards fully understanding Mark Rothko... or maybe myself. I played with more texturing and layering on this one, and included a pearly black to achieve a steel frame look. The light dances across this as it moves … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #300 – More For Mark
The New Renaissance Mindset 