Landscapes 90 - Mountains: The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. I was reading a lot of Lovecraft at the time... the mad mountains of his imaginary landscapes filled my mind... I think I enjoyed them more than intended... their darkness and ominous feeling was easily overridden with the … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #70: Landscapes 90 – Mountains
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #69: The Hunter
The Hunter: The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. Having devoured, contemplated, and worries over Joe Coleman’s book Original Sin, I needed something to lighten my mood. A friend of mine gave me a catalogue of award wining illustrators and I found the lightness there, in their pages… it … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #69: The Hunter
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #68: World
World: The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. Creativity is an expression of joy and letting go, as much as it is the effort of finding technical & aesthetic solutions to challenges. I believe when one lets go and completely trusts their instincts, the solution is pure fun. At … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #68: World
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity: Part 2 – Odd Fantasies
Part 2 - Odd Fantasies This is a collection of early works in the years after university. I had only taken a little art in college and it stimulated my hunger to create… I was spending a large percentage of my income on art books at the time and found a variety of unusual artists … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity: Part 2 – Odd Fantasies
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #67: Tanguy Smirks
Tanguy Smirks: The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. Yves Tanguy, the satirical Dadaist and Pop Artist... There’s always a playfulness in his work, and I think he was very mindful of cameras around him, as there is always a smirk on his face in them. I can imagine … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #67: Tanguy Smirks
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #66: Mondrian’s Moustache
Mondrian’s Moustache: The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. This one was very fun to play with... as i was researching Mondrian images, I he chose to wear a small moustache. Remember that this is around the time of the second world war. He wasn't widely known as a … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #66: Mondrian’s Moustache
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #65: Marcel Duchamp Considering His Urinal
Marcel Duchamp Considering His Urinal: The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. There are a great many pictures of Marcel Duchamp making serious and silly faces, but always impresses me as his true nature as a Dadaist... he is standing alone, wearing a massive fur coat and slightly looking … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #65: Marcel Duchamp Considering His Urinal
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #64: Breton’s Japanese Phase
Breton's Japanese Phase: The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. Andre Breton isn't the most recognizable face of art, but he has some memorably candid pictures taken of him. Some are obviously silly, and most are his serious face. I found one with pink glasses that seamed out of … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #64: Breton’s Japanese Phase
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #63: This Man, That Man, Ray
This Man, That Man, Ray: The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. Man Ray redefined whimsy into the Dada movement. Take some time and look through pictures of him and taken by him, they are filled with a love of silly contrasted with serious. Most have him with a … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #63: This Man, That Man, Ray
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #62: Stranger Than Andy
Stranger Than Andy: The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. It didn't start out as Andy Warhol, but it is inspired by the many, and sometimes stranger than Andy, actors who've portrayed him in movies. Some of which, I imagine would have won the smirk depicted here on Andy's … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #62: Stranger Than Andy
The New Renaissance Mindset 