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

500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #61: If Andy Warhol Were A Millennial

If Andy Warhol Were A Millennial: The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. Andy Warhol is to date one of my favourite subjects. Somehow his image is very easily transposed to a graphic art style... even a manga feel. I found a picture of a very young Andy, before … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #61: If Andy Warhol Were A Millennial

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