The Circus The History & The Influence: Confessions of a Plagiarist, sort of… I hear the calliope playing and animals dancing and it reminds me of the final act of the circus when everyone comes out for that last hoorah. I see confetti in the air and hear the cheers everywhere. I realized when researching … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #295 – The Circus
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #294 – Downtown with Umbrellas
Downtown with Umbrellas The History & The Influence: Confessions of a Plagiarist, sort of… The funny thing with abstracts is how the image evolves and the meaning transforms. This orientation is how I originally conceived it, but I wanted to complicate the meaning. Trying to be clever again, I guess. When I put it vertically, … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #294 – Downtown with Umbrellas
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #293 – Disputed Lands
Disputed Lands The History & The Influence: Confessions of a Plagiarist, sort of… I recently allowed myself to get flooded with news of conflicts from around the world. There is no black or white, there is not even grey. There are deeply convoluted & intertwined shades of all colors. The conflicts that arise are all … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #293 – Disputed Lands
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #292 – Life on The Ocean Floor
Life on The Ocean Floor The History & The Influence: Confessions of a Plagiarist, sort of… I turned this one around and around, each time seeing something a little different. Eventually a memory of something I saw on the ocean floor in those amazing BBC films on the oceans. What do you see living in … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #292 – Life on The Ocean Floor
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #291 – Dragons
Dragons The History & The Influence: Confessions of a Plagiarist, sort of… I had an old framed canvas that had been covered with a hideous needlepoint and I felt inspired to use it for an abstract experiment. This was a way to use up a great many old paint bottles I had and it took … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #291 – Dragons
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #290 – Abstract 89-003
Abstract 89-003 The History & The Influence: Confessions of a Plagiarist, sort of… Aiming to build a constructionist vision of the future, before we knew what Pixels were… Oh, that is such a load of s***. Actually, I was playing with colors and different media again. I had discovered Mondrian and similar synthetic abstractionist, and … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #290 – Abstract 89-003
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #289 – Abstract 92-002
Abstract 92-002 The History & The Influence: Confessions of a Plagiarist, sort of… Having dove deep into color fun, I wanted to explore the juxtaposition of colors. I love how the pink plays off the green and makes the image shout happy noise. As I do with many explorations, I had to make this second … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #289 – Abstract 92-002
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #288 – Abstract 92-001
Abstract 92-001 The History & The Influence: Confessions of a Plagiarist, sort of… Like most of what I do, this started as a sketch. For a very long time, I’ve seen pastels as either a childish medium or something relegated to 1980 graphic design. It is much more versatile than that. I was exploring colors … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #288 – Abstract 92-001
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity – Part 13 – Just A Few Abstractions
Part 13 - Just A Few Abstractions The fun of making abstract paintings is the joy of uncovering perceptions, visions, and ideas when we change our way of looking at the world. Whether I’m starting with a story, a feeling, or an image in mind, or when I am able to completely let go and … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity – Part 13 – Just A Few Abstractions
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #287 – Figurine #2
Figurine #2 The History & The Influence: Confessions of a Plagiarist, sort of… Another dancer seemingly stuck to a tile. She emotes a very different feeling; one of sadness and confusion. Perhaps I shouldn’t have fused her to the tile. Perhaps I should have put a thicker layer of glaze under her, so she could … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #287 – Figurine #2
The New Renaissance Mindset 