Keri Smith's How to Be an Explorer of the World is a delightful and unconventional invitation to rediscover the world around us through the lens of curiosity and creativity. In this innovative work, Smith challenges conventional notions of exploration by transforming everyday life into a boundless terrain ripe for discovery. At its heart, the book … Continue reading Weekend Book Reviews: How to Be an Explorer of the World: Portable Life Museum by Keri Smith
A Creative Block Project – Day 5
I needed to do something different today or get too bored and stop this project cold. I started with the stylized flower with a black brush marker and then drew halo-lines around it with my ink brushes. I really disliked the halo and found the colours just didn't mix well that way. I let myself … Continue reading A Creative Block Project – Day 5
Getting Tired – Working Out Some Stuff…
While working on my main canvases, I've been plopping the extra paint onto separate canvases lately to see what might appear. I'm also trying to work out suggestions I get from fellow artists to improve the expression in my work. These are experimentations and I am painting them with the acceptance that I will most … Continue reading Getting Tired – Working Out Some Stuff…
(Home) – Studio Painting – The Big Still-life Project – Adding Some Context
I was wondering how to add the shadows subtly with the palette knife and it wasn't coming to me until... I changed the position of the light I was using. Originally on my right, it kept throwing annoying shadows from my hand as I worked and I couldn't see the canvas surface, so I switched … Continue reading (Home) – Studio Painting – The Big Still-life Project – Adding Some Context
The New Renaissance Mindset 