The Saltimbanque always seems enigmatic to me. They are always depicted in a stationary pose, but a pose so filled with kinetic tension that they appear on the verge of exploding in all directions. While not the traditional paternities of a saltimbanque, I feel the abstract paternities applies. It stands statuesque, perhaps our to the … Continue reading Statuesque Saltimbanque – The Hollow Ones #12
The Hollow Ones – Part 3 – The Dead Dance
Pinterest, in its awesomeness, sent me a series of paintings by the amazing Dan McCaw (https://www.mccawcontemporary.com). I believe his work is new to me and as you can imagine, I fell right into all of it! It's flowy, richly layered, fantastically expressive, and packed with stories... at least it kicked my mind into storytelling mode … Continue reading The Hollow Ones – Part 3 – The Dead Dance
Building an Idea – Beware the all seeing god of industry
This one started with the illustration of a lion's head and a load of eye glasses. I imagined the inverted mouth of the lion covered with glasses, as some strange leviathan beast... then I found a bunch of Egyptian images that would become it's beard... the inverted faces seem to be perfect for a beard, … Continue reading Building an Idea – Beware the all seeing god of industry
Building an Idea – She held up the world as others watched and talked.
She is a Venus type illustration, or perhaps Justice... she held up a candle in the original illustration and I added an inverted, world-like structure where the light would be to represent some odd world. Faces watch her and the hands, using sign language talk to each other about her posturing. To be honest, I'd … Continue reading Building an Idea – She held up the world as others watched and talked.
Building an Idea – A Specialty for Infants
If you can image it, the collage by itself felt very blank... I needed to add some ink and connect the components for it to feel right. I can't say I planned a great narrative, but this is about how children perceive play. Play is often judged as good or bad; it can be under … Continue reading Building an Idea – A Specialty for Infants
Building an Idea – Collage in the drawing class???
Here's another strange activity from our drawing teacher. Again, I really don't know the reason behind this project... perhaps it was to think of different ways of seeing. Maybe it was to get inspired by the lone drawings of others. Maybe it was to visit and come to appreciate aspects of classic illustrations. Maybe to … Continue reading Building an Idea – Collage in the drawing class???
The Hollow Ones #11 – “Sonatine 19”
Every now and then, the surface I'm working on exerts an influence on the outcome. I had intended to draw more than one figure on this page, but sometime just after drawing the first, I noticed the word & number at the top of the page. It threw my whole vision out the window. Perhaps … Continue reading The Hollow Ones #11 – “Sonatine 19”
The Hollow Ones #9 – Would You Like To Dance?
You will find the earlier images listed under "Building an idea - THM... " I wanted to expand a little with colour, but also with adding more thane figure in the frame. I got this idea that I should try to make the background in a different colour, specifically bright yellow... just to see what … Continue reading The Hollow Ones #9 – Would You Like To Dance?
The Hollow Ones #10 – It Was At That Dance, I Just Knew…
Imagine a m moment in your life when someone asked you, or you asked someone the question: "How did you know you were in love?" I'm sure there are a million answers, but it occurs to me that, if you are answering the question with your significant other, and you are still in that honeymoon-puppy-love … Continue reading The Hollow Ones #10 – It Was At That Dance, I Just Knew…
Building an Idea – Distorted Ozs Project #9
I thought I was finished for today, because I couldn't find anymore inspirations for the Tin Man... well, at least one that spoke to me. Then the image formed in my head, after seeing a round faced drawing of something entirely un-robotic... Maybe this is a Frankensteined version of Big Weld from the animated film, … Continue reading Building an Idea – Distorted Ozs Project #9
The New Renaissance Mindset 