Greetings Mutterings of the Muses: Imagine the image you perceive out of the corner of your eye, comes to stand in front of you and say... “Hi”. This whimsical character is the early version of We Are The Masks We Wear. Perhaps we start wearing our masks as infants when we are exploring the reactions … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #378 – Greetings
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity – Part 15 – Sprits On Paper (Paper Shadows & Ghosts)
Part 15 - Sprits On Paper (Paper Shadows & Ghosts) Deeply influenced by African & Haida Ceremonial masks, Japanese Forest Spirits, Inuit Transformation Sculptures, Bansky’s wall paintings, Picasso's sketches, and various other whimsies. This gallery goes back and forth in time, as I perceive time in my mind. I’ve always been moved and attracted to … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity – Part 15 – Sprits On Paper (Paper Shadows & Ghosts)
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #104: Champagne
Champagne: The History: Here’s my part of the story. Tell me what you see and start the next chapter… These were made following an invitation to design the dishes and serving wares for a new international fusion restaurant. The restaurant never saw the light of day, but lots of my designs did! Along with these … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #104: Champagne
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #101: The Watcher
The Watcher: The History: Here’s my part of the story. Tell me what you see and write the next chapter… My mind was filled with surrealist painters and commercial illustrators, as well as getting my library ready for a new baby, it became filled with children’s books too. I started writing some stories and thinking … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #101: The Watcher
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #100: The Hunters
The Hunters: The History: Here’s my part of the story. Tell me what you see and write the next chapter… My mind was filled with surrealist painters and commercial illustrators, as well as getting my library ready for a new baby, it became filled with children’s books too. I started writing some stories and thinking … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #100: The Hunters
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #99: The Last Hollow Men
The Last Hollow Men: The History: Here’s my part of the story. Tell me what you see and write the next chapter… Back in the 80s, following the release of Pink Floyd the Wall, I started seeing these images repeating in literature, film, and painting... oddly I found these nihilistic sentiments repeated in earlier works … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #99: The Last Hollow Men
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #97: Naive #12
Naive #12: The History: Here’s my part of the story. Tell me what you see and write the next chapter… I was studying folk art and batiks and found great pleasure from drawing the components for these, before painting them... there are many other drawings and a few paintings... all quickly sold and spread around … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #97: Naive #12
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #77: Dubuffet’s Last Supper
Dubuffet’s Last Supper: The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. While living in Madrid, Spain, I discovered Jean DuBuffet's sculptures and paintings... I loved the method of decomposition he used and I applied it to many drawings and paintings... this one started shortly after a visit to the Florence, … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #77: Dubuffet’s Last Supper
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #75: Gang of Five
Gang of Five: The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. After my daughter was born, I started reviewing and updating some old drawings... the goal was to create some fun characters to turn into stories for her, with illustrations... these were just a few that made it to canvas: … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #75: Gang of Five
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #74: Hollow Men – The Crowd
Hollow Men - The Crowd: The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. Like some of the other Hollow Men paintings, this one is filled with joy and colours... Unlike the others, this one was done with a different motivation. It stemmed from a comment my father made regarding the … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #74: Hollow Men – The Crowd
The New Renaissance Mindset 