Woman #4 Musings of the Artists Mind So far, this is the best of my explorations into the female figure. The surface is perhaps way too interesting to touch and everyone who sees it, touches it. I created this glaze by mixing a pure pigment with a glossy clear glaze and the effect was a … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #422 – Woman #4
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #421 – Woman #5
Woman #5 Musings of the Artists Mind Deep into my explorations of these materials, I wanted to try and build a big piece out of Red Earthenware clay. I hadn’t played much with the medium and was more uncertain of how to finish it, than anything else. I dove into it, like I would with … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #421 – Woman #5
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #420 – Blue Man – I Give Up
Blue Man - I Give Up Musings of the Artists Mind This Blue Man must have been having a very bad day, at least musically. I hear no music in this one, as the expression is all of frustration. This form allowed me to experiment with the happenstance of gravity that occurs in the kiln … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #420 – Blue Man – I Give Up
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #419 – Blue Man Thinking
Blue Man Thinking Musings of the Artists Mind The Blue Man series was an extension of my Blues paintings, full of music, movement and joy. I believe this one is living in Scottsdale, AZ. The odd thing is that in my initial drawings, all the faces were small and round. When I started making the … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #419 – Blue Man Thinking
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #418 – Blue Man Group
Blue Man Group Musings of the Artists Mind My Blue Men keep on evolving, or so it was when I was making them. At the time I was working towards making an orchestra of heads on a single body. I got distracted and moved to other shapes. I'm not really sure where this one … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #418 – Blue Man Group
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity – Part 18 – Sculpture Gods & Goddesses
Part 18 - Sculpture Gods & Goddesses As a child, I watched my father spend hours meticulously carving into a long of clay. Carefully misting it with water and daily smoothing & re-smoothing cracks and faults he found in the nearly perfect surfaces, or so I saw them. I never wanted to put that much … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity – Part 18 – Sculpture Gods & Goddesses
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
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #286 – Figurine #1
Figurine #1 The History & The Influence: Confessions of a Plagiarist, sort of… There’s often music and dance in my sculptures and here I wanted some dance. This is inspired by several dancers in my Happiness series and by Matisse’s paper cutouts. If I were to be completely honest, I feel there are lots of … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #286 – Figurine #1
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #285 – Faces #7
Faces #7 The History & The Influence: Confessions of a Plagiarist, sort of… This strange artifact from the past is served up on a modern platter, like the imaginative culinary creations in a Japanese seafood restaurant. An unrecognizable fish cut and plated in a dubious gelatine over a Raku serving dish. On sight, we have … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #285 – Faces #7
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #284 – Faces #6:
Faces #6: The History & The Influence: Confessions of a Plagiarist, sort of… Reaching for and achieving a primal expression, we can only guess the circumstance of this expression. Was there dance, a momentary trance, or a warrior”s stance? The rough finish is very masculine and somewhat cold. However, there is nothing cold in the … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #284 – Faces #6: