Emergence #1 The History & The Influence: Confessions of a Plagiarist, sort of… Here he is, the first man to break free of his stony prison. Have I borrowed too liberal from Tolkien’s mythos with my own birth-of-man allegory? Perhaps, I see it more enjoyable to see a man born from solid stone, like his … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #261 – Emergence #1
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #260 – Emergence #2
Emergence #2 The History & The Influence: Confessions of a Plagiarist, sort of… As I write this, I see him as a figure stuck in an iceberg, floating by, helpless and silent to our ears. We see him waving his arms, obviously stuck in his ice, but oddly peaceful. What is he trying to say … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #260 – Emergence #2
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #259 – Emergence #3
Emergence #3 The History & The Influence: Confessions of a Plagiarist, sort of… The figure here is in a trance of bliss. Enveloped in music and dance, completely unconcerned by the stony base that seems to me encroaching it’s way up its body. Is he telling us that bliss is a prison, or is he … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #259 – Emergence #3
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #258 – Emergence #4
Emergence #4 The History & The Influence: Confessions of a Plagiarist, sort of… This one is filled with surprise and fear for me. As if he is being pushed against his will to leave his cocoon. I can relate to this face, as it is how I’ve felt on many occasions when leaving my own … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #258 – Emergence #4
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #257 – Emergence #5
Emergence #5 The History & The Influence: Confessions of a Plagiarist, sort of… There are so many sculptures and paintings of Tutsi Warriors. Always tall, with and without robes, always tall. Majestically reaching for the endless possibility. Proud, and courageous, filled with inner strength, and beautiful for it. Not emerging, but always growing. The Technique: … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #257 – Emergence #5
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #256 – Emergence #6
Emergence #6 The History & The Influence: Confessions of a Plagiarist, sort of… Another figure filled with the uncertainty of what’s about to happen next. Caught in mid-reach for the heavens. Perhaps about to pray for guidance, perhaps raising his arm in celebration of feeling born free from his stony base. What do you see? … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #256 – Emergence #6
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #255 – Emerge & Run
Emerge & Run The History & The Influence: Confessions of a Plagiarist, sort of… Like many of the emergence series, this one is ready to leave its base and run away…There’s an athletic feel to this one, like some old drawings of decathletes, or even swimmers. It’s the swinging of the arms. As I turn … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #255 – Emerge & Run
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #254 – Parades 10
Parades 10 The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. More 1970s colors how many of you had a wall in your room or apartment with this blue on it? Using acrylic paint in intermittent impasto and glazes to create the feeling of luminosity and depth. This is the last … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #254 – Parades 10
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #253 – Parades 9
Parades 9 The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. Why does purple seam so eerie and childlike at the same time? Somehow this dreamscape stresses me like an unfocused dream. The Technique: How I did this awesomeness! There’s a great deal of spontaneity in these paintings and that was … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #253 – Parades 9
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #252 – Parades 8
Parades 8 The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. There's a weird, wacky wind making everything wavy, or is it a giant Tsunami, just before it swallows the whole city? I feel the flashback of scenes from B-movies and low-budget sci-fi flicks are flooding forward this one reminds me … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #252 – Parades 8
The New Renaissance Mindset 