Ol’ Groucho Mutterings of the Muses: It's odd what contributes to ones sense of humour. On occasion I am amazed to what extent the Marx Brothers are part of my everyday aesthetic vernacular. I quite certain the ghost of Groucho lives in some part of my head. Perhaps swimming in a duck soup, or surfacing … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #379 – Ol’ Groucho
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #378 – Greetings
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 #377 – We Are The Masks We Wear
We Are The Masks We Wear Mutterings of the Muses: In the seemingly endless search for ourselves, we sometimes find many masks to wear. We become those masks, for a time during our inner and outer searching for the self. An artist will wear many such masks in the development of his/her voice. Trying on … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #377 – We Are The Masks We Wear
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #376 – Forest Spirit
Forest Spirit Mutterings of the Muses: From the forests of Japan, through the Canadian tundra, to the Jungles of Africa, the indigenous people tell folktales of spirits that guide, scare and exact revenge on the folks brave enough to walk their forests. The floating face is the image we almost see, always living as a … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #376 – Forest Spirit
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 #302 – Sir Galahad Rides Again
Sir Galahad Rides Again The History & The Influence: Confessions of a Plagiarist, sort of… The valiant knight rides by in a flurry of flags and colors. His vestments overflow onto those of his matching stead and the whole vision becomes a possible emblem for some future coat of arms. Perhaps this is the partial … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #302 – Sir Galahad Rides Again
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #301 – Harlequin Abstracted
Harlequin Abstracted The History & The Influence: Confessions of a Plagiarist, sort of… Fix an image in your mind's eye, allow yourself to believe it becomes plastic, fluid... The slightest movement of your inner eye pushes the colors around and in upon itself... the borders stay sharp, but the original image remains a memory in … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #301 – Harlequin Abstracted
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #300 – More For Mark
More For Mark The History & The Influence: Confessions of a Plagiarist, sort of… More on the explorations towards fully understanding Mark Rothko... or maybe myself. I played with more texturing and layering on this one, and included a pearly black to achieve a steel frame look. The light dances across this as it moves … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #300 – More For Mark
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #299 – Tribute to M. R.
Tribute to M. R. The History & The Influence: Confessions of a Plagiarist, sort of… Inspired by Mark Rothko’s works. Over the past few years, I’ve been looking more at his work and trying to understand why it moves me. I got it during an episode of Mad Men, where one hangs in Bertram Cooper’s … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #299 – Tribute to M. R.
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #298 – I See Through You
I See Through You The History & The Influence: Confessions of a Plagiarist, sort of… After the storm, the clouds disperse and I see you… Well before the movie, but I was reading The Lord of the Rings at the time. This is my romantic reinterpretation of Sauron speaking to Pippin in the Palantir. The … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #298 – I See Through You
The New Renaissance Mindset 