Phil Eckert
Profile
There’s an addictive sense of anticipation before putting a first mark on canvas or paper. The surprises that develop, frequently by accident, feed the addiction.
The wondrous photography of Bill Brandt and the expressive freedom of the works of artists like Giacometti, Auerbach and Pollock, and the insights of Shunryu Suzuki’s Zen mind, beginners mind give me great inspiration.
phileckert@adam.com.au
Groups
Phil Eckert is a member of Abstract Art, Abstracts from Nature, Adelaide/ South Australia, All Things Poetic, Artistic, Philosophical, Anticonsumerism, Art Inspired by Dreams, Beginner's Expressions, in-between, Inverted World, Life Session Expressions, Mandala, Mature Woman, Minimalism, Moody, Dark, Evocative (no nudes), Nature's Macro Canvas (No flowers or insects), Painters In Modern Times, Passions, Photo-Zen, Raw Art, Red Heads - Gotta Love Them, Self Portrait, Shoot The Moon, South Australian Artists, The Art of Pain, The Artistic Nude and Works On Paper.
Journal Entries
Train travel.... ;)
Posted about 1 year ago, 6 comments so far.
Thank you...
Posted over 2 years ago, 3 comments so far.
Writing
the fog looks a little different this winter
The fog through the hills looks a little different this winter. After so many months of summer dust and heat it just looks a bit unreal. Oddly beautiful. Driving into the early morning sun, pockets of…
