Does memory play us artists’ tricks - / shading angry, once embittered scenes, / dulling grief, erasing anguish, / leaving remembrances more…
‘There’s no place like home.’ / ‘If I only had a heart, a brain, some courage’. Do these phrases bear any significance for us and i…
I wrote this a while ago with the intention of starting a new series of paintings on the Wizard of Oz….the idea is still there… I hope to begin a new painting/series soon on the subject. What I have written here, is the unfolding of the research work on my subject…it is important that I gain a deep understanding or insight into my subject, as well as preparing the visual side of things, i like to get a feel for it spiritually, or at least have an empathy with/for my subject/s. I read different editions of the story itself, and look at as many different illustrations as possible, rewatch the movie a few times, and listen to any music associated with it…for example the tracks from the movie, as well as things like Elton John’s and Katie Noonan’s versions of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and eminem’s Yellow Brick Road and Raine Maida – Yellow Brick Road and anything else i can find associated with the imagery of the story… Somewhere over the Rainbow by Judy Garland / Somewhere over the Rainbow Eva Cassidy / Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Kamakawiwo / Fields of Gold Eva Cassidy
Several years ago I got very ambitious and did a very large pictorial journal of ideas,..so for those who have asked me “how did you do t…
Ideas and notes from my Artist’s Journal…
I stocked the studio like an art supply store, with every type of paint, paper brush, pencil, marker etc, as well as equipment for more …
Tales from an Artist’s Journal…one woman’s adventure in painting…
In “The Art of Colour” Johannes Itten wrote, that “however painting may evolve, colour will remain it’s prime material”...
Tales from an Artist’s Journal Part 3….Fill your Paintings with Dynamic Colour
Are you still into painting? I thought you gave that up and got a real job…
WILDFLOWERS…JZ 487 Views
Your chance to meet Artist Carrie Glenn is at the Astoria Sunday Market on July 27th 2008 from 10-am to 3-pm.
I was doing approximately 100 paintings each winter, of every kind of subject matter, from Still life to Landscape, summer to winter..
Tales from an Artist’s Journal part 4
White paper can be intimidating if you’re a beginning watercolourist… *This article has been re written and republished with more in…
It’s at times like these that we have to look deep inside ourselves for the courage to wait patiently, for that fresh inspiration, that n…
/ Lapis Lazuli Bravura Finish What question are you grappling with in your art?
A woman must have money and a room of her own, if she is to create…
/ Still Life with Citrus Mixed Media on Paper
The artist becomes not a master, but a slave.
Pricing art is an art form in itself…it requires its own skills and awareness_.
Follow dreaming days with the light before it goes, as it always.
A Confounded Letter on Painting.
You may know of artists who take themselves so seriously they become significant hazards at dinner parties…
/ Tulip Symphony
All this stuff about aggressive marketing is not worth a prayer if the work is substandard.
/ The Temptation
Whenever I finish a new painting or blog post, I can get that information out to hundreds of artists almost instantly..
/ Through The Gate
I prop up the canvas / Stretched / White / And empty / Leaning into the easel in silent readiness I look through the brushes / Pointed / ...
I wrote this piece maybe two or three months ago … I used to sketch a lot some years back, but was never any good at painting … my father works really well with water colours, but hasn’t done so in years … anyway … Painting is one of those things that I love, even though I am no good at it myself in this sense … but to me … well … the creation of a canvas is very much like the creation of our very lives … and the similarities and sybmolisms always resonate strongly for me … / Some weeks ago I met an artist who was exhibiting his work here in the reception area of our building where I work in the city. I saw the posters in the lifts the days before … Art With Soul ... hmmmm … now that resonates. I made a point of speaking with him when he was here. I think his work is fabulous … have a look for yourself – He is Louis Parsons – Art With Soul For ages I’ve been thinking I’d like to photograph a painter at work … get images of the paints and the brushes and the works half complete … look for the essence of the energy in the studio and capture that … I think I will ask Louis Parsons whether this would be an option, whether his schedule, patience and humour permit :) ... If not, I;ll be on the look-out for another artist I think, but regardless of that – I think Louis artwork is quite fabulous and entirely appealing :)
There has been a pileup of emails from artists, asking for ideas in dealing with abusive fathers, spouses, and other family members
Chinese Brush Paintings by Janis Zroback
It is really intimidating to a beginning watercolourist but I’ve also seen it terrorize experienced artists…
/ Lilah / Cat / Jane / Delia
This writing is dedicated to the incredibly talented artists out there who have done a wonderful job recreating my art, with your own style.
you’re “stuck in the middle*” with a bunch of people who “kinda like” your artwork…
/ Wild is the Wind
Less gullibility, improved assessment of others, and memory improvement…
/ The Gate
For a painting to be considered complete, or in his words”full” it requires the following…
/ The Grove
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