Category Archives: Paintings

Observing a Lot

Posted on April 18, 2010 | Leave a comment

: A fine couple

Once in a while I take a long break from drawing, or painting and just simply observe. Whether through my camera lense, sketching, or just looking intently at objects. At times I work with the changing seasons, winter months I am somewhat dormant and observe the most, spring I come alive and get excited about the abundance of newlife and color. The summer months continues the vibrance, excitement and colors in full bloom, my favorite is the fall, there are colors everywhere, beautiful hues and earthtones and let’s not forget the enticing aromas.

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The Creative Interruptions!

Posted on August 9, 2009 | Leave a comment

The WIP of "When Roses Bloom"

I don’t know about any other artists, but for me in the middle of drawing or painting, I get stuck! Yes stuck! Not that I don’t know what to do or the creative direction to take it, I sort of lose the umph to finish due to “interruptions”. A year ago I completed (painting) a piece I began 2 yrs prior. Someone reading this may think I am not a dedicated or passionate artist, that is not the case. Life! Yes I am a full time artist and a part time every thing else and when those things call I have to jump and ask how high. My ultimate dream is to be able to just do art and manage my two charities. Until then, I will find myself stuck and jumping a few times.

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Work in Progress (WIP) “Roots & Branches”

Posted on August 8, 2009 | Leave a comment

Further WIP of "Roots & Branches"

I have never blogged on WIPs, but there is always a first time for everything. As with all art work, words conjure up images, “Roots & Branches” did just that.
Here I have looked at the phrase in terms of how we are as human in our diversity, and migration.
Absolutely no one on this planet is indigenous to the area we currently are, should we trace our family tree, there was migration to some extent, whether continental, local, or regional, we all follow the “herd”. You may have lived on main st, somewhere all your life, and have been there with your parents, but check to see how your grandparents, got there. Maybe by foot, horse drawn buggy, boat, car, or plane, yes we are all scattered seeds with a connection.
We migratre, marry inter-racially, combine cultures, customs, ethnic traditions, and religious beliefs which produces diversity.
This is the first in a two part painting of “Roots & Branches”, comments are welcome.

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Roots & Branches

Posted on July 18, 2009 | Leave a comment

“We follow the herd, follow the river, move for climate change, we are not permanent, scattered seed, the winds of change can take us in several directions.”

All this came to mind as I thought of “Roots & Branches” we are scattered seeds.