This animation is truly outside the box as far as art blogging. I’ll simply say, I thought it was too […]
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Calling It Done
A not uncommon problem for the visual artist is how to decide when a painting is finished. This applies especially […]
Lines in the Sand
“Realism is condemned by those artists whose poverty of technique does not permit them to express it.” Walter J. Phillips […]
The Trouble with Different
Ceramic artist Eva Zeisel whose work has been recognised by the Museum of Modern Art as masterpieces of contemporary design says this about ‘being different’. “This idea to be different is not my aim, and shouldn’t be anybodies aim. … and you can’t always try to be different. I mean different from different from different. …and no creative thought or created thing grows out of a negative impulse. A negative impulse is always frustrating. And to be different means not like this and not like that.” (From “Creativity – Flow & the Psychology of Discovery & Invention”, author Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi)
Who’s Driving?
“You are the only one with a front seat in your life. You are the only one with a 360 […]
Putting Out Paint
Some artists have a real system for how they place their paint on the palette. I suspect it depends on […]
Raise More Hell
“My advice to the women’s clubs of America is to raise more hell and fewer dahlias.” J.A.M. Whistler – James […]
