Class Notes
Aim for a Compelling, Unorthodox Originality
Painting by Matthew Ritchie "The Living Will" 2004 Oil and marker on canvas 88 x 99 inches
An idea that bears repeating - aim for a compelling, unorthodox originality...
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Class notes from Reinventing Your Creative Process with Andrew Long, Fall 2007
I am so going to miss these classes with Andrew Long. He said this would be a life-altering experience, and as grand a claim as that may sound, he wasn't kidding.
See full post »Painting from Another Viewpoint
Painting by Julia Mehretu “Excerpt (Riot)” 2003 ink and acrylic on canvas 32 x 54”
Class notes from Reinventing Your Creative Process with Andrew Long, Fall 2007
See full post »Are Your Objects Objects or Facsimiles?
"Rabbit" Jeff Koons 1986 Stainless Steel 41 x 19 x 12 inches
Class notes from Poetic Non-Representational Acrylic Painting with Andrew Long, Fall 2007
The object in the painting - is it being an object vs. being a facsimile of the object? Does it have a history, a great hook, and richness, a fullness, or is it empty?
What's the difference between this abstract piece of art and wallpaper?
See full post »Why Do You Create the Art You Create?
Painting by Terry Winters, just because it's so frigging beautiful!
Thoughts and Quotes in response:
An artist needs to be able sustain their penetration to move past a simply available solution to one with greater depth.
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