Deep Thoughts
I’m Drawing, I’m Drawing Again
I sure do love to draw! There's something about the act of drawing that's so immediate, intentional and strong. My urge to draw has been just huge for the past couple of years, and I've mostly satisfied it through sketching, or drawing with water soluble pastels or water soluble pencils which I then brush with water to make little painting-sketches. Lately, though, I've been finding ways to introduce drawing into my painting process (again). See full post »
Transformations: The Struggle to Create
When I paint, I frequently have only a very vague idea or sometimes -- no idea at all -- of what I am searching for in the new work. I start somewhere, and often, the finished piece is so far away from where it started, it's unrecognizable. One of my favorite things about working this way is that I discover things -- such as shapes and images -- that I just couldn't invent. See full post »
Ten Rules of Thumb for Maintaining Creativity
I just discovered this great blog post about an artist/craftsman named Wendell Castle at Emily Evans Eerdmans' blog. Wendell Castle has been creating amazing furniture for over 50 years. He has ten "Adopted Rules of Thumb" for staying at the top of one's creative game that I find very compelling: See full post »
How Much Do You Plan Your Paintings?
I recently read an article by a representational painter on another blog, in which the writer said that one should very carefully and thoroughly plan one's paintings. My first thought was, "No waaaaay!" That would take all the fun out the process of discovery that, for me at least, is a great deal of what painting is about. See full post »
The Challenge of Becoming a Non-Representational Painter
I am getting very excited about my upcoming solo show. I'm painting like mad, and I'm beginning to be very happy with some of the results. I think I may just have a future in this wonderful world of painting! When I made arrangements many months ago to do this show, I had no fear about filling a gallery with my work, as I had just come off of a long period of intense and successful creation, and was (and still am) very happy with the work I had created. And there was plenty of it...more than enough to fill the gallery. See full post »
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