Category: Blog
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Horse Magic
Children’s books have always been something I would like to do. My grandmother wrote a book which I never found (learned about that before the days of internet and have since forgotten the title, sigh) When I was in the fifth grade I wrote and illustrated a book about an African Lion who was…
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Brain storming with sketches for Romanza Poster 2013
Michael, Scott and I seem to have evolved our collaborative creative input into some successful poster designs. We are not sure where this is going, but we do know that we have a niche for Scott doing the typography, Michael doing the layout and background and I’m doing the pen/ink detail for foreground figure. This…
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NYC art inspiration
The Prow art Studio space at the front corner of the triangular Flatiron building. Sponsored by Sprint with an emphasis on eco-friendly living, technology and interaction. The display while we were there included an overhead cascading red paper “sail” with cut out details and a paper creation of the Brooklyn Bridge with mini-red statues of…
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NYC
It has been three years since I’ve been able to take a vacation. Actually longer if you consider that three years ago I took a week off to help a friend with her newborn daughter for “vacation”…sigh. Maybe kick that time-line back 4 or 5 years to count an 8 month residency in California to…
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Hippo at the “Hyppo”
It’s nice to just sit quietly with a fellow artist and hang out on the fringe of Holiday Madness. Sipping Eggnog Chai and admiring the organic garden outside the window. Christmas is just a week away. Big chairs, good food and good company at the “Hyppo.”
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Sometimes photos are just better…
I have an amazing back yard. It’s very European with a clay brick patio and trellis overgrown by a traffic-stopping Bougainvillea. It blooms all the time. Why don’t I paint the flowers, walkway and potted plants? It’s a great question and one I have philosophically pondered for many years. I’ll eat my lunch Al Fresco…
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Daily Painter Blogs
There are many blogs for painters which are fun to read. Two sites have been very inspiring. Daily Painters for NY and FL. Check out what’s going on with painters in NY. http://dailypaintersofnewyork.blogspot.com/
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Davenport park and Carousel
A quick study on narrowing composition with kinetic distraction. When the bell would ring for the carousel, there were just a few seconds to mix a color and get a quick rendition before it was moving. This is a very impressionistic one hour exercise with acrylic on 10×10 canvas. For more details and Plein aire…
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Illustrations to motivate young writers
My regular job has me working with lots of kids with all kinds of different personalities. Some have whimsical, over active imaginations and some are very concrete and linear thinkers. I love them all! Sometimes we inspire each other with creative ideas. The latest episode happened when a very talented 3rd grader let me read…
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Tangents are good…
Sometimes I just need to step away from the organized thoughts of being productive with my artwork, and go watch the races. This is intuitively counter productive since my creative flow happens when I am very still and quiet. But then again, I love the smell of race fuel.