It’s been exactly a year since I joined Twitter, and about a year and a day since I thought Twitter wasn’t worth my time. Are you wondering if Twitter is worth it to you? Here’s what’s I think is great about it: I get to see work from other artists I am part of a…
Category: Thoughts
Process, technique, and other thoughts that permeate my art
How to Keep Work Flowing
I am in the process of being amazed by all the updates, blog posts, and work posted in the art community. How do you guys all do it? I can barely keep up with Twitter feeds, let alone make art on a daily basis in order to have something to share. Last month, as I…
Sooke Harbour Art
At Sooke Harbour House last weekend, I was delighted to be surrounded by wonderful art. When I asked where I could see the gallery, I was told “Everywhere!” and so it was. I wandered around the several floors and hallways and found a great collection of local artists to enjoy. Highlights: Jill Winstanley: Lisa Hebden:…
Acrylic Transfers
Digital photographs, composition, and manipulation are great fun, but I do miss the hands-on aspect of art. I’m playing with acrylic transfers as a way to combine both worlds. I’ve tried transfers before, as a way to incorporate imagery into collage pieces. But this article posted by Blue Mitchell reminded me that I could use…
Transferring Acrylic Images
Using acrylic mediums to mount photographs on alternative surfaces: Acrylic Transfers.
Twittering for a Good Cause
Call for Twitter artists: details here. Please join us! An artist I follow on Twitter, David Sandum, had a fabulous idea. He’s asked all his Twitter friends (and their friends, and so on…) to submit postcard art for a global show. He’ll be displaying the works at his local library in Moss, Norway, who will…
Fast + Borrowed = Bad?
Thanks to Escape into Life for the pointer to the essay. I’m new to digital manipulation, but I’m discovering that of course, others aren’t. The question is, does digital work make art too easy? In this essay, Eric William Carroll suggests that borrowed images mashed together quickly make for bad art. …just because the search…
In Good Company
A great community for emerging artists: skinnyartist.com