My recent trip to SF was ostensibly to meet up with my brother and sister-in-law, but I managed to make it into quite an art trip as well. My thanks to Sue’s patience and flexibility as we explored museums and galleries. Modern Art After an overview of the city’s architecture, wind, and fog via double-decker…
Category: Thoughts
Process, technique, and other thoughts that permeate my art
Artist as Label
At what point are creative folks comfortable describing themselves as artists? I know I’ve had a reluctance to do so, even though art is one of the constant themes in my life. I ran across this post by Seth Apter that describes the problem well: A is for Artist. The arguments for being an artist…
Creating Textures
I am building up a palette of textured colors from photographs and existing art pieces. The process is engaging, fast, and just a lot of fun. In this collage (left), I was looking for yellow-orange, and combed through my images for anything that brought that cheery color to mind. Through various combination effects of the…
Genealogy and Art
I like to include bits of my family history into my collages, combining my love of both art and genealogy. Here, I’ve scanned in my grandparents’ marriage certificate, my great-grandparents’ wedding photo, and a few other pieces, to create the whole. I don’t know why these historical elements seem to work well for me, but…
Layered Art
The idea of layers and textures has been in all my recent art, regardless of the choice of media. Matte medium, easy to find and use, and non-toxic, was first. Encaustic took a bit more setup and is a LOT messier, but gave that beautiful luminosity. Now, I want to explore whether I can get…
Twittering about Art
I recently switched camps regarding Twitter. Instead of regarding it as endless spam, to which I’d have nothing to add, I now am thinking of it as a very concise way to journal my thoughts, about art and the creative process in particular. The character limitation is about right for my thought process, especially my…
Time Off
I’m taking some time off to think about where I want my art to go, and what my next steps are. As a result, there won’t be a portfolio for 2009.