Why am I voting for so many abstract paintings?! For as long as I can remember, I have loved realism more than abstraction. I can appreciate the concepts of abstract art, but I have always preferred to see some sort of narrative. At one point, while taking a ceramics class I...
Michael Guilmet is one of the most philosophical and probing artist I know. Today on Facebook he posted the question: "WHY do you paint? Not when, who, how or who...
This seems like a great resource. In all honesty, I haven't listened to any of these lectures yet, but I hope to this weekend. I'll let you know if there are any you shouldn't miss! I would also love to hear what you think. "With the New York...
Exploring the Basement How exciting! The next Saatchi Showdown starts on June 6th at 12pm. I entered the painting above. I hope it does well...
This clip is just a teaser of Jeremy Lipking's instructional DVD, but I enjoyed finding out a little about the way Jeremy approaches his paintings. As one can see, he has a very deliberate and careful approach. He focuses on the illusion of the earring by simplifying the shapes and...
I need to find a better way to use this! I just had to try it out. Let me know if you have any good ideas. Here's an explanation for all those artists out there: What are QR codes? "They come to us from Japan where they are very common. QR is...