emerging
Since I began this journey, I have been struggling to climb my way into my role as an artist. This blog is essentially about how I try to go about creating as an artist and striving to create my life as an artist.
music i create to
Viva Voce
Chopin
Cat Power
Portishead
Arcade Fire
Brahms
Artists that inspire me
Diego Velazquez
1599 - 1660
Jan Van Eyck
1395 - 1441
Hans Holbein the Younger
1497 - 1543
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Plains
It seems like a place familiar but unknown at the same time. The hills roll along as you are driving and the waves of undulating grasses, sometimes green, but mostly yellow bend to the mad will of the wind. All of a sudden, a megalith appears on the horizon, then disappears, and reappears again.
This is still the place where the buffalo roam, but now there is more. There exists a giant white object that uses the mad wind’s will for man’s benefit. How strange that its blades can rotate,
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Empty Spaces
It’s not everyday that you have a cloudless, warm day in the middle of October. And on a weekend, no less! So when when Saturday came around and the weather was perfect, I said -now or never. Time to get those pictures I have been talking about for so long.
I usually see amazing sights on my way to and from work. Sometimes the light strikes me as being unique or the clouds. The problem with living in Colorado is that if you stopped driving every time you saw something beautiful, you
Monday, October 5, 2009
Lake Dillon Sunset
This watermedia painting started out as an experiment in paint-pouring. I decided to pour paint only in the initial stages and use synthetic brushes later on for more control. I enjoyed this technique so much that I will continue to work with variations of it. There is a wonderful glow and color harmony to this scene that I find very pleasing. I'm excited to get started on another painting!
Preparation Ritual - The Drawing
I produced a drawing based upon an old photograph that was taken
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Tuna
I just finished a painting I began before the Holidays. "Tuna". I took the reference photo in Vancouver with the purpose in mind to create a painting. It just looked that good to me.
With my first painting class starting this week, and using oil, I thought I had better finish what I started. I'm glad I did. I always knew where I wanted to go with this painting, it just took me forever to get there. It turned out way better than I expected.
Why did it take me forever? I can offer up a bunch of
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