TODAY'S FEATURED POST
less is more
Dug a little deeper into the high key overexposed painting thing again this week. I’ve been wanting to do a portrait of Kevin, our other mastiff for a little while now. He’s such a sweet old boy. Had it in my head to do like a “night lighting” portrait of him. He’s blind, and his eyes have that cloudy look to them that i think could look cool in that lighting scenario. But then a…
YESTERDAY’S POST
Stay OFF the Fence…
August 2, 2024 - ... As much as you are able of course. We live in a world of grays, or mixed moralities and complexity and diverse perspectives, and all of that is as it should be frankly because, well, it's how it is when you grow up. Things fuzz out from the black & white way of the world as a child. We rebel against autocracy because it pushes against all of this, but in art, we need to avoid getting bogged down in choices and complexity, we need be decisive, bold and purposeful, now more than ever. Tyrannical even, but only with ourselves. Be Caesar, to Rome, not Brutus. We as artists are required to be dictators of our creative space and that is a lot harder to be than you think. Especially for normal people,…
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