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Be Brave, Be Human


Vanessa Lemen

I shared recently a little bit about how I was struggling while making this piece, and how I was stunned and honored to find that it had been awarded grand prize in this year’s Infected By Art annual. I shared about the process, how I wrecked and found and wrecked and found many times over during the progress of this painting, and sharing that made me realize by reading some of the replies that it…

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Fischer Paints: Breathing in the Stardust


Scott Fischer

January 14, 2025 - Ahhh Ziggy... You know of all of Bowie's personas, he is perhaps the most iconic. The music, the hair, the outfits, that lightning bolt. Heh, my father saw this piece in process. Dad is 80 years old and I don't think I've ever heard the man mention Bowie, or Ziggy, or hum one of the tunes the Spiders from Mars created. But when he saw this he said... "David." He didn't say "David?" But "David." with a period. I took that as a thumbs up. Though truth be told, I was chasing more of an essence than a likeness. (We took some liberties with that hair!) Once upon a time I was writing a book called "Being Bowie" about a kid in junior high who took inspiration from Bowie. In the story the kid had…

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