TODAY'S FEATURED POST
Why’d You Make That – “Sisyphean Temptatis”
I recently shared some thoughts about the original intention behind my painting "Sisyphean Temptatis" on IG, and I’m excited to dive a little deeper into the layers of meaning here. I love to hear "how the sausage in made" with other creatives so I wanted to share that with you. This particular concept had been simmering in my mind for quite some time (years), but it took longer than expected to find all the right…
YESTERDAY’S POST
10 Things…10 Days to a Breakout Painting
November 27, 2024 - Nearly every artist has a breakout painting that establishes their direction. A signature piece that people point to and say, “I like their style (approach, voice, etc)” It’s an image that pulls all their experience and skills together at one point and establishes a direction. It’s a breakout piece, and they can happen all along the way. It may not happen right away. It may take years, even a decade, before that one painting comes alive before you. You might not even know you’re working on it at the time, and it might be one of those pieces that comes out after a hard slog on a previous piece. One thing is sure: you have to work for it. They don’t appear magically. Oh, it may feel like that when you achieve it,…
PREVIOUS POSTS
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Collaborative Painting
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
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Fanzines
Monday, February 13, 2012
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Quilt project
Sunday, February 12, 2012
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Sam Weber interview w/ Dan dos Santos
Saturday, February 11, 2012
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Kull Studies
Friday, February 10, 2012
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You just gotta fight…
Thursday, February 9, 2012
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