Category Artist’s Thoughts
I’m not going to write this post today, because it’s already written. This morning, I saw a repost on LinkedIn, which evoked a near-visceral reaction in me. The statement that started the reaction was: “If Da Vinci lived today, project… Continue Reading →
I’m currently watching “The Crown.” For all its magnificence and historical accuracy, I’ve found it to be a difficult series to watch. I lay the blame for my viewing issues entirely on my own doorstep. I prefer stories with a… Continue Reading →
Artists must prepare themselves for obscurity. They must practice their art for the satisfaction they derive from the process, or they’d have lived in vain. About Johannes Vermeer Johannes Vermeer, born 1632 – died 1675, had a short life of… Continue Reading →
Master Cubist Picasso is believed to have said, “Paul Cézanne is the father of us all,” a line meant to state that Paul Cézanne was the original cubist. As we view Cézanne’s journey of life, we see him moving away… Continue Reading →
Rational thought stays silent as majority opinion screams out loud Merit lies low and sighs in exasperation while mediocrity howls and shouts The oppressed speak for the oppressor Rapists and murderers demand justice The drivers of progress are taken to… Continue Reading →
Van Gogh perhaps did more self-portraits than any other artist in history. This Wikimedia page lists fourteen but there are forty-three drawings and paintings that he did of himself. (Rembrandt Van Rijn tops the list of self-portraits with about seventy-five.)… Continue Reading →
Why some artistic connections transcend decades and centuries? As an artist, I connect with many artists spread across time and space. I’ve loved and admired the works of Claude Monet, James C. Christensen, James Bama, Norman Rockwell, Salvador Dali. Among… Continue Reading →
Time has a way of changing our perception. Each new day drops a bunch of fresh experiences into the brew of our schema and changes our interpretations. What we saw when we looked at a work of art five years… Continue Reading →
First, the story… I have a pair of vases that I had once bought for the Reception area of my office. The vases are pretty but they aren’t special or unique…in fact, there are many other vases that look just… Continue Reading →
If it shackles you, binds you, enthralls you, reaches deep within your chest to squeeze your heart – remember that none of it was designed to do what it did, because artists paint to express and not to impress. We… Continue Reading →
