Some words an ideas on art: it’s history, principles and philosophy what how it matters today.
What is Art? Some ask this philosophical question after Duchamp’s famous upturned toilet. The Modern Art that’s popular today, what gets in the galleries and museums, is often more likely to be conceptual or abstract. But the problem with such art, as Tom Wolfe points out in his essay The Painted Word, is the ambiguity. The artist’s statement … Read more
Sometimes the art I create is too stiff to formal; I prefer a looser expressive style of art, with marks that move across the page. The art you see here is, therefore, a failure. It’s good in some aspects, proportions, and form, but the marks don’t feel expressive; I get no feeling or emotion from … Read more
One of my goals in art is to draw the figure, which means learning how to draw and paint the nude. Later I might go into clothing or drapery, but it starts with the naked form. This subject interests me because, on the one hand, it’s one of the most challenging skills to master; any … Read more
Although I started art a few years ago, I can see how my art yearnings grew from my youth. I used to play tabletop games back in the Day, exclusively Warhammer and Warhammer 40k by Games Workshop, which creates games in a Fantasy or Sci-Fi genre. Collecting, painting, and playing with miniatures on the tabletop … Read more
After years of chasing after atmospheric art, after being wowed by Turner, the smeared, palette knife works of Erin ward, Louise Balaam, etc. Like Plein air painting years ago, I’ve noticed it all tended to look the same. Now I now yearn for something else. Form. After years of delighting in lost edges, I now … Read more
‘Why am I procrastinating?’ is a question I often ask myself. My thoughts often turn towards an aversion to uncertainty which has held me back in life a lot. Because I don’t feel in control, don’t know what I’m doing, I don’t make an effort and do some work. I avoid drawing, painting, and going … Read more