Filed under: Drawing, printmaking | Tags: art, drawing, illustration, monotype, pen, printmaking, sketching
No, I’m not talking ABOUT anyone…
It’s been snowing steadily all morning with the fattest flakes I have ever seen. It’s like tissue paper confetti. I tried to take a photo of the flakes, but they don’t seem to show up at all in the pictures.
I’m still working in drawings, mostly. I JUST ordered supplies for pronto printing, so I’m going to use these drawings as a basis for that printing. I am just exploring lines and patterns, really. I make a line, then just see where it goes. It’s kind of freeing to just start a drawing, with no plan about where it’s going. Each mark just reacts to the mark beforehand…
I did manage to do one print. Here it is…
All of these seem to have that “primordeal” look to them. I just find that these are the types of marks that I like to make! A micro world…what do you think?
Filed under: Drawing, Fleeting thoughts... | Tags: art, Calvin Coolidge, Collage, drawing, Graduate school, inspiration, Manwich, President, United States, Visual Arts
Hey all…not much free time lately…on account of there being SIXTEEN INCHES OF SNOW outside. Seriously. Our two lane street, is now a 1.5 lane street. Sidewalks? We don’t need no stinkin’ sidewalks! Can you tell that I’m a bit crotchety?
So, I’ve not had the free time that I dream of lately. As a result, my work has been minimal…mostly black & white. I did attempt a collage at the end…you’ll see my Manwich reference. I am sort of scared of collage. I think that I already told the story of taking a collage class in grad school, and the teacher not liking any of my stuff. This kind of stuck with me. I didn’t disagree with him, really.
I also have to say, going to the Leonard Drew exibit was so amazing, yet so depressing. I mean…seriously, when I see stuff like that…I just wonder WHY I bother at all. No joke. I’ve been feeling rather uninspired and droopy lately, on account that I am not a brilliant artist. Go figure. I know…I have to pick myself up and just keep going.
I’m going to share with you my favorite quote of all time. It typically helps me pick myself off the floor when I often find myself there. In all honesty, I have basically built my life around it:
Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination are alone omnipotent. The slogan ‘press on’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
– Calvin Coolidge
And so I press on…
Filed under: Drawing, printmaking | Tags: abstract, art, Art book, book, drawing, goat, handmade, Pencil, portrait, printmaking, sketch, sketching, Visual Arts
So, I managed to get a bunch of stuff done before the weekend. I probably won’t get much time to work on stuff until next Tues. Yes, this stuff is “all over the map”. Think of it as a pu-pu platter of attempts.
I keep thinking that I need to make a more coherent set of things. Then, I get distracted and want to try something new. Thus, the randomness of it all.
I’m not going to post every day. While I’m still working on my 365 projects, I’m not going to barrage you with posts. It’s too exhausting for everyone…well, mostly me.
So, if any of you have some thoughts on this stuff, I’d love to hear it. Even if you tell me NOT to EVER do that again…at least I’ll have some feedback. Right now, I am kind of working in a bubble. I am trying to investigate ways to possibly get some feedback from people. So, until I figure that out, this is my forum for comments!
I’ll stop rambling now, as my hands are too cold to type, and just show you my stuff. I kind of like this one:
a detail of the above print:
another similar one…I like the colors, but the design is so-so:
detail:
this one was not good, and i couldn’t save it:
and a detail:
at last…something recognizable! no, it’s not me…:
detail:
And now for something completely different…a pencil drawing:
detail:
I liked this drawing, so I made a print of it:
detail:
And I made another little book! This one is about winter:
detail:
even CLOSER:
Whew! Okay, that’s it for this week. Seriously. Speaking of winter, my hands are so cold that I can barely type. We’re supposed to get snow this weekend too…brrrrr! Have a good weekend!
Filed under: Drawing, Fleeting thoughts... | Tags: art, drawing, illustration
My 365 creation for the day:
slightly wonky 
