drawing

  • Something a little different

    Wednesday is usually Snapshot Poem day, but all these classes seem to be eliciting something a bit different for me. I was up in the night on Tuesday, so decided to watch a few episodes of Closer to Truth on the Tivo. And started to sketch the speakers in my journal. Clearly, I could use… Continue reading

  • Mind-Bending Visuals

    What do you think of modern, cutting-edge, sci-fi artwork? Of how contemporary artists push the human form into almost mechanistic representations? Like this, for example: Bizzarie di Varie Figure – 1624 Braccelli, Giovanni Battista – author Yes, that’s the year 1624; the publication date of the book at Rare Book Room: The "Rare Book Room"… Continue reading

  • The Artist’s Way ~ Difficulties

    The difficulty with projects like this is that you are expected to do something. Besides read the book, I mean. Homework. For this, we are assigned morning pages, daily; an artist date, weekly; and tasks that vary each week. This week, we are to identify our core negative beliefs (blurts) and counter them with creative… Continue reading

  • Diving Down

    Well, perhaps I will do a bit of writing. My stats are way down. This may, of course, be seasonal — or not. I know what I should do about it: network. Visit lots of sites. Comment. Actually I often visit (though rarely comment) anyway. The thing is, I’m feeling unusually introverted lately. This too… Continue reading

  • Rage Monster

    This was drawn nearly 20 years ago, but is suitable for today. I seem to be riding emotional waves lately.  Relationships can be so . . . difficult. Anger, especially, with all its relatives: judgement, self-pity, despair. But also, sometimes: clarity, resolution, action. Always that fear, though, that it will overcome me; overwhelm others —… Continue reading