8.22.2009

road trip/new inspiration

i am going on a roadtrip to florida this coming wednesday to visit my grandma. i really have no plans as to what i want to do while i'm down there. thought i'd take the time to relax and make art. i really think i'd like to get into landscapes but approach it completely different. this has been on my mind for quite some time. in fact, i've been thinking about it ever since i started my abstract painting.

i think out of anything, abstract painting is the most difficult. people don't realize the process behind it and sometimes that gets to me. now i know everyone isn't an artist and we are all different but it's frustrating. i put a lot into my art.

but anyway- with all that aside..i think i need this trip and i am so happy that i have a full week to do whatever with! i'd like to eventually even start a sketchbook again although that will come in time since i haven't been interested in sketchbooks for years!

8.10.2009

old idea- new approach

so for a while now i've been playing with the idea of making art based off of books. i've been reading a lot, well, as always and after seeing the francis bacon exhibition, i have a sense of how to make these paintings into something that i want them to be.

i don't want them to be straight forward yet if the viewer is familiar with that particular book or story, they will understand it right away and feel a connection. after all, art is about connecting with your viewers..and books are near and dear to my heart. what better way is there to show that?

i am really excited to begin the series. i want to have a few done for exhibition late fall or possibly early 2010. man, thinking about 2010 already.. this year has flown by, but it's been a good year to say the least.

8.04.2009

battle wound

yesterday i was cutting title boards for an art show and sliced off a chunk of my finger. i was in the ER for most of the day. i think it is my first artistic injury so i thought it was worth mentioning. very painful.