art is expressionless?

art as solely a painting process is what i am comfortable doing and what i know how to do. it helps me get all that i need to out on a canvas. recently, i've been reading a lot of contemporary art magazines and books and it seems that to actually be able to make it in the art world, you have do everything but paint on a canvas. it seems a little foreign to be but i'd like to give it a go.  it's just hard to find a starting point with something so new.  i like to think of myself as a creative person but when i try to find ideas that are different from what others have done in the art world, i am completely lost.  

contemporary art feels like it has no emotion. it is produced based on idea. i'd like to think art is much more than an idea. does that make me more of an artist or less of an artist? 

i thought about the idea of making a painting and then making it in 3-d somehow, almost like an installation. i realize it would take a lot of time and money but it might be interesting. the whole point of my paintings is to make something out of nothing, hence the title of my series "the metaphysics of nothing".  it's almost like tongue and cheek humor- a cartoon or a mockery of our society.   to be able to get that point across in a single piece of art would be fantastic. i think that at this stage, my art is too new and i need to make it more than just a painting for it to be classified as "contemporary"or for it to even do well in nyc galleries.  

i do like painting a whole lot. it's just not cutting edge anymore. i need to somehow make it that way. 

rainy day

today is the perfect day to be cooped up in the studio to paint. but i'm working my day job all day long. it's very discouraging to an artist who is inspired. have to deal with angry customers instead of painting like i should be. i can't wait for the day i can make art full time. that will be the greatest day of my life.

Contemporary Art

I've always been fascinated with thinking "outside the box". Contemporary art is a great way of doing that. I got this book entitled 'The $12 Million Stuffed Shark: The Curious Economics of Contempory Art'.

I've only just started reading it but it is really a great book for artists who don't really understand contemporary art and even those, like me, who love it.

painting

taking hours out of your day to paint is an amazing feeling. it's great just being in the "zone" and make something you want to make. 

i finished two paintings today! i'm hoping to finish at least one more for first friday.

i'm keeping my fingers crossed. 

spring cleaning

decided to clean up my studio and sell some things for our neighborhood garage sale.  i feel so much better now that the clutter is gone and i have everything organized! i highly suggest doing some spring cleaning if you have the time. it's like christmas all over again..you are surprised with what you find. 

i've also been putting material together for classes i am teaching over the summer. should be a lot of fun. details to come.

commission work

i don't know how to feel about doing commission work. as an artist, i want to do the art that comes out of my own mind but yet i have to make money to be able to make this art. i like being able to make people happy by doing art that they enjoy but does it truly fill my artistic yearning? i think as long as i don't become an artist that solely does commission work i will be okay but it still seems unsettling. but i suppose in this economy i should suck it up until i can afford to paint what i want to.

a rewarding experience

its always great to meet people who actually want to meet you. today, i was at my gallery's reception and a woman came up to me and shook my hand and was thrilled to have the chance to meet me. she introduced me to her family and asked a bunch of questions about my interests and my art. it really makes you feel good, makes you feel like you are doing something right. i think it also makes you realize that there are people out there who do like what you do and to never doubt yourself. makes me want to quit my day job and paint all the time.  financially, that's not such a good idea. some day though.