Ideas conceived in the creative mind envisages a vision gestates experimenting contours flirt endless sketches crumpled sheets spectrum of color fills the palette caresses the canvas with strokes bold and beautiful, delicate and sublime a creative blend unfolds prolonged labor finally births an artistic masterpiece!
Originally posted on Across the Pond and Back Again: I remember a Costume prof telling me once that you didn’t have to be a great artist to be a great costume designer. You just needed to be able to represent the body and explain how you wanted the cloth to fall on it. Even so…
20+ Best Beautiful Sketches on art paper | Sketch, Drawings for beginners.
via 20+ Best Beautiful Sketches on art paper | Sketch, Drawings for beginners. — MANGROVE ARTS
I am often asked the question – When is a painting finished? This quote from Jidda Krishnamurti is my jumping off point for thoughts on this subject. ‘There is no end to education. It is not that you read a book, pass an examination and finish education. The whole of life, from the […]
via Painting over old sketches. Time to PLAY and WARM UP…. — My Life as an Artist (2)
The final life session finished last week, so here are my last live figurative paintings for a while. I have been alternating between pastel and acrylic of late rather than sticking to one medium and have ground to a halt developmentally. This imposed hiatus might give me time to work up some of these images. […]
What I’m really looking for is Redbud trees. I thought it’s too early, then I saw a couple on my way home starting to bloom. They’re hard to spot if they’re not blooming because they’re small twisty trees. I’ll keep looking for the Redbuds but if I can’t find them I’ll draw other flowers. This […]
via Azaleas and Daffodils / pastel sketches — The Plein Air Experience
“Love people and use things because the opposite never works.” Joshua Fields Millburn, author, movie quote from Minimalism – A Documentary About Important Things
via “Love people and use things because the opposite never works.” — Art of Quotation
“I’m completely overwhelmed by the nature of our reality. We’ve been working on this version of man for a thousand years. He lives longer, he’s healthier, but he’s still an unproven product. Still the same greedy little bastard.” Duane Michaels, photographer
“Every time you think you’ve found your way, the way changes” Ursula K. Le Guin, writer
via “Every time you think you’ve found your way, the way changes” — Art of Quotation
“In the end, reality interests me less than truth. Reality is the social aspect. Newspapers and tv are full of it. My artistic problem is not reality. It is what I call truth. Something which is more unworldly” Catherine Breillat, Director, French
via “My artistic problem is not reality. It is what I call truth.” — Art of Quotation
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