Tag: art philosophy
Art as Play by Deb Bartos
Thinking about how much we have invested in art materials and frames, can lead to careful but un-inspired work. Painting from reference materials (even your own, hopefully they ARE your own) can also produce nothing but stagnation. Before I start a new piece, I usually ask myself, “Why am I painting this?” If I have…..
Jerry’s Blog Team -- 23/11/2010
Is Art Fun? by Micah Mullen
Is art fun? Today I was asked this question at my job during a meeting for a new fledgling project. A question that I would think would have a definite YES – seemed much more difficult to answer. I spend hours and hours each week in front of my easel, at my day job I…..
Jerry’s Blog Team -- 06/10/2010
Defining Urban Derivatives by TMNK
The streets are talking, and a NOBODY like me is not only listening but is adding to the conversation with a unique and compelling style of art I call “URBAN DERIVATIVES.” Not content with simply “getting up” on walls and having my work seen and appreciated by the masses. And, while many find inspiration from…..
Jerry’s Blog Team -- 26/08/2010
Artists as the Way Showers Sages and Soothsayers by Cheryl Whitestone
This 16×20†oil painting is one of the illustrations from a story that came to me, a kind of healing Native American myth. I have titled the book “Dennies Totally Bizarre Magical Mystical Rite of Passage.†I would tell you it is a true story but you wouldn’t believe me, so you can think of…..
Jerry’s Blog Team -- 08/06/2010
Artist Statement by Cheryl Whitestone
(Left: Bicycle Wheel by Marcel Duchamp)I read Mike Rooney’s blog entry “I want to be a sell out” and I was gratified with the knowledge that I am not the only one who hears the pseudo-intellectual chatter and refuses to be persuaded to create yet another assemblage of stuff. But I actually like to paint…..
Jerry’s Blog Team -- 12/05/2010
On Being an Artist by Valerie (Valry) Drake
My thoughts have been wandering on the subject of being an artist. The idea of calling myself an “artist” is difficult. The majority of my income is derived from my day job. So what qualifies me to claim this title? Or am I being overly ostentatious? Am I an artist solely because I produce art?…..
Jerry’s Blog Team -- 12/05/2010
Art as a Matter of Survival by Cheryl Whitestone
I have been a professional artist for twenty something years. I started painting when I was 10 years old and continued playing in all the 2 dimensional mediums I could get my hands on as a child with no money. My Mom was an artist so I was exposed to her art supplies and her…..