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November 2010

Sat, 11/27/2010 - 19:38

A cross-section of works.

Yes, I posted some examples of my art - please take a look! There is much more, some I still have, some I don't, and more yet to be done. Already two projects in the thinking stage (well, lots in the thinking stage, but I only have two hands and a full-time job, so I do what I can, y'know?) and looking forward to watching them appear.
 
That's always the fun part - watching them grow. Recently, I was scanning my projects as I created them, showing friends where I was at that point in the work. But as I look back at the files it's interesting to see them frozen in time in various stages of incompleteness. No, I don't finish any of these in one day. I've read where other artists don't care to get that 'photograph' look when they're done, but for me that is what I strive for, and that takes time. I've dabbled in surrealism, caricature, prints, silhouettes and cartoons, but I always come back to realism. I like having something that I created stare out at me in such a way that I expect it to move, blink, or speak at any moment. My artworks (as well as my music and writing) are like children - I created them, nurtured them, spent agonizing time over them. I want to breathe as much life into them as possible!

Wed, 11/03/2010 - 12:35

First, then, and finally.

No, I didn't forget about the place. On the contrary, it's been very much on my mind. And I did manage to get my subtitle added, see? But as has been the case since pretty much the beginning of this year, I've over-extended my artistic and entertainment obligations to the point where until yesterday I barely had time to breathe, so some 'wants' and many 'needs' had to be put aside in a holding pattern. About the only thing that really suffered though - besides a regular blog entry! - is the fact that my house is a monochrome of dusty gray, and my desk and the piano room are disastrous messes. But these are minor details that don't prevent any of them from being used and enjoyed.
Web sites are another story. If they gather too many cobwebs, they're soon impossible to find. So now that I'm back, there are recordings to make and artwork to post. Art will be first - I don't have to create it from scratch, so that shouldn't be difficult. Music will take longer. Need to figure out what I'm going to play it on in here, once it's recorded. Details, details… Or as the saying goes, "Whatever it is you want to do, you have to do something else first". Only then you can finally act on the want.
When it comes to getting a web site up and active, truer words have never been spoken!