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Category Archives: Creativity
The Eclipse Report from a Haunted Inn
Tweet A partial view of the recent solar eclipse on Monday, August 21 simply could not compare to full totality. This was truly an awe-inspiring event that photographs cannot do full justice. Jimmy and I […]
New Work: How Does an Artist Know When a Piece is Finished?
Tweet Blue Moon Fire Spiral. A question that artists hear a lot is, ?How do you know when you are finished with a piece?? My college painting professor had the best answer: ? ?When he […]
Inspiration in Paradise: A Love Letter to Puerto Rico
Tweet In December, Jimmy and I took a much-needed vacation to a place where we can just relax and recharge our batteries ? Puerto Rico. This was our third trip to the island, so it […]
Complementary, My Dear Watson!
Tweet In this Still Life, what colors do you see? If you aren?t familiar with the Color Wheel, in essence, it is a system of organizing the colors of the rainbow by placing them in […]
Art Requires Courage
Tweet My painting professor once called me fearless. I have since come to realize that this is the highest complement I have ever been paid as an artist. “I’m frightened all the time. But I […]
Art’s Purpose
Tweet ?The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.? ? Aristotle I often engage in fruitful philosophical discussions about art with my sister, poet Julie Funderburk. […]
Taking Time:?Looking at things differently
Tweet This post originally appeared as a feature article in the March 2016 issue of my newsletter, Off the Easel. ?I decided that if I could paint that flower in a huge scale, you could […]
Loving the Alien: an artist?s perspective on the creative genius of David Bowie
Tweet Knowledge comes with Death?s release? I’m not a prophet or a stone-age man Just a mortal with the potential of a superman I’m living on Quicksand, Hunky Dory (1971) ? On Friday, January 8th, […]
Say, One Out of Two Ain’t Bad! Tales from my recent art workshops…
Tweet Originally published in my December 2015 issue of Off the Easel …or the story of how one painting was indeed ugly, but one I rather liked.?The biggest benefits of taking those weekend workshops last […]
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