Art

My New Abstract Painting: Locomotion

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  This abstract painting titled “Locomotion” explores the idea that we have superimposed manmade speed and noise over the natural landscape, and while bright and engaging in its own way, the native beauty it rushes past becomes obscured. Are we on a runaway train with very little view from the window? This painting was done … Read more

I Painted These Two Still Lifes

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As part of my New Year’s project, I’m giving myself some self-directed painting exercises. Since I am a photographer, I’m interested in a more stylized approach to painting than a photorealistic one, but I thought some representational exercises might be a growing experience. I’m not spending very long on these; they are quickly done in … Read more

Featured Artist: Birger Sandzen

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I absolutely love the work of Sven Birger Sandzen. The painting above is my favorite of his, with a few close runners-up shown below. Born in Sweden in 1871, he received his art training there. Then in 1894 he immigrated to Kansas, where he taught art on the college level. But it was later, when … Read more

Book Review: Hundertwasser for Kids

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When I became interested in Hundertwasser, I interlibrary loaned the couple books available on him. One of them was this rather well done children’s book, which gets into not only his biography and work, but also the issues that he thought about and what motivated him. There are tangential projects throughout to help kids relate … Read more

Artwork from My Computer Desktop

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This is artwork that I’ve collected from various articles online during 2013 and placed on my computer desktop. I’m depositing them here in an effort to clean up for the new year, and have a repository in which to save them. Also, I thought you might like to see what I was looking at last … Read more