I don’t like talking about politics and religion, but I’ve noticed that Western art and Western culture are severely lacking in schools nowadays. If it weren’t for Percy Jackson and the Olympians, I don’t think most kids would even know about the Greek Gods and Goddesses. However, I don’t bitch. If I see a problem,… Continue reading Making the Greek Gods cool again
Author: Roman
Pinup Artist. Composer. Writer.
Artists are like Lesser Gods
Artists are like Lesser Gods, creating worlds that peoples will remember hundreds of years after the artist’s death. How many little girls have spent years in the worlds of Tchaikovsky? In the Nutcracker or Swan Lake? How many smart high school kids got stoned and talked about visiting Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights? Or Boris… Continue reading Artists are like Lesser Gods
Spanish Painter Luis Ricardo Folero
It’s important to know what you like, for it will be those people you’ll be stealing from. Most folks would rather say “inspired by” but I prefer honesty. When I like something, I steal. I steal so much from so many different sources though that you cannot even tell I stole from anyone. That’s how… Continue reading Spanish Painter Luis Ricardo Folero
French Ultramarine, Indigo, and Payne’s Grey
I’m sharing with you one of my watercolor secrets. If you want to get that magical nighttime look, I simply use these three colors – French Ultramarine, Indigo, and Payne’s Grey. But since I’m painting on a watercolor board this time around, I’m going to go through a lot of paint. You need to really… Continue reading French Ultramarine, Indigo, and Payne’s Grey
I suck at pottery
Ever have one of those wine and painting courses? Well, I haven’t. However, I’ve had wine and pottery. Yeah, wine wasn’t included. Should have been though because my pottery probably wouldn’t be this bad. But, like anything else, you get good by doing. I did pottery when I was a little kid. My parents enrolled… Continue reading I suck at pottery