I didn’t like Impressionism. At all. Until I saw it in real life. That’s the same reason I don’t sell my art online. When you see it in real life, it’s completely different. You’ll have a much greater respect for it. It’s not meant to be seen up close. It’s
Continue reading5 Reasons why Watercolors rule
I’ve said before that I’m an unlikely watercolor evangelist. Everyone thinks of Aunt Bessie’s birds and flowers when they think of watercolors. Nobody thinks of nude women. When folks think about nude women, they almost always think of oils. Maybe acrylics, but almost always oils. To be honest though, I
Continue readingInventory of skill sets
I started journaling earlier this year. I used to do it. Then just stopped for years. I don’t know why I stopped, and am really bummed I did. I used to write everything in the journals. Super personal stuff. What I was feeling at the time. I could go back
Continue reading3 Watercolor things you just learn by doing
I’m not a likely watercolor evangelist. Usually when you think about watercolors, you think about Great Aunt Hilda who painted flowers and birds.
Continue readingDrinker with a painting problem
Awhile back, I wrote about painting under the influence of absinthe. Except now, I do things differently. Now, I light the sugarcube. It makes a lovely blue flame. And it helps break the sugar down better, giving the drink a richer flavor. Highly recommend to fellow drinkers. I’ll have to
Continue readingMy top ten artists in order
Yes, I wrote my artistic influences last month. But I decided to put some order to it. And note, these are my personal influences. Not necessarily who I think are the absolute best artists in the world. For example, Judas Priest is my favorite band. Do they write the best
Continue readingWhat you need to mat prints
This is the first blog post that I’m co-writing with my wife. After all, she’s putting it all together. I’m just supplying the artwork. Quick background. Allie and I have been working on the game recently and Roxy and I have been cramming to get ready for a second show
Continue readingI decided to make a game
One of the regular things I do for fun – I’m in a Euro board game group. We meet once a week and play games. Unfortunately for me, the guy who runs the group likes to play a new game every week. I don’t. I like playing the same 10-20
Continue reading“Who are your artistic influences?”
The Ancient Greeks of course started the ball rolling. They’re pretty much responsible for Western culture. Then you know what came next. The Romans conquered them and borrowed their culture. Rome fell. We had the Middle Ages. Whereas a lot of history happened in the Middle Ages, art took several
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Roman’s Tchaikovsky Top 10
You hear me talk about Beethoven often. But it is Tchaikovsky who is my favorite. Aesthetically, nobody can touch him. The very first time I heard his 6th, I was 17 years old. And I thought to myself “this is the greatest piece of music ever written”. My opinion hasn’t
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