I was recently on a call with an author in Scotland and we got to talking about creating art. An interesting discussion ensued that I’d like to share with you. We explored a premise for my upcoming book The Artist’s Journey about the inner journey of creating art: What if the most important thing you must […]
Creativity: Mind Mapping & Word Boards
Here’s an exercise and thought experiment for you: If you were to come up with words that best describe your experience of creating, what would they be? Here are some of mine: Experimentation, improvisation, exploratory studies, ineffable, mysterious, unknown, not knowing, what if?, aliveness, play, uncertain, surprise, discovery, innovative, potent, idiosyncratic, wonder, wondrous, radical, imagination, […]
Color Secrets Of The Pros In Abstract Painting
An artist asked me recently about color secrets in abstract painting and how I think about and work with color. Color is an enormous topic and one you can spend a lifetime exploring and never reach the end of it! In the beginning of my painting journey, I couldn’t wait to get into my studio and […]
How To Create Your Deepest Abstract Art
STUDIO INSPIRATION: THE IMPORTANCE OF “HOLDING ONTO YOURSELF” AS AN ARTIST One of our wonderful artists in The Artist’s Journey courses tells the story of creating wondrous paintings and yet being asked by another artist why she added scribbles to the painting. The implication being that the scribbles bothered the inquiring artist. Our fellow journeyer also recalls […]
The Importance Of Evolving As An Artist
Recently I was thinking about how we never stand still as artists. In my own work, I’ve traveled the territory of working in bold, chromatic colors for years to now predominantly neutral palettes. And yet, even as I begin to identify this pattern, I notice a slight stirring in my heart to revisit my old love of […]
Repairing A Tear In Your Abstract Painting: Part II
Easily Repair A Tear In Your Abstract Painting If you work vigorously on paper and tear your painting, have no fear! You can easily repair a rip or tear in your abstract painting. In a previous video I showed you how to patch the tear from behind. In this video, I show you how to […]
Thank You For A Wonderful Year Of Art & Friendship
Thank you for an incredible year of painting, exploration, experimentation, reflection and your friendship. Click on the image above to watch the video and let me know how you feel about your art and where you want to take it in 2018. One of the things I’ve learned is that painting is a mirror. Painting […]
Repairing A Tear In Your Painting (Works On Paper)
Exploring On Inexpensive Paper Recently I decided to explore working on inexpensive paper to get a feel again for the experience. The paper I use here is Borden & Riley, 90 lbs. It comes in rolls of various sizes. I cut this piece to 42″ x 42″. This is the paper I’ve used in live […]
Expressing YOU In Your Abstract Art
Show Notes Expressing you in your abstract art is the topic we explore. This interview with Canadian artist Vikki Drummond is in response to eleven questions I posed to over 7000 artists. I asked my audience which of the following eleven questions they’d most like to hear other artists response to. Question #2 is the […]
The Power Of The Unknown In Abstract Art
I love these lines from T.S. Eliot’s Little Gidding, the last of the four quartets We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. Through the unknown, unremembered gate When the last of earth left […]