Funny how things get connected these days through thin invisible digital threads… An artist came to the gallery today => I posted a link to his work => Someone “liked” my post => I went to see their blog => that reminded me of a drawing which happened long time ago… That drawing “happened”. One […]
Alistair Kendry artist
artist Alistair Kendry. Had a little chat. Visited the website of The Space Gallery in London to see his work – beautiful. Mixed media creations: watercolour, gold leaf, encaustic…
Mezzotint and more
While looking for artists working in mezzotint, found an amazing art by an artist Margaret van Patten.
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Scottish castle.
“I’m the king of the castle! You’re a …” — ahem… May. I am off to a Scottish castle for a week on a new portrait commission assignment. One of those things which I never anticipated ever doing in my life. Still, one never knows…
Uneasy feelings and what to do with them
Step one: Identify what caused that feeling.
To help with that, think back to the time when it first appeared. Then, think what exactly caused it – someone’s remark, or action, or some event. Then, think what it made you feel like, or what negative thought that thing evoked in you.
Mezzotint print “Alina’s Rose”.
Alina is my younger daughter. At the time I made this mezzotint she was almost three. I was looking for an image for a mezzotint on a very long and narrow plate – 40×12.5 cm. My intention was to have a flower on it, but I wanted it to be held, so that the hands would be […]
Digital Art Week
An artist can create now everywhere and any time, not just in a studio and with a large arsenal of physical objects like paints, canvases and so on. Mobile phone can be one’s art-studio in a poket!
Meaning of a dream revealed
It’s funny how some dreams stay in your consciousness for a while and reveal their meaning to you layer by layer.
One of the most powerful inspiring TED talks
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Mezzotint meditation
If someone told me even couple of years ago, that art for them is meditation, I wouldn’t get that. For me art is a struggle. It requires pushing oneself. Yet now I discovered, that mezzotint is a meditation for me. Yesterday I over-stimulated myself socially (in fact a couple of days in a row I […]