TODAY'S FEATURED POST
The Reality Behind the Creative Curtain
Sometimes, it can seem like creative endeavors flow effortlessly for others, leading us to compare the challenges we face in our own creative processes. While we each possess our own strengths and weaknesses, the creative muse is a demanding force for everyone. Similar to the illusion of the Wizard of Oz and the man behind the curtain, the world of art-making often differs from the polished images we encounter online and out in the world.…
YESTERDAY’S POST
Painting Oz
May 15, 2024 - When I was a young boy, my family would gather around the black and white TV set to watch, every spring, the re-airing of the 1939 movie, The Wizard of Oz. Each year it was a special event both as a really fun movie and as a happy family moment in time. During commercial breaks my parents would talk about which scenes had been changed or cut and how they’d remembered it differently. I remember listening to my parents’ reactions as I sat riveted to the screen. Their discussions during the commercial breaks kept the reality of making a film about fantasylands important to the process. I was learning, even then, of what it takes to realize a vision, to build a dream. This affected how and why I paint. I paid attention to subtle…
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The Mud of Venus, Part 2
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“The Vanishing” photo ref
Thursday, November 18, 2010
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Weird Wizard of Oz
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
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The Most Mind-Blowing Images I Have Seen in My Life: Part I
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
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Closer Than Expected
Sunday, November 14, 2010
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