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The Idea Map

Wylie Beckert

The prevailing wisdom is that a painting starts with a sketch. My own methods are a little less direct; usually the beginning of one of my paintings looks something like this: I've found this sort of written concept exploration is damn near essential to making a good painting - first and foremost because it helps me avoid making the kind of rote images ("girl standing badassedly with sword; flames optional") with which the fantasy art…

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Beyond The Orbs Of Sight

Vanessa Lemen

July 17, 2025 - I think as creative humans, it’s important to have a deep and strong connection to the senses. And I feel that all senses are a support to the others. They work in tandem, and along with understanding and openness, a presence. For example, let’s take what it is to see. What does “to see” mean to you? I feel that to see is… To be awake, aware, to let ourselves be lifted by all that we are a part of. To feel and breathe the surroundings. To notice and admire from the simplest to the most complex of things. To be carved into something new by the witnessing and the desire for an understanding of what we feel a pull towards. To be present, immersed in the sound and sights and what is felt and…

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