Diary of an artist

Inspiration, musings & more

Close-up of handwritten notes on lined paper with a black and silver fountain pen resting on the page, in black and white.

While I would never consider myself a writer, I find that at times, words are as important as paint when it comes to my process of making sense of the world.

Come ponder with me.

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Why Do Artists Create?

I heard someone say recently that AI does art better than people, I disagreed strongly. AI can't connect with the great creator. It can't infuse the emotion of the artist into the artwork. 

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Gathering Blue

A gallerist friend asked if I might be interested in painting a photo of a chair that she had. There was no deadline, nor any size stipulations. Just do what you'd like. Then she mentioned she wasn't going to tell me where the photo came from.

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Eat Here

My journey using lines to accurately present perspective for cityscapes, chairs and telephone poles, has lead me to multiple discoveries.

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Situational Ethics

But those things were not supposed to be in this painting. The painting didn't stop

looking sad and rejected until I removed all of those things. Finally, the painting could breathe.

The colors freshened right before my eyes. The focus became this unique perspective of this unique setting or seating.

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Magnetism

Magnetic phenomena describes an attraction when there is iron present in 2 items. These two can become inseparable. It is associated with moving electricity. Electric currents are characterized by fields of force. Have you been in a relationship where this force seems to be evident?

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Together Together

Together Together invites me to take my time. Breathe in and breathe out. Again. again. in.  

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The Wisdom Tree

I wanted to stop and join in but never allowed myself to interrupt my schedule or their intimacy. I wish I had been braver.

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Reach For It

The workers interrupted our painting chi many a day with their crashing and booming construction sounds. 

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