Distortion As a Skill
Panning Peripheral Portrait of Linda by Andrew Davidhazy via his website Look at this photograph and ask yourself, Could Picasso visualize such distortions in …
Art 2000-2021
The High Art of Silliness
John Cleese’s immortal Ministry of Silly Walks, Monty Python skit via flipperdeflap Should you decide to practice your silly walks, this would …
Lights Out for advanced.aviary.com
Last day of a going-away tribute to advanced.aviary.com‘s Peacock I feel like singing The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down. Never had much use for Dixie …
Peacock V – People, Visions
Day 6 of a going-away tribute to advanced.aviary.com‘s Peacock Outfolding by Sloan Nota, made in Peacock Time is running short for Peacock — it’s …
Have a Favorite Tool?
made in Peacock by bassp (Sloan Nota) If you’re an artist there’s likely to be a tool that your hand knows how to reach …
Running My Cat through My iPhone
There’s a new cat around here. His name is Cosmo. Remember Cosmo Topper? If you get the feeling he’s a little out of focus, …
All in a Day’s Work
I want to share some of my new adventures with the 3d scans that were done of me at SIGGRAPH this month. Because I want to …
3D and You
3d is here. Movies, games — artistic power. To my readers who are artists and to those who care about fine art, here’s yet …
Greetings from LA
Plastic Just as the world is trying to recover from its plastics binge here comes a new wave of gadgets that everyone and their …
SIGGRAPH Blitz of Links
So I was hoping to give you fulsome looks at the technologies I’m seeing but LA Conference Time is warp speed. Here are some technologies …
In New York: The Myriad Beauty of Dots and Splots
Dots Obsession – Infinity Mirrored Room by Yayoi Kusama via Artnet I saw two artists Friday that held a kinship. …
In New York: Mirror Mirror
Dear readers, my apologies for the lag between posts. I’ve seen a lot and learned a lot and will share it with you in the …
Me, Artist
This is a story about an artist who started a blog and stopped making art. Me. Not making art came as a surprise — …
Art in Sacred Spaces
Dilston Grove by Heather Ackroyd & Dan Harvey via cubeme Dilston Grove by Heather Ackroyd & Dan Harvey (2003) via cubeme Think …
When Art Pulls an Artist in Different Directions
All photography in this post by JanLeonardo via his website Here is a …
Painted In? or Painted Out?
Note: This is the reworking of a June 21 post that was lost (with some others) in a server glitch. _________________________________________ Cecilia Paredes …
Drawing and Writing with Light
This is the reconstruction of a June 19 blog post that suffered digital destruction. Comments evaporated, updates have been made. __________________________________ Lucid line, a line …
The Art of Painting with Light, Part 2: the Poets
I want to look today at a very different form of light painting than we did in the last post. Here the artists carry their …
The Art of Painting with Light, Part 1: the Gonzo Sector
Light Tartans Fountain Park #4 by Vicki DaSilva via Whitehot Magazine I wasn’t long out of high school when I saw a painting of light — …
Allegory
Allegory by Maskull Lasserre (steel, wood, textile, industrial sewing machine) via his website This arresting work by Canadian artist Maskull Lasserre is titled Allegory. …