Inspiration – Puberty

This painting is an enormous source of inspiration for me. Painted by Munch, this is a stark and emotive piece that gives me chills. It is seemingly minimalist with the emphasis being on the emotion and empathy rather than on the pose.

New Poll

As you know, for the last show I didn’t post my images and my thoughts on them, hoping to create an air of mystery or something….. did you miss my usual rants and musings about pieces that will be in the show?… anyway, I’ve created a poll on my Boundless website you can visit here.

Hot off the Presses

invitation Originally uploaded by minxdragon. Well, actually hot on the presses. The invites are now at the printers and the design looks awesome – Thanks Melinda! We got the option for Digital printing and offset printing. Offset is better quality but digital is faster. Well, Melinda visited them and had a proof done in the…

Never mind..

Um, No sooner did I pose this question that I got an inspiration.. I am doing a delicate butterfly earring.. it has nice filigree detail and young colors and is a nice mix between the old and new. I am officially insane as it has a heck of a lot of detail but oh well…

Call for Help!

This is one of the new paintings I have been working on, I am very excited by the idea of it and I like the texture that has evolved, but I need your help. You remember how I want each piece to have an element of color? a bright spark in a different color to…

Now Copyblogger is talking to me too!

You’re not sure what the problem is, but the piece is not coming together the way you thought it would…. Bad Chi I personally believe a painting should have a lovely flow to it from the different focal points, lovely lines and curves that allow the eyes to flow around them…. Detail Dump Detail is great but can weigh down a painting as well, know where to use detail and where to use beautiful simplicity.