Do you ever feel that art is your calling – That one true thing that anchors your purpose and gives you love, hope, and meaning each day?… Maybe you are a gallerist or curator who basks in the feeling of the perfect musical note when your exhibition is perfectly organized and hung. Or, perhaps an art dealer who realizes great joy by being the essential conduit through which art finds its place in the world of man.
Pilgrimage of Our Lord to Emmaus Image by BBC News (c). Supper at Emmaus Image by National Gallery (c). This is quite exciting, although it still amazes me that people can ‘discover’ something in an attic or loft that was long forgotten. the only thing I have ever ‘discovered’ was a random $50 note in…
WIP – untitled Originally uploaded by minxdragon. This is Very Much a WIP – I have only started blocking. the shapes in this one are fascinating and are quite similar to how I have been feeling. the Palette is similar to Warm Light and hopefully it should have a really nice feel when I am…
Arches Originally uploaded by minxdragon. Finished! Finally. this was a very complicated work in the end. the texture is very high and the entire painting was completed with Palette knife I used a particularly small one. I am quite happy with it – it is dark and brooding. The suggestion of the hands and face…
Hey! I’ve been blogging for a year! a whole year. Its been great, it gives me a lot to focus on and encourages me to strive with my art. pushing the boundaries and pushing myself even more. and yes, I do think the boundaries are going to push back on that last one! Just because…
100_1986.JPG Originally uploaded by minxdragon. This is my ugliest painting yet. I am not kidding. I think its hideous. but its ugly in a good way. its pretty obvious what its about and its pretty obvious where it came from. (although the Marilyn Mansonesque look is completely accidental) The technique is the same I used…
..I am going to stop playing with my gallery soon I promise! It is pretty much the way the way I want it now.. The bounding issues have been resolved – it now fits inside the design. I like the square thumbnails and the css styles, the buttons are better too. the slideshow works and…
WIP – Blue man Originally uploaded by minxdragon. I have progressed further with this work – correcting the anatomy and enhancing the features. I have also removed a lot of the mud in the colors. There is still probably one more session on this work but I need it to crust again, it is too…
Black Jesus Originally uploaded by minxdragon. I had to do a little more on this one before I submitted it. Now I am happier – not perfectly but within the scope of the assignment I think This is much better. I widened the color palette and brought down some of the lighter tones and heightened…
VAR12 Project 7 ex 2 – Spacen in between – 1 Originally uploaded by minxdragon. My last assignment for this folio! the topic was spaces between things. so the subject isn’t the subject only the space is the subject – get me? I chose a stack of my paintings against a wall with the light…
Jennie's Palette 