Ever since my epic failure attempting abstraction with Bert Seabourn last summer, I have been trying to figure out how to break through the block. Why do I suck at abstraction? Did I always? In the workshop with Rick Berry (see this post), I started scribbling in the oily mud, so to speak. That experience and Rick’s brilliant […]
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Visionary Painting and Rick Berry Workshop
Visionary art is a topic I’ve touched on a number of times over the years. It has that special quality that goes beyond technique and into something akin to a trip down the rabbit hole. Oklahoma City University is currently hosting an exhibition by visionary artist, Rick Berry. Rick’s work is collected by other visionaries like Neil […]
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Bert Seabourn and the Kingfisher
I stepped outside my comfort zone to try to bring to canvas my mentor, Bert Seabourn, an internationally renowned expressionist. I wanted to evoke the vibrance he brings to his own work and the kindness in the face of the man himself. To keep him company, I took one of Bert’s favourite symbols, the kingfisher. The […]
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A Tribute ~ Work in Progress
One of the best outcomes of working with 84 year old Cherokee artist, Bert Seabourn, has not been what I expected. Bert is a fine expressionist painter with works in prominent places all over the world. I thought I’d be learning how to loosen up and, perhaps, become more expressive. I have, but not nearly […]
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Canadian Landscape by Radford Crawley, National Film Board of Canada I have been following Canadian History Magazine since I finished the research for my upcoming book on the abandoned house series. Today, they posted this video from Canada’s National Film Board. Watching this video was like discovering buried treasure or a lost art horde; a horde containing the […]
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Committed: A Memoir of the Artist’s Road
Recently I finished reading “Committed: A Memoir of the Artist’s Road” by Patrick Ross. “Committed” is a memoir that came out of what began as a business trip. Patrick crossed the country interviewing non-celebrity artists about copyright. Having abandoned his own artist’s road, his intent was the support the journeys of others. Where that journey […]
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