25. My thoughts unedited
Great. So I used that one as a blog, and the first part, and then I like about where all this is going, and somehow it led me through all this deciphering and reading, and even though this is all…
24. Artist’s Block — Is It Real?
We’ve all heard the expression artist’s block. Writers experience it, artists experience it, and creative people of all kinds have used it to describe those moments when the ideas just don’t seem to come. But is artist’s block really what…
23. Something We Can All Relate To
You don’t have to be an artist, a scientist, or a philosopher to recognize that there’s something to learn from the way we see the world. Sometimes I find myself exploring an idea that starts out having very little to…
22. Perception and Intuition
How We See the World and What We Recognize Beyond It I’ve been thinking about perception lately. It’s one of those subjects that seems fairly straightforward until you really start examining it. We see things, hear things, experience things, and…
21. Don’t Forget to Enjoy the Ride
I suppose this brings me back to those drives, the music, and the time I’ve been taking to just get away from everything for a while. It’s funny how an idea can come from something so ordinary. You’re driving down…
20. Let’s Keep It Fun
Sometimes you just need to get out, find the highway, and enjoy the ride. I’ve been doing a fair amount of driving lately, going back and forth, taking in the scenery, listening to music, and giving myself a little time…
19. I like that. Life Is a Luxury — So Is Art
Sometimes you just need to get out, find the highway, and enjoy the ride I was driving along past Desert Hot Springs listening to the radio. I don’t even remember what the song was. It was instrumental, no lyrics, just…
18. The Dream: Art or Illusion?
What we see, what we imagine, and what we believe is really there. I was driving back toward Palm Springs from Joshua Tree National Monument. The drive and the scenery was incredible. It was one of those beautiful desert drives…
17. True Expression – Part Four: The Magician — Let the Art Speak for Itself
(Final ) How much of the creative process should an artist reveal, and is there something to be said for leaving a little mystery? There’s an old saying that a good magician never reveals all his tricks. I’ve always found…
16. True Expression – Part Three: How Art Is Perceived
Why do we see the same thing so differently? (This blog continues the complexity of part one and two , really complex!) – robert Two people can stand in front of the same painting and walk away with completely different…
