It always cracks me up when I’m in a working artist’s studio. You know, the smell of turpentine (and that half-eaten sandwich on a tray table nearby), the brushes worn to wisps, the pastels and other supplies looking like a gang of toddlers just left them … it’s a studio be-in for the five senses. […]
Thoughts from Tist Read More »
You didn’t know the Himalayas were on the sea shore, did you? Wild! Just shows that any artist’s vision doesn’t have to be real. The difficult part is getting the sketch/painting/mixed media to match what the artist has seen as his vision. And truthfully, I’ve never met an artist who was pleased with the end
“I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way – things I had no words for.” Georgia O’Keeffe Just – wow. A.R. Tist
Between art and viewer Read More »
Just having some fun; a little ink, some tissue paper, paint and a junk mail sticker. Recycled, and showing a little kindness for our home planet. Ecology circa 1970. What can you upcycle, repurpose, recycle in your studio, man? (Always call it a ‘studio’, even if it’s a card table with a rickety leg and
What a trip that’d be, to have a painting cat. Of course his name would have to be ‘Purrcasso.’ – A.R. Tist
So it looks like a really bad scene, you know? That’s one maxi-monster there, and one I doubt I could ever put on a canvas – not without working waaaayyy too many days and nights just tripping on it. That’s an AI-generated freak, by the way. But don’t lose your cool. Don’t give up creating
All the best in whatever creative, psychedelic stuff you do in 2024, man. This be-in with the new calendar opens up the opportunity gig. Go for it! – A.R. Tist
Have a great new year of art! Read More »
Not a lithograph, obviously. Not (yet) a collage either. How to explain a trilobite? At least that’s what it looks like to me, man. Maybe it’s one of Bob Ross’ “happy little accidents.” Like, wow? A.R. Tist
By the time I write my next blog, my favorite holiday will have come and gone. So I wanted to wish every one of my readers the most wonderful holiday, whether it’s Kwanzaa, Hanukkah or named by another custom in your family and among your friends. And anticipating the really grooviest year ahead for us
Of course, this may be a little – far out, y’know? I mean, like this is a cave painting from really, really long ago. Millions of years. But it goes to show that people will always find a way to create art, whether it’s representational or abstract or using whatever media. I’m glad I don’t
Old time illustrations Read More »