Who’s got the button? Man, it seems like when you look around, there’s inspiration everywhere. Just take ten seconds and count how many colors are in this jar of old buttons. And you can’t tell me that anyone who sews isn’t creative. The people in the fashion industry even have a name for inspired creations […]
I’m always amazed at the wild color combos Mother Nature thinks up – yet no one says, “Ugggh – those colors don’t go together, Moms. You gotta re-tint the pix.” All artists must remind themselves of this regularly, in my universe. Make it part of your groove for an easier time of actually laying down
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Ever stop to think about what a complicated language English really is? I mean, like, American English has a lot of slang, but at least on this side of the pond, we generally understand each other. We groove on it, bro. For example, take the word ‘brushes’ – you give someone the brush-off have a
“Stay away from negative people. They have a problem for every solution.” – Albert Einstein Can’t get truthier than that. – A. R. Tist ”
Like, so true, you know? Read More »
Man, isn’t it awesome to think that a lot of art is created today just as it was, like, centuries ago? The oil paint’s pretty much the same, the canvas gets stretched really in virtually the identical steps, and any artist is going to hold a brush similar to the way daVinci or Degas or
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Keeping a journal has been a popular pastime/hobby/therapy for many years now, yet it shows no sign of waning in popularity. There are doubtless many reasons for this, from the simple need of humans to remember what they’ve thought about, or ideas that would lead to ridicule if another person heard about them, or a
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When I think of myself in a beret, holding a palette and wearing a look of intense concentration, I have to laugh. It’s not that I don’t take art seriously, man; after all, it’s my livelihood and my life – but it’s just too much to expect a RAH (Rapidly Aging Hippie) to conform to
That painterly style Read More »
Nearly psychedelic – type in bricktownokc.com and just groove on the many facets a ‘shopping mall’ can grow to include. Man, this is way out – beyond what yours truly envisioned about a year ago, in this column. There’s not just art to be enjoyed (and bought – sorry, without commercialism, bro, it’s hard to
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“Don’t think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it’s good or bad,whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art.” – Andy Warhol I hope to live long enough for this to happen constantly in my life. A.R. Tist
Rain, wind, lightning, tornado watches – man, it’s getting crrrazy again. Like, how funky can the skies actually get? We may soon find out – that’s going to be a real bummer if I’ve got to wait to post my latest vibe until the storm cell troopers retreat a little all this summer too. Sorry
It’s deja vu all over again! Read More »