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On this International Women’s Day 2023, I’d like to quote Frida Kahlo: “I never paint dreams or nightmares. I paint my own reality.” Every artist, ultimately, must paint their own reality, whether in their art or in their life. Where’s your brush? A.R. Tist #onedimensionalartist
Like my brain is fizzing with ideas and more just keep streaming in … every artist’s dream (usually) is to have work shown in a gallery. And then, if that artist is being honest, to eventually have a gallery of his/her own with their own works displayed constantly until sold, and works of their friends …
I firmly believe everyone has some sort of artistic talent inside, like my still-learning friend sketched above. Maybe you can bake and decorate a cake that looks exactly like Hogwarts. Or you help someone who’s lost by drawing a set of directions, and they find the store they were looking for by following your map. …
A.R. Tist & Friends Art Gallery That’s me, at the easel under the tree to the right. Not California dreamin’, just a groovy little scene that I hope comes true some day. Keep the faith, baby. #onedimensionalartist
Definitely not cool, especially when people have their water pipes freeze and break, or the internet go out, or all their power just fizzle. I realize we’ve made Mother Nature totally furious with us, and I can’t blame her for wanting to demand we pay attention to the trash job we’ve done on our planet. …
An apology to all my readers and fans of art – missed my blogs because of a road trip over Thanksgiving week and then driving back. Four of us headed west, with tiny statues of St. Joseph (in charge of the weather) and St. Christopher (in charge of roads, highways and travelers) on the dashboard …
You’re going to find out that I’m a very opinionated artist as we travel these blogs and pages together. And one of my opinions is that anyone who can look at a stack of bowls like these and appreciate the bright colors is creative. You have the soul of an artist, whether you ever do …
Reading about various ‘self-expressionists’ gluing themselves to paintings or otherwise defacing art treasures leads me to think of a little kid throwing tantrums. Yes, concern over climate change is very serious and if something isn’t done soon enough – disaster. But masterpieces belong to the world as part of our shared treasures. Destroying them in …
One of my missions in life is to encourage all kinds of people to try some form of art. Art is good for your subconscious mind, it relaxes your conscious mind, and it just has a holistic benefit for you. The picture above is an example of what’s now being called “Neurographic Art.” Years ago, …
“You know artists – some daubs here, a dab there, and a line or two. But you’re still supposed to stay in the frame and not get paint on the wall. WHAT ?!?!? That’s not being creative, in my canvas. Unless you have paint on your elbows and over the Sherwin-Williams, you’re not really trying. …