A master speaks
“Every artist was first an amateur.” Ralph Waldo Emerson That’s heavy. And it should not only resonate with you, but inspire you as well. I hope it does. – A.R. Tist
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Exploring AI
And the above is what I’d supposedly look like as a successful suit in the big city. Whoa! Never ask AI to create a portrait of you as an urban (urbane?) VIP. I don’t think I could stand it if that ‘portrait’ ever came true. It’s not me, man. But I have to confess, it’s
Thoughts from Tist
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.
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Groovy geography
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
Between art and viewer
“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
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A free heart
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
One cool cat
What a trip that’d be, to have a painting cat. Of course his name would have to be ‘Purrcasso.’ – A.R. Tist
Don’t just bag it
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
Have a great new year of art!
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
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