Art thou
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
A. R. Tist
Merry Christmas!
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
Old time illustrations
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
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The art of doing nothing
Is a blank book as exciting and yet intimidating to a writer as a blank canvas is to an artist? Do we just splash some paint on to break the sheer white of the surface, or write a nonsense paragraph to get the engine started? I think the answer must be “yes.” Because any beginning
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This photo gig
Figuring on getting better with an actual digital camera this new year instead of relying only on my phone, you know? Like, it’s gotta be groovy to shoot something and have it to work with in a ton of ways in an app. Will it make my painting better? Guessing. But I really think trying
It’s me again
“The future is not what it used to be.” Every so often, I get a little poetic or writer-ly, you know? (Wish I’d been born a Beat Poet.) (bummer) And some little oddities creep into my work. I’m still interested in collage; experimenting with it when I have time, so this is my latest. Hope
Multiple tools
I’ve always thought whatever tool an artist wanted to use was up to the artist. Like, some artists don’t like using a camera; they say it causes their creativity to diminish. Me, it’s never been a problem. My creative writing professor always said, “Begin in reality; then let your imagination have full swing!” Heavy. Profound,
Like, wow – studio sweep
Frenzy here. Too many offices being like steam-cleaned – you can almost see the steam coming out of their ears, man. Orders from the top – uh, sorry – suggestions from the corner office that everyone needs to clear up, clean out, throw out clutter and get ready to groove. We’re going to have changes
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Inspiration is everywhere
This is a photo I snapped with my phone one night. It’d be a great cover for a book of horror stories. Or a psychological thriller, maybe. Whatever, it’s just cool to my mindset. And I thought I’d show it to you to remind you that, as an artist, inspiration is really everywhere. I once
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Remarkable resemblance
Thought you groovy cats might like to see my very first portrait. (Of course my mom saved this; I think I was either 7 or 8 years old at the time.) All of us at our small elementary school adored Mrs. Evett; she looked like a grandma and smiled a lot – but she could
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