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Art Refocus

It's not hard to notice I haven't produced a lot of new art in the last couple of years. Between writing projects and an annoying illness, there really wasn't room to squeeze in art at well. I'm changing that. My focus is again back to committing random acts of art and inflicting them on an unsuspecting world. Wow. That sounds more rebellious than it actually is. Cool. As longtime readers of this site know, my studio has long been situated in a not-climate-controlled area of my house. Fine...it's my garage. The thing is, between cold winters, roasting summers, chore-filled springs, and holiday-rich autumns, making art wasn't the easiest endeavor. The solution, of course, was to move part of the operation indoors where space is more cramped but temps are more bearable. As long as I keep my pieces down to no larger than about 40 x 50 cm (16 x 20 inches) and stop using the airbrush as my paint [...]

By |August 1st, 2016|Categories: Arting|Comments Off on Art Refocus

Trying Out New Mediums

When I commit art, I've pretty much used airbrush acrylic or scratchboard as my mediums of choice. While I love both of them, when I want to do painting, my airbrush situation is far from idea. As a result, I've been exploring various mediums that would allow me to make art with that newfangled quality...oh, what is it called....oh yeah -- color. I'm now down to the last few. My favorite way to apply paint is, by far, airbrush. Unfortunately, my airbrush area is not climate controlled. This means that it's typically unbearably hot from mid-May through early October, and uncomfortably cold from late November through early March. That pretty much leaves two months in Spring and about two months in Autumn to get work done. These times also coincide with the necessary and time-consuming chore windows. As a result, I don't get as much chance to shoot paint as I did before my responsibilities increased. The only way to consistently [...]

By |June 10th, 2016|Categories: Arting, Physical|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on Trying Out New Mediums
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