Giorgio Morandi
One can travel the world and see nothing. To achieve understanding, it is necessary not to see many things but to look hard at what you do see. -Giorgio Morandi
Tag: creative process
Vija Celmins
I feel that the image is just a sort of armature on which I hang my marks and make my art. -Vija Celmins
Sketchbook Study with FW inks
Intrigued with some of the elements of my previous study, I decide to continue working with images of the sky and atmosphere. I reviewed my photos from my most ...
Agnes Martin
The adventurous state of mind is a high house. To enjoy life the adventurous state of mind must be grasped and maintained. The essential feature of adventure is...
Sketchbook Study with FW inks
Using the oil paint studies as a starting point, I’m jumping into the world of acrylic based pigmented inks. The first step is to familiarize myself with ...
Studies and Recognizing Early Influences
Being on sabbatical and having the time to actually contemplate my own work, I can see the influence of some of my earliest artistic heroes and how their presen...
James Turrell
Seeing is a very sensuous act – there’s a sweet deliciousness to feeling yourself see something. -James Turrell
Josef Albers
We do not always create “works of art,” but rather experiments; it is not our ambition to fill museums: we are gathering experience. -Josef Albers
Looking at what I’ve done
Sitting, looking, reflecting, remembering, critiquing, cringing, smiling and discovering the previous work in my studio is a place to start. Taking stock. What ...