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• Holiday Stress & Depression

  

  Unrealistic expectations can make the holidays a stressful time for everyone, but especially so for those of us who are prone to depression. My expectatiobns... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Disappearing From My Life Again

  When your spouse dies, there are many things you have to take care of:  arranging for the funeral, dealing with a will or lack of one, canceling future... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Black and White and Gray in New Painting on Paper

  

  Continuing to experiment with acrylic paint on watercolor paper, I first painted a background with parchment, unbleached titanium, and a medium gray. Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Featured Abstract Artist Mimi Chen Ting

  

  You'll find a lyrical, meditative simplicity in abstract artist Mimi Chen Ting's paintings, but also a playful dance of form and color. Solstice, 48" x 54"... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• A Man for Every Taste

  It’s a challenge for older men signing up on Match.com to come up with a “handle” that will attract women.  In the handles I’ve observed, about half the... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Today's Featured Abstract Painting

  

  Today's featured abstract painting was completed in 2006. First the background was painted and allowed to dry. It has a an open feeling because I used a lot of... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Leaving the Paper Surface as Negative Space in New Painting

  

  Continuing my experiments with paintings on paper, I left the smooth white satin finish of the watercolor paper untouched to create the negative space in this... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Today's Featured Abstract Painting

  

  Today's featured abstract painting is WAKE UP CALL, painted in 2002. It has many pale colors made by mixing a lot of white into other colors. There are... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• What Did I Forget?

  I forget something at least once every five minutes.  I keep lists of long-term projects, daily to-dos, notes on my calendar, and for the tasks like... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Deconstructing a Green Grid on New Acrylic Painting

  

  I began this acrylic painting on watercolor paper by creating a green grid with bright yellow in the center blocks. In todays painting session, I worked to... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Constructing a Green Grid in New Painting on Paper

  

  I recently featured green in one of my experimental paintings on paper, and used green again to form a grid in this one. I began with a light permanent green,... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Is There Still Time To Connect?

  We mean to call or write.  We mean to keep in better touch. But we don’t. When I heard my niece was divorcing, I wanted to let her know that I am for her. Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Using Primary Colors in New Abstract Painting

  

  I began this new abstract painting on paper with the same primary colors I used in the last one: red, yellow and blue. But I also added a cadmium orange and a... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Free Trial Search--no Obligation

  Yesterday I got yet another email from Match.com, and as I glanced at it just before hitting “delete,” I saw the words “free trial search—no obligation. Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Painting with Acrylic on Watercolor Paper

  

  After finishing all the available canvases I had in the studio, I switched to watercolor paper. This time I'm using an Arches hot pressed "satin" finish, which... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Final Steps on Latest Acrylic Painting on Canvas

  

  I've been working on this latest acrylic painting for some time because it is very detailed. Today I added the final touches. First I worked with burnt sienna,... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Trading Places in New Abstract Painting

  

  Up to this point I've been drawing with lines on this new abstract painting. Today I painted solid colors with a brush, playing with the shapes and outlines... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Adding More Color to New Abstract Painting

  

  Up to this point, I've been using variations of brown in the foreground of this new abstract painting: raw sienna, burnt sienna, burnt umber and raw umber. I... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Beginning the Foreground on New Abstract Painting

  

  After carefully painting a background on this new abstract painting, today I began the foreground. Using the same colors--Indian yellow, raw sienna, burnt... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• More Background Work on New Painting

  

  I usually work in a freer, more expressionist way, but this time I planned the background carefully for this new painting. I don't know if it will end up being ... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE