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• Getting a Good Night's Sleep

  “To die, to sleep; To sleep: perchance to dream.”—William Shakespeare When we were young, we sank to the depths in our sleep and could hardly be awakened from... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• More Work on New Abstract Floral

  

  I continued working on this new abstract floral painting, looking for a way to integrate the orange and red flowers into a more unified whole. Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• How Does Making a Living Affect Your Art?

  

  A gallery owner once told me that people don’t buy green paintings. At least not in her gallery. My experience has been that it depends on the green and how... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Plot Lines

  I look at the intersecting plots in my life, noting the major and minor themes: 1 I grew up in a poor, working-class family in Newark and then Irvington, New... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Starting New Abstract Floral

  

  Recently I painted some abstract florals on small canvases, but today I started one on a tall slim canvas 10" x 48". I liked the effect I got on the smaller... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Peach Dumplings

  My sister Laura came up from Florida to visit this week. In addition to hikes every day in the wooded gorges of Ithaca, we planned a Czech feast of peach... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Featured Abstract Artist Craig Marshall Smith

  

  Colorado abstract artist Craig Marshall Smith was born in Flint, Michigan and received an MFA from UCLA in 1973. He says his painting is a combination of... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• New Abstract Paintings Now on ARTBYLT

  

  I recently put a group of new abstract paintings on my art website, ARTBYLT.COM. I try to do this regularly after finishing a number of related images. Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Denial

  It isn’t only macho men who deny their failing bodies, preferring to risk falling than to be safe, to tough it out rather than admit a weakness. I have found... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Paper Boxes

  I have two origami boxes made by Rachel, my thirteen-year-old granddaughter, several years ago. She was into origami then, and would often litter my desktop wit... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Abstract Drawing in Colored Ink

  

  In this abstract drawing I started with a few colors using the thick nib of my calligraphy markers. The blue and orange came out boldly, but the green and yello... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• New Abstract Drawing in Black and White

  

  I abandoned color today in my abstract drawing, using only black and gray inks. I started with a black calligraphy pen, drawing bold swirling lines to form an... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Abstract Drawing with Calligraphy Pens

  

  While taking a break from painting, I've been working on some abstract drawings with calligraphy pens. I love the way the line varies from thick to thin as you... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Featured Abstract Artist Barbara Mink

  

  Abstract artist Barbara Mink has been showing her paintings in upstate NY since 2,000. She is a member of the State of the Art Gallery, the Greater Ithaca Art... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Going to the Movies Alone

  I have never gone to the movies alone. I can barely walk down my little private road to the mailbox by myself, no less go to the movies. I would prefer to alway... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Can Photoshop Aid Us In Our Painting Process?

  

  One of my friends, artist and designer Deb Ammerman, had an interesting idea for me last week: she suggested I try something out in photoshop before painting it... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Did I Forget I Was Bipolar?

  How do we define ourselves? Which labels do we choose? Do I call myself bipolar or say I have bipolar disorder? Manic-depressive and manic-depression are much... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Making an Abstract Painting "Work"

  

  Do we learn more by working on a painting that comes easily, or the one we have to struggle with? I've been tackling the revision of this abstract painting for... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Sometimes Painting Feels Like a Wrestling Match

  

  Sometimes working on a painting in my studio feels more like a wrestling match than a creative pursuit of art. This is what's happening in the revision of an ol... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Revising a "Finished" Abstract Painting

  

  Just as writers who publish a book may want to go back and make revisions later, artists may look at earlier paintings and feel the need to revise. Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE