December 2011
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Prayer Rock
I’ve been thinking about locations for a story I have in my brain inspired by the Water Source in the Sky painting from last week.
I am calling this Prayer Rock. I think it has some significance to the people who struggle to find water. I imagine a large water source in the open area of the rock, but didn’t think about it until I had been working for a while on this one. I like it....
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Industry
I didn’t expect this one to happen. I don’t really think it’s done, but I wanted to post something tonight, so here is what happened with 2 hours of work.
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Water/Life Source Pod
Continuing with practice tonight. This is a 2-3 hour painting inspired by my rough concept from last week (Water Source in the Sky). I really just wanted to practice rock, but then this happened.
This is a gift to @ginnyskal for being an amazing supportive girlfriend and it’s also for my friend @bransn, who had a birthday yesterday. Happy Birthday, @bransn! I thought this looked like...
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Mountains
I really felt like practicing landscapes tonight. Rocks have always been tough, so I wanted to try a few things to get the lighting right. I’m happy with it. This was a 1 hour painting with no photo references except for lighting.
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Water Source in the Sky (1 hour painting)
I have been practicing a lot of different things and I really loved this timed painting! This is a 1 hour painting. I had a thought the other day about things hovering in the woods and I wanted to capture it somehow, but when I started painting, this landscape came out of nowhere. Suddenly, I had a strange city emerge and a few sci-fi clichés as well. But I stuck with it!
Here is the original...
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Creativity and Improvisation - An Unedited 30...
Note: This is an improv/free association exercise. I chose the topic and just ran with it.
I saw this video and thought it applied to what I am trying to do with Scared of Salad.
Milton Glaser – on the fear of failure. from Berghs’ Exhibition ‘11 on Vimeo.
Anyone who has worked with me (as a colleague, boss or teacher) might tell you that there is a certain level of improvisation...
