Okay, I have engaged in the creative craziness again by wanting to create three new costumes for Halloween. And the party is scheduled for 28th of October, so I have even less time to get things done. We decided to…
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Sith Happens when more than three show up….
Tagged with: Acrylic paint, art, challenges, Cosplay, Costume, creativity, culture, Darth Nihilus, Experience, Halloween, Imagination, Kylo Ren, sewing, Sith, Star Wars
Posted in Art, Costume, Halloween, Star Wars
Posted in Art, Costume, Halloween, Star Wars
Helm of Awetumn….
Okay, I could not resist the pun. You see the symbol in the center of the painting is called a Helm of Awe and there are Fall or Autumn leaves…. get it? The Helm of Awe is part of…
Tagged with: Acrylic paint, arts, Asatru, challenges, creativity, culture, European culture, frustration, Heathen, Helm of Awe, inspiration, inspirational, Norse Mythology, painting, practice, Symbolism
Posted in Art, Asatru, Painting
Posted in Art, Asatru, Painting
Customer Service Blues
It’s not in my nature to complain about everything, but it seems as each year goes by that one has to complain vigorously to get things corrected. And that’s a shame. The professional world has really taken a nose dive…
Tagged with: Acrylic paint, art, challenges, complaining, creativity, culture, Customer Service, daniel smith, disappointment, dyslexia, Experience, frustration, Luminescent, misleading, painters, products, purchasing online, visual communication
Posted in Art, Business, Culture
Posted in Art, Business, Culture
The Great Seal of Nevada – My way!
The State of Nevada is about to celebrate its 150th birthday this October 31st, and being a native Nevadan, I decided to do some artwork to celebrate this occasion. Since I was born here and went to school here, I…
Tagged with: Acrylic paint, art, creativity, culture, Experience, fun, Imagination, inspiration, inspirational, nature, Nevada, Sierra Nevada Mountains, State Seal of Nevada
Posted in Art, Culture, Halloween, Nevada
Posted in Art, Culture, Halloween, Nevada
Courage
Courage comes in all sorts of packages. Sometimes courage is grandiose and fabulous with death defying feats while sometimes courage is small but meaningful like a baby’s first step. I am writing about courage that is more akin to the…
Tagged with: Acrylic paint, art, arts, challenges, creativity, culture, Experience, inspiration, inspirational
Posted in Art, Inspiration, Painting
Posted in Art, Inspiration, Painting
First Irminsul Painting Project
I have been wanting to explore into more of the imagery of the Northern/Western European ancient cultures, and so I finally sat down and started to work on some of the Irminsul, which is associated with the Norse God Tyr,…
Tagged with: Acrylic paint, art, Asatru, challenges, creativity, culture, education, Experience, Heathen, Imagery, Imagination, inspiration, inspirational, Irminsul, nature, Norse Mythology, practice, Sky Father, Sky God, Tyr
Posted in Art, Asatru, Culture, Heathen, Irminsul
Posted in Art, Asatru, Culture, Heathen, Irminsul
Pinto Valley Wilderness Painting
Sometimes the artistic process is a curious thing. Normally one would paint the painting and then find a frame that would go well with the painting, but in this case life’s realities inspired the art choice. There are different thoughts…
Tagged with: Acrylic paint, art, creativity, Experience, frames, inspiration, landscape, Las Vegas, nature, Nevada, Pinto Valley Wilderness, vivid color
Posted in Art, Inspiration, Painting
Posted in Art, Inspiration, Painting
Paintbrush back in hand with Odin
Since my disappointment with the Color Theory class back in the Fall 2013, I have felt incredibly empty and have deeply missed working on the art projects and learning. I love learning, especially when being taught by intelligent thoughtful organized…
Tagged with: Acrylic paint, art, challenges, creativity, culture, education, Experience, Gandalf, giants, Heathen, Imagination, inspiration, inspirational, Jotunheim, Norse Mythology, Odin, Sleipnir, Woden
Posted in Art, Asatru, Heathen, Inspiration, Painting
Posted in Art, Asatru, Heathen, Inspiration, Painting
The Straw that might Break the Artist’s Back
Color Theory is an important class for any artist to study and understand. I don’t have a problem with being required to learn about Color Theory. It’s just like being a composer and learning about music theory, it is an…
Tagged with: Academy of Art University, Acrylic paint, art, art school, challenges, Color Theory, creativity, education, Experience, frustration, graduate studies, online school, professional, study
Posted in Art, Education, Online Study
Posted in Art, Education, Online Study
