fine art
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from the books of Bob
“Feelings are guides not gods.” – Dr. Bob Hoke When I was in art school – and shortly after graduating – I tried wood sculpture, metal sculpture and pottery. I had a “story” of myself as a 3D sculptor. I soon noticed in each of those artistic disciplines that there were times where I was…
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from the Books of Bob
“Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly at first” – Dr. Bob Hoke When I’m beginning a new piece of artwork I make thumbnail sketches, I write notes and doodles in my sketchbook, I make small studies, I make to-scale drawings, I draw, draw and re-draw before arriving at something that “works”. Then what “works”…
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more wine and other wonders
Another party, um I mean art opening, at Burnt Bridge Cellars! July 3rd from 4 to 9 pm – there will be live music, art and a chef creating 4 or so Greek dishes and, since this art exhibit is in a winery it goes without saying that there will be wine!!! Here’s one of…
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wine and other wonders
Once upon a time I got some how-to-be-a-successful-artist advice that said “follow your personal interests and use those for both your art-creation inspirations as well as where you look for art exhibit opportunities” As a reader of this blog you’re aware that I’m interested in (to name a few things) books, food and drink –…
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lifted from the Coffee Table Book
Here are a few pages lifted from my newest eBook titled “Coffee, Table, Book” http://my.bookbaby.com/book/coffee-table-book
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Gullfriends
When I exhibit my artwork (as I did recently at the Caplan Art Designs gallery www.caplanartdesigns.com) I try to explain how my life inpires my artwork. Being more “visual” rather than verbal it’s easier for me to talk about this via pictures: as I go through life I draw and write in a sketchbook. Like…
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wine art and other wonders
I’ve been busy getting ready for another art exhibit. This one is at a winery! The opening party is the evening of June 5th during “First Friday” at Burnt Bridge Cellars http://www.burntbridgecellars.com/ in Vancouver Washington and Caplan Art Designs (my Portland Oregon area gallery) http://www.caplanartdesigns.com/ is facilitating things. I’m so excited! Did I mention that there will be…
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Pup Fiction (fine art about writing)
Pup Fiction By Sue Clancy When I was a kid I knew a beloved Basset Hound named Lucy. Fiction writers are some of my favorite beings on this planet. Therefore all fiction writers must be Basset Hounds – correct? Kidding aside, the Basset Hound is a slow-paced hunting dog. Writers (and readers) are slow-paced hunters…
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