May 25th at 12:46 pm ..

I mustered up some creativity and focused it on ending the artistic drought I had fallen into.. yet again. I grabbed a pre-cut piece of 5.5" BY 7.5" watercolor paper and began sketching something.

As some of you may be aware, I like to collect and admire pocket watches. I only have a small collection, but enjoy it immensely. Some of the work and some of them do not. Either way they are still intriguing to me in both their beauty and craftsmanship.

Behind the face of a pocket watch, lies the complex inner mechanics of a brilliant mind's work.. a movement that is swift and true.

I was admiring a few of the watches in my collection, when I came up with an idea of a unique pocket watch painting. I had recently stumbled across a painting that was painted in a stained glass style. I like it but was unsure how to go about achieving the same look.

I knew I wasn't going to be able to nail the look on my first try, so some of the pressure was off. I grabbed the pencil, drew a rough image of the watch ..

Then just randomly and not so randomly drew in the chain links..

Then the broken glass pieces.. not the best job, but not too bad for having no clue what I was getting into..

A little recognizable, yet a little whimsical. Loose yet focused was the overall look I was going for.

One thing left now.. Finish it with some pretty oil paints!! and maybe that's where I went horribly wrong. You'll just have to wait and see. The next post will either bring you joy or frighten you. Hopefully I did better than I expected for a first try at this style painting.

I can tell you this much, I used a lot of different colors...

July 18th, 2020 .. Just about finished

To Be Continued ...

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About Me ~ The Artist

My art work incorporates a wide variety of subject matter, including landscape, seascape, cityscape, and still life images. My works are the product of a continuing process of exploration through which I seek to portray personal and visionary interpretations of my surroundings. My paintings are impressions of places and events from everyday life, an interpretation of my imagination, and personal responses to what I see and feel on a daily basis. More recently I have invested generous amounts of time into my landscape painting. I am surrounded by natural and man made beauty, which inherently presents itself in the tri-state area, and almost demands that I paint it.

Not everything is art. Art is not everything, but it comes close. Art is everywhere and all the time. Art makes you experience the beauty of the world, the people in it, and the places we call home. Art itself is so influential that it can tell stories, show feelings, and express passion or fury. Art exists in addition to language; expression of sensations and thoughts, revealing a way of thinking too subtle and delicate for words.

For me art requires love, honesty and perseverance. In return, it reveals some personal, non-analyzable, and creative untamed passion. For the public, art with its magnificent beauty, improves mood and health and builds better human beings and communities. It engages the intellect, softens the heart, strengthens the soul and frees the spirit.

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