My artistic interests laid dormant for decades. I forgot I even had them. I got trapped in the matrices of spreadsheets and calendar and office buildings-among other square things. A friend introduced me to Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way, where I learned how to journal again and work through traumas that I hadn’t realized were […]
Tag: Painting
A Year in Paint
I began painting a little over a year ago. I’m teaching myself as I go. I enjoy hiding Easter eggs and laughter in my work, even if I’m the only one be who gets it. Anyway, this is a very early piece I did while aspiring to be a Hobby Lobby artist. For some reason, […]
KC Sky Stations
I don’t think I’ve shared these yet. They have been updated since this image. These are my take on the Sky Station sculptures atop Battle Hall in Kansas City. I imagined them all taking off from their bases and launching into the sky as Unidentified Aerial Phenomena. Unfortunately, without their scaffold bases atop the giant […]
A Stay-at-Home Artist
Since leaving corporate life, I’ve struggled how to answer the ultimate small-talk question: What do you do? Honestly, Sharon, this week, I’m eating bonbons in a beehive wig living out my best Peg Bundy cosplay life. But that’s a lie. Like a certain pop star, I’ve been through several eras since unplugging myself from the […]
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Christmas Gifts
I know some people make it through Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way with some sort of big project. This is not true for ever, especially for those who abandon the journey or struggle with it. I’m somewhere in between those two experiences, as a small but meaningful project revealed itself to me a few weeks […]
Peeking the Soul
Here’s a photograph of a painting project that I did earlier this year. I struggle painting anything realistic. I’m an abstract guy, mostly because of my technical skill level. Also, I have unearned perfectionist tendencies that assure I’ll never leap the uncanny valley into professional portraiture. Working large like this is allows me to play […]
Today, I write
This is the way. This is my way. This is the way I begin my day – with a journal to myself. As I develop Happy Coddiwomple, I plan to either write directly or cherrypick the “best of” from my daily journal and the creativity that gets launched from it. Some mornings my pages are […]