Roxanne Baldwin's Artsy Blog

  • Shabby Sheik? Or Chabby Cheek?

    While I’ve been waiting for the grey, rainy weather to dissipate, I’ve been bored out of my mind, hell!  I’ve been wanting to draw plein aire outside, but it’s been too wet.  Sun is out today, but the grass I would sit in is wet.  So, sigh, I must find something else to occupy my…

  • Paradise Regained

    Er, Ump..sometimes I don’t know how to start.  All the coffee in the world doesn’t help.  Which reminds me, it’s time for another cup. Anyway, between getting ready for the show, and doing my household chores (yes, I really do do some), I did some art. Now talking about Paradise, you know the whole thing,…

  • A Good Time Was Had By All….

    Thought I’d give you some updates and some pictures from the opening of my show.  The turnout was small, but I’ve come to expect that. It was a beautiful spring day, with a of other event going on, so I’m happy with support I did get. Plus the show will be up about three more…

  • Deep in the Heart of Connecticut

    Yup, I’m in Connecticut.  Soon, I hope to make my artistic debut (or return) in Danbury.  A possible show at the Danbury Library is in the works. Speaking of Connecticut, shout out to the video class of Western Connecticut State University.  My boyfriend, who reminds me of Rodney Dangerfield in “Back to School”, took me…

  • I’m about to do it, again.

    Yes, indeed.  Once was not enough. Actually, three times was not enough. I’m amazed at artists who don’t get bored doing the same subject, or the same motif, without being bored.  Not envious, mind you, just amazed. Confession: I looked through my old drawings earlier and found a lot of repeat subjects.  Lots of landscapes,…

  • What I’ve been up to lately…..

    I’ve broken my arm.  I was running for a bus, tripped, caught myself with my left hand.  Thanks whoever is out there, it was my left.  But in the meantime, my artwork has slowed considerably. Yes, but I can surely draw with my right hand, right?  Yes, but….I do my most careful work on carefully…

  • A Winter’s Tale…

    This winter has been devoted to greeting cards, and gifts.  With my lack of energy in the winter, I’ve had a hard time being able to tackle much in the way of creative work.  Part of my brain hibernates, I swear, and lies dormant until March. Looking at my previous winter’s output, there a lot…

  • Speaking of Bob Ross…

    As I was working on “Sunday’s Stream of Consciousness”, Dearly Beloved looked at it, and said “You’re no Bob Ross”.  I wasn’t sure what he meant by that, good or bad.  Turns out he meant my trees are not happy, although they do have friends…. So, here it is, a drawing done nearly spontaneously with…

  • Yay! Coloring!

    For those who may have figured it out…with the use of the technique similar to Zentangles, I am trying to stay in as meditative a state as I do this as possible.  There for the “Conscious” works its way into this picture.  I’ve been doing very little planning of this, as I would most drawing.…