Roxanne Baldwin's Artsy Blog

  • Even Endless Comes to an End

    So, I’ve been working…okay, intermittently working on this drawing.  I was rapt about the possibilities I could use to render the abstract shapes in the leaves.  I must admit, I thoroughly enjoyed doing this picture.  No doldrums, no boredom, I was on a roll.  But all good things (and yes, bad things) come to an…

  • In the Details…

    So, I’ve settled into a comfortable routine with this drawing.  Here’s a progress shot of a detail,   Here’s to show you…an image a long time ago, that I’m trying to improve upon.  Light through the trees is not particularly a paradise image, but it is hopeful.

  • One Day at a Time..and a Way Back Wednesday …

    So,I’m off from the day jobs today.  I’m working a lot of hours these day, but unfortunately, not on art.  Today was filled with errands, and an overdue visit with a friend.  Not much time, or for that matter, energy for drawing. However, a little bit at a time is better than nothing.  I remember…

  • Endless Possibilities

    Just a look back…this is a painting I did after the Namaste Series. I was still in love with sparkles and sprinkles but ran out of steam in the idea of symmetrical abstract shapes.  I longed for putting subject matter back in, so, I elaborated from my imagination on summer foliage. It flowed and was…

  • At Last…or What Am I, Nuts?

    I’ve labored long and not so lovingly on this.  I like the result, but damn, the tedium.  I know I’ve talked about the repetitive, long lasting tasks as being meditative, but this time, that didn’t happen.  Doing the ivy made me just about tear my hair out.  So, I did it a little, teeny-tiny bit…

  • I Goofed!

    So, here is where I have landed on this drawing.  It’s a work-in-progress, but, as the title states…I made a big mistake.     The mistake is in proportions.  As you can see by the photo I’m using, the shrubs come to over half the height of the drawing…more like three quarters. That is considered…

  • Ya Gotta Start Somewhere

    Every artist faces a blank piece of paper, or a blank canvas at the start of his/her work.  It can been seen as a inspirational moment, a moment of promise and heightened anticipation…an all around high.  Or, to others, it can been seen, as a daunting challenge, almost a threat.  Unfortunately, I belong to the…

  • On the Subject of Reiki

    I’ve managed to put up my own Reiki site.  So, it’s on its way.  Reiki Master Roxy’s Pages  So, for now, I am using this oldie but goodie drawing of mine as a logo.  In case you haven’t seen it, Sun Tree:

  • Path to…uncertainty.

    So (At the risk of sounding redundant), I have finished a drawing, and I don’t know whether I like it or not.  Do you see a common theme running through my posts?  Anyway, as usual, I’ll put it away for a while, work on something else for a while.  Then I’ll come back to it,…