Roxanne Baldwin's Artsy Blog

  • Some things take time….and a blast from the past.

    In case you were wondering what happened to me the last week or so, I have been busy on this new drawing.  It has a lot of detail, and is time consuming.  I work on it for a while from time to time, but not so intensely that the monotony makes me want to pull…

  • Something Practical

    Every so often I do something practical with my artwork.  A friend of mine, who is an expert in natural health, is creating a line of skin care products, so I did some work on the label.  Remember “Floral Overload”?   Well, I did something along that line for a product which contains marigold (or…

  • Coloring is the New “Om”

    Recently, there has been a trend using coloring for an adult as a type of meditation.  I’m not opposed to this, it just doesn’t work for me, I find it tedious.  Also, even as a child I was unable to keep within the lines. For those who find it helpful, sounds good to me, go…

  • Deep, Dark, and Dreary.

    This past winter, I didn’t really complete much in the way of artwork.  I doodled and experimented, which was important to do, but I only did one completed piece.  Most of the time, I passed the dark winter watching YouTube music videos.  Could have been worse. I did complete one, which I decided I didn’t…

  • Insert Something Insightful, here.

    I honestly was trying to come up with a good title, and nothing came to mind.  I got to thinking about how my timeline on Facebook is loaded with insightful messages, that are pretty repetitive and useless.  You know them, the inspirational ones, with backgrounds of sunsets, seashores and nature in general.  So, I decided…

  • Having said all that…

    Yes, it’s been a while.  Topsy Turvy winter into spring…kind of chaotic, don’t want to go there. But still, I’ve had a revelation, I’m more a healer than an artist.  So, I’m going to start my Reiki practice again. But no, I’m not giving up art.  It means so much to me, and to many…

  • Long Time…No See….or did I use this title already?

    I haven’t posted in a while, because of turbulent times in my personal life.  I’ve been laid off from one day job, and I’m starting another. We went for a few days in snowy weather without heat in the condo complex.  And generally, my creativity quotient has been at zero. But in that time, a…

  • Minimalist? Or Bleak?

    So, I finished the drawing of the snowstorm.  Snowstorms are bleak by nature, and I punched it up adding pastel colors instead of dull gray.  I added a child’s figure for interest. But I’m not sure, and it’s too soon for me to judge, if it’s just too minimal. Anyway, bleak fits my mood right…

  • Snow Days

    I, like most residents of the East Coast, got socked in by the snow.  Darkness or low barometer, I don’t know, but I had little or no energy.  I did not much of anything, either artwise or housework wise. I decided to do little OSWOA, or Other Small Works of Art, since I am running…