Roxanne Baldwin's Artsy Blog

  • Some people want to fill the world with drawings of people singing silly love songs

    Finished “Love Ballad”, it went way more quickly than “Floral Overload”, and I’m just as pleased with it.  I worked using the direction of the pencil strokes to convey movement and sound.  So, here ’tis:   So, now what? I admit, I ran up against a brick wall when it came to ideas.  Not surprising,…

  • A Quick WIP

    Started work on the finish of “Love Ballad”.  I was not sure if I wanted to make the person a man or woman, but somehow, the figure came out androgynous, which is fine.  I wanted to make the guitarist somewhat sillhouetted, somewhat as I did in this:     Looking at the this, I can…

  • I love Rock N Roll, so put another 99 cents in my iPod, Baby

    So, I’ve started on …what’s the name?  Too many to choose from.  The rock singer.  As I originally thought, I’d do a loud colorful drawing, somewhat in the same vein as this that I did a long time ago.     But it’s the time of year when I turn mellow and sentimental.  I call…

  • The Grand Finale

    All my bitchin’ and moanin” has come to an end.  I’m finished with “Floral Overload”.  Honestly, I haven’t sweated so much over a drawing in years, but I like the result.  Months from now, it will be the result that means anything to me.     Now that I’ce done something really cheerful and lively,…

  • Will you stop complaining, for God’s sake, woman!

    Honestly, I was going to go into another rant on how bored I am drawing flowers.  Then I realized, you’re probably bored hearing me complain…so, peace.  As I go along, though, I find my flowers are becoming more scribbly. It still works, though. I usually don’t show my work this far along (rather give an…

  • Couldn’t resist

    While we’re waiting to do the finished video of the live painting, I’d like to show you a video that didn’t make the cut   What the hell?

  • I’m getting really tired of drawing flowers…………

    So, I slave away at Floral Overload.  I like the way it’s coming out, but I swear, if I didn’t I would ditch it in a moment.  I never realized how monotonous drawing flowers would be.  They’re so intricate, and need a lot of analytical eyework (and brainwork) to draw.  Oh, God, oh god oh…

  • Calamity Roxy and the Color of My Dreams

    Still plugging away at Floral Overload, but I tellya it’s slow.  I’m working a lighter week at my day job now, so I do have more time…but remember how messy I am?  Well, it’s gotten to the point where I have to interrupt my (ahem) great art career, and shovel some of the clutter and…

  • A Flower a Day Keeps the Psychiatrist Away

    Yes, doing artwork is good therapy…..for me at least.  It gave me a reason to live, when depression was clouding my perceptions as to the quality of my life.  These days, I’ve been so busy, that it is literally a flower a day.  So, rather than ruin the surprise of the finish of “Floral Overload”…