Roxanne Baldwin's Artsy Blog

  • In the interest of healing

    I am sending some pictures to a charity “Anchored to Mental Health”, a mental health awareness organization. I may have posted these before, but here’s a reprise. This is a donation….figure art that is sitting around in boxes is not doing anyone any good.

  • Pocket Paradise WIP

    Here’s the first step in the large “Pocket Paradise”. I have the flag done, but realize, I don’t have the stripes a consistent width. I’m going to keep it that way….that’s the true impression the flag gives, and my work is interpretive, after all. Had a rejection from a juried show, but was invited to…

  • Pocket Paradise, 5×7 sketch

    I’ve been busy at work! Here’s the small version of “Pocket Paradise”, and I am pleased with it. My mouth is watering to start on the large version. But today, I have a date to meet an old high school friend, someone I haven’t seen in 40 (yes, count them, 40) years.

  • Freedom Tower auction

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/140971951111?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 Meant also to say that the 5×7 inch version of Freedom Tower is available on Ebay.

  • A Start…..

    This is the very beginning of a piece that will be titled “Pocket Paradise”. This is the 5x7n version, but I plan to do a full size one as well. Not only does it fit the theme of paradise, it also is a very personal image. This is the garden of the house in which…

  • Freedom Tower in Spring….the finish

  • Haikus: Urban Life

    These are Haikus from a colleague of mine. I just thought I’d share them here, I think they’re quite indicative of a student’s life in New York. Good going, Daphne!

  • getting close

    I’m getting ready to put the finishing touches on “Freedom Tower in Spring”. I’m going to wait to post a picture at this point….don’t want to give away the ending.

  • Next Work in Progress, Freedom Tower in Spring, and an artist’s frustrations

    Just to let those of you know who might be interested,  the 5×7 sketch of “Freedom Tower”, is now on Ebay:http://www.ebay.com/itm/140966258541?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 I have continued on with the larger version.  Here’s where it is now. I’m having fun with this.  There was a time when art wasn’t fun for me. I probably did my best work…