Roxanne Baldwin's Artsy Blog

  • A hot time was had by all

    Yesterday night was the opening of “In the Place We Live”, in Long Island City. I was there, along with my dear boyfriend Richard, and my good friend from Connecticut, Cathy. There was quite a crowd of people there, and a lot of good artwork to be seen. Unfortunately, it was very hot, it’s been…

  • Well, doesn’t that beat all!

    I typed a long, chatty entry only to accidently post it to someone else’s blog. Well, won’t they be surprised? What I had intended to do was write here some more about the picture of Coney Island. I did some more work on it, but I had to stop after only a couple of hours.…

  • Slowly but surely

    I am working slowly on the picture for Coney Island. Part of the problem is the photo I’m working from, although I’m the one who took it. The detail in the ride in the center is hard to see behind the bars, and I’m having to decide between putting in abstract blocks of color as…

  • Another day of leisure

    I’m still enjoying not having to go into the museum. I am going to have to go to put in my resignation, however. In the meantime, I’ve been working on a sketch for a larger drawing. This is the Wonder Wheel at Coney Island. I think in terms of magic lands, so popular in literature…

  • Just wanted to mention, some of my work will be in an art show “In the Place Where We Live”, in Long Island City, Queens. The reception is on July 21 from 6-9 pm. It’s at the M55 Galllery, at 44-02 23rd Street. I’m very excited. This is a big art show!

  • I’ve given some more time to thinking about what I mean by modern archetypes. Those of you familiar with Jung are familiar with the ideas of archetypes, characters and things that are buried deeply in our collective unconscious. These we all have in common, because of the common evolution of our brains. They show up…

  • I spent a lot of time on my website today, to make it more user friendly. I guess people didn’t realize that if they clicked on the small thumbnails,a larger version of the picture would come up with a bit of a description. I added a caption to that statement. I also installed Paypal buttons,…

  • I’m working on a finished version of this sketch. It’s called “Guardians”. Slow going on the final, though. I keep thinking in terms of what draws me to draw something. All I can think of is that my subconcious responds to modern archetypes. Surely, the images of the collective unconcious still speak to us. Perhaps…

  • I have a few small works in the CCCP gallery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The gallery is a small storefront, but looks are deceiving, there’s some good work by emerging artists. John A. Holt is the owner and curator, he’s doing this on his own dime . The work there is all under $300, to give…