Roxanne Baldwin's Artsy Blog

  • Freedom!

    This is untitled, and not really paradise, unless you believe in life after death.  This is really a celebration of not creating for the market. The story goes like this: One day, on Facebook, I was lamenting that I had no ideas for a new picture.  My cousin wrote “Draw what’s outside your window”. Sometime…

  • Yellow Brick Road

    Well, despite leaving this blog unattended, I have been busy.   Here’s the latest.  Somehow, I managed to draw this on the back of a self-portrait without realizing it.   I don’t know if that makes it more or less valuable. Also accomplished today!  A cake!  Sort of decorated….I’ve got a long way to go. Well, done…

  • And back again…

    It  has been some time since I’ve posted.  My energies have been directed elsewhere.  For a while, all  hell broke loose with the staffing at my day job, and then of course, came the holidays. It seemed to me that a good way to make my job more creative is to try cake-decorating, and I…

  • Construction

    Here is the finish on “Construction”.      This was from a picture taken on my way home in the middle of summer.  Now the sky is completely dark when I stand there waiting for the elevated train. Last night from the same vantage point, I could see the lights from what was formerly Ground…

  • My Big Break

    The art reception is over, and now I’m a famous artist!  Or, not, depends on how delusional I am on any given day. The reception went well.  Turned out to be just a few friends, and we all had a nice visit. Just what I was expecting, I don’t know.  I was incredibly anxious on…

  • I’m showing!

    Today’s the day of the reception, and it’s been a busy week.  Other events have taken me away from preparations for the show….a leaky kitchen pipe, and my cat has a bad tooth. So, the show is tonight, and I’m rolling change to buy wine.  Money that I thought I’d have by today hasn’t come…

  • My Hanging

    Having nothing exciting to do on a Sunday on a holiday weekend, I figured I’d post.  Maybe there are actually some people like myself, who, sadly, have nothing better to do than browse the internet. Yesterday, I hung my show.  These things never go smoothly, but as time goes on, it gets easier.  I had…

  • Less than sparkling and FREE GIFTS!

    Putting together an art show can really sap your energy and creativity. I’m still enthusiastic about “Construction”, but I’m too tired and distracted to work on it right now. I went to Birch Coffee (5 East 27th Street) to check the space out again. I was worried before whether I’d have enough art to fill…

  • I Wanted to Sell Out!

    But no one was buying. (Warning: Bad art displayed, here) I always wanted to make a living with my art.  At first, I wanted to design posters.  I assumed that if a subject appealed to me, then it would appeal to other people.  However, I think most artists create with that in mind. I’ve been…