A little bit of this, a little bit of that

March 11, 2020 roxannebaldwin Leave a comment

It looks as if my subject matter in Danbury, Connecticut is going the same way as in Sunnyside, Queens. Bits and pieces of the neighborhood, put together in multiple ways…so, I’m starting…

A little bit of this:

A little bit of that….

And then there’s that…

Not to mention this…

And believe it or not……this:

So, these are the pieces of the puzzle…all within a few blocks of each other.

What’s it going to be? If you can guess, you win….

A magnet collection. If you’re willing to give me your snail mail. The first one, of course.

Originality is for nerds

March 9, 2020 roxannebaldwin Leave a comment

In my own backyard…Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz.

When I was a teenager, another student asked me, “Why do you always draw trees?”

I like trees, and I still do. Not to mention, there are a lot of them

So,shoot me. I may draw the same subject over and over. If that’s good enough for Monet, it should be good enough for me.

When I was living in Queens, most of my drawing subjects came from my own block.

Another for instance

So,don’t be under the impression that there’s nothing inspiring out there.

Do like Picasso, and so many of the masters.

Do the same subject matter over and over again.

You don’t have to travel far…

I never did get around to the man with the parrot on his shoulder, though.

Welcome!

March 8, 2020 roxannebaldwin Leave a comment

Whoop,there it is

Sometimes, I think an alter ego sneaks into my pencil box. I find I do something that doesn’t resemble the rest of my at all.

Channeling maybe? I try not to think much about it.

Anyway

I don’t know how well this drawing shows up, so here it is again

It reminds me of a children’s book illustration. In context, that’s not bad,really.

Easter bunnies and jelly beans

I realize I have done my share of fantasy drawings.

I really meant for it to turn out like this :

Ooops, there it is

For my latest trick

March 7, 2020 roxannebaldwin Leave a comment

I decided, for the heck of it, to do some networking on Linkedin. I’m not really sure how to go about it, but I seem to have connected with a lot of other artists there. For those of you out there who are interesting in networking with others out there, and youre not living in an Artist Mecca, Linkin seems like a good option. It’s an experiment for me, and I’ll keep you posted.

But back to artwork.

I’m working on something that is supposed to come out as a bigger version of this;

Right now, it seems to be a work that is either going to be very good, or very bad………I hope for now I don’t waste a lot of time on something miserable.

I don’t have a lot of time these days, especially today! We lose an hour tonight….Daylight Savings Time comes overnight.

My day job has been very busy, very unexpectedly. The coronavirus is finally coming to Connecticut. I work at a food store, the place is mobbed with people stocking up on food, sanitation products, and water.

I do wonder about the man who stocked up on five jars of mustard. Does he really think he’s going to need that much during a quarantine? Or does he just buy that amount anyway?

That’s meant to be “Fading Morning Start”, my spellcheck failed me.

So, as a result of this pandemic, I don’t have a lot of time for my art..which is really a petty thing to think about under the circumstances.

So, here are some cheerful pictures to blow the blues away.

Stay healthy everybody……wash your hands a lot.

Be well

Selling in

March 3, 2020 roxannebaldwin Leave a comment

Bummerooni? Is there such a word? Of course, the root of this word is “bummer “. I think it originated with the description of a bad LSD trip.

Somehow, the term “bummer ” has survived. I suppose there is nothing that is quite as accurately descriptive.

So,something I consider a bummer in my life, was the low point in my art career (such as it is) was when I ranted about how unfair the art world is.

Also was the rant “I want to sell out, but no one is buying”.

So,I guess the opposite of selling out, is selling in.

Any way, I was unsuccessful selling out. Might as well sell in,or

Can’t think of anything more descriptive

Can’t Complain

February 27, 2020 roxannebaldwin Leave a comment

Wouldn’t help anything if I did…

So, as I pointed out, I’ve come to a milestone 10 years….I’m not running out of ideas for the blog, but no so much artwork.

Here’s a recap of the blog so far:
I’ve complained about how dreary winter is:

I’ve complained about Autumn being the entry to the cold, bleak winter:

I’ve complained about summer foliage being repetitive and boring to draw:

I’ve complained about missing the country while living in the city:

I’ve complained about missing the city while I live in the country

I’ve even had the nerve to complain about flowers and rainbows:

So, as you can tell, I’ve run out of things to complain about. Therefore, I can’t complain.

I’m going to concentrate of my artwork, until the desire to complain comes back….which could be next week, for all I know.

Until then, meow for now.

Back to back

February 26, 2020 roxannebaldwin Leave a comment

As I went to renew my plan for this blog, I was reminded that I started this blog in 2010. How the hell did that happen?

I do remember some early years of ranting against the unfairness of the art world.

Where the hell was I in 2010? New York city, of course, living the dream.

Living the dream? I was actually working in the gift shop of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. More like living the nightmare.

These are some examples of the art I was doing in those days.

I look back at my work and think what I did in the past was better work.

A good friend of mine commented that I was just in a different place then. True, both literally and figuratively.

It was a journey from Connecticut.

To Manhattan

To Sunnyside Queens

And back to Connecticut.

Also, I realize that I don’t remember what I have said in the past, and what I haven’t. So, if I start to repeat myself, bear with me and have patience. 10 years is a long time.

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