Roxanne Baldwin's Artsy Blog

  • Deep in the Heart of Connecticut

    Yup, I’m in Connecticut.  Soon, I hope to make my artistic debut (or return) in Danbury.  A possible show at the Danbury Library is in the works. Speaking of Connecticut, shout out to the video class of Western Connecticut State University.  My boyfriend, who reminds me of Rodney Dangerfield in “Back to School”, took me…

  • I’m about to do it, again.

    Yes, indeed.  Once was not enough. Actually, three times was not enough. I’m amazed at artists who don’t get bored doing the same subject, or the same motif, without being bored.  Not envious, mind you, just amazed. Confession: I looked through my old drawings earlier and found a lot of repeat subjects.  Lots of landscapes,…

  • What I’ve been up to lately…..

    I’ve broken my arm.  I was running for a bus, tripped, caught myself with my left hand.  Thanks whoever is out there, it was my left.  But in the meantime, my artwork has slowed considerably. Yes, but I can surely draw with my right hand, right?  Yes, but….I do my most careful work on carefully…

  • A Winter’s Tale…

    This winter has been devoted to greeting cards, and gifts.  With my lack of energy in the winter, I’ve had a hard time being able to tackle much in the way of creative work.  Part of my brain hibernates, I swear, and lies dormant until March. Looking at my previous winter’s output, there a lot…

  • Speaking of Bob Ross…

    As I was working on “Sunday’s Stream of Consciousness”, Dearly Beloved looked at it, and said “You’re no Bob Ross”.  I wasn’t sure what he meant by that, good or bad.  Turns out he meant my trees are not happy, although they do have friends…. So, here it is, a drawing done nearly spontaneously with…

  • Yay! Coloring!

    For those who may have figured it out…with the use of the technique similar to Zentangles, I am trying to stay in as meditative a state as I do this as possible.  There for the “Conscious” works its way into this picture.  I’ve been doing very little planning of this, as I would most drawing.…

  • Throwing Away My Art Training

    As I start this drawing, I’m reminded of the words my teachers would say to me.  “Don’t draw every leaf.  Make a pattern of the light and shadow of the foliage, and just give a hint of texture”.  Okay, yes, that makes for wonderful landscapes.  However, what if I do want to draw every blessed…

  • Oh NO! It’s Only 2 O’Clock!

    Boy, Sundays can sure drag.  As I wait for Monday, so I can resume my job search, the minutes pass by slowly. I have but one piece of good paper left to do a drawing on.  So, it had better be good. So, here’s the story: Last winter, I went for a walk with some…

  • Words Fail Me

    I’ve been working on a drawing.  First version, I tried to do completely from imagination, and that turned out to be doomed to the trash can.  I should know better by now, that I need good reference pictures to do something believable. Then, good references in hand, I redid the drawing.  This time, I was…