Roxanne Baldwin's Artsy Blog

  • The Struggle is Real

    The Struggle is Real

    A few months ago, I decided I no longer wanted to work in retail anymore. This is both mentally and physically. I had no skills otherwise. except drawing. I tried many things to make money. Of course, I tried (and still am trying) to sell my big drawings. I’ve made hand drawn note cards, and…

  • Darn, Did It Again

    Darn, Did It Again

    Or rather, didn’t do it. My plan has been to post on this blog every Sunday. This week I simply forgot. I had spent the morning at my new day job, and my legs and back really hurt. I was so preoccupied with icing my back, that the idea of posting was way far away.…

  • Drawing a Conclusion

    Drawing a Conclusion

    My big mistake in “Broken Promise”, as it shall now be named, is that I forgot what I’m about.  I draw.  I get into a state of mindfulness, where’s there’s just me, the subject, and pencil and paper.  Read my intro,  is says that I love to draw, but enjoy color too, or some such…

  • Still Life Does Not Mean Dead Life..

    Whenever I’ve gone to an art show, I’ve always found the obligatory displays of painting and fruit to be pretty boring.  Yes, I realize there’s a matter of technique, but I’ve always thought of such things as elementary lessons in drawing and painting, an exercise, until you are skilled enough to do more ambitious subject…