Roxanne Baldwin's Artsy Blog

  • Up in the Air.

    Up in the Air.

    Maybe one of you can help me with this. I’m totally confused, and maybe seriously, ….er, messed up. The good news is, I got a new desktop. The bad news is, I tried to transfer the photos on my phone to the new desktop. I may have made a big mistake. I think I should…

  • What Happened to YouTube?

    What Happened to YouTube?

    So, I realize that my idea of posting on YouTube is dead in still water. Why? I realized that the people who have really good video channels, post about a subject other than themselves. They’re informative, and entertaining. So, talking about one’s self, doesn’t seem to be all that interesting. Unless, of course, you’re a…

  • I’ve Gone Abstract!

    I’ve Gone Abstract!

    I pushed them aside, thinking, that’s not me, they’re gimmicks. Old stick in the mud me. Years ago, while I was working on my subjective art, every so often, an idea would come to me for an abstract piece, a conceptual piece or wildly ,well,wild ideas. I wonder at times if I followed that path,…

  • Herding (NOT Hoarding)cats

    Herding (NOT Hoarding)cats

    As I have told you year after year, time after time…..St. Patrick’s Day is my birthday. And what I have told you, only slightly as often, it’s also St. Gertrude of Nivelle’s Day. She’s the patron saint of cats….I found that this last tradition is only from the1980’s. I’m disappointed, that it’s not ancient lore…

  • The Subject Is Titles

    The Subject Is Titles

    I haven’t done much abstract art. When I do, though, I don’t label it “Untitled “. Can you imagine this being entitled “Untitled “? I’d probably be asking, “Can’t you give me a clue?”. But you don’t have to ask, it’s called “Guardian Angel”. Not to be confused by this: Okay, I don’t play games.…

  • Are YOu Serious?

    Are YOu Serious?

    I realize why some of my work just draws blank looks. Art is not supposed to be funny…or at least fanciful. No, I don’t mean huge guffaws, as you get with a comedian. I mean more of a lighthearted and jolly mood. (Did I really use the word jolly?) No, art is serious. It tackles…

  • It’S eCLECTIC!

    It’S eCLECTIC!

    Can’t get rid of this damn chair, can I? Did I tell you about my first day as a DJ assistant? I got the name of “The Electric Slide”, wrong, and shouted out, “It’s Eclectic!”. No, that’s not true. Makes for a good story, though, I do have a true story about the word eclectic,…

  • INto YOUR LIFE It Will Creep

    INto YOUR LIFE It Will Creep

    I may not have that right….the 1960’s was a long time ago. The song was “What It’s Worth”, by the Buffalo Springfield. What “It” was, was paranoia. In my rewording…into your life it will creep is………….BOREDOM! A lot less sinister than paranoia, but they both can end up doing strange things. Like questionable art. Once,…

  • A WEEK IN THE CLOUD

    A WEEK IN THE CLOUD

    The week between Christmas and New Years is a little surreal to me. It’s a regular week, but it’s not, it’s time in limbo. Real, but out of the ordinary, like files in the Cloud. There have been better holiday weeks, than this in 2020. It’s been a rough year, for everyone. People are looking…