Roxanne Baldwin's Artsy Blog

  • Cheerful Drawing of a Somber Subject

    I did the small color sketch of “September 10”, and as I look at it, it seems awfully cheerful.  I did put in the World Trade Center Solstice as I had planned.  It came out colorful and happy.  Maybe that’s the way it should be…we were all so innocent then, and in a few  hours,…

  • The Siren Call of a Steady Paycheck

    Despite the fact that I’m planning my debut on the streets of Manhattan, I still am looking for a steady job.  Had an interview yesterday that went well….but I am wondering if I’m giving off signals that I just don’t want to be doing this anymore.  Anyway…… Managed to get some of my little prints…

  • The Meaning of Life is Rain Puddles

    Okay, now that I’ve got your attention….. Here’s an update on “Tiger in the Jungle”. It’s coming out lower key than I intended, but I expect when I go over it with the blender, it will pop. Also, I’m at a very tedious point, the background. It would be good to listen to my iPod…

  • A Healing Peace….

    Tiger in the Jungle is coming along nicely, but not enough progress to warrant a pic at this point. As I’m working at it, I already know what my next picture will be. The anniversary of September 11 just passed. I wanted last spring to do something healing for the people affected by it, by…

  • Maybe Life IS a Series of Overflowing Toilets….

    Yesterday, a FB friend quoted someone as saying “Life is a series of overflowing toilets”. Such negative thinking (or so I implied) compounds itself. But right now, life ain’t going so well. Just got over a case of the flu, so I’m sure that’s tainting my outlook. I’ve put a lot of things up on…

  • Taking it in small bites

    My intention in starting “Tiger in the Jungle’, was, as I did in “Pocket Paradise”, was to treat each leaf as a small meditation in itself. However, stress over money and unemployment does not facilitate a particularly Zen state of mind. So, I’m taking this very slowly. Otherwise, I’m going to end up with messy,…

  • Back to what’s important….

    Cats. Yes, cats. My cat did something cute again. But then, my cat is always doing something cute. I’m sure every every cat guardian feels that way, as well as guardians of dogs, hamsters, and……I don’t know, can goldfish do anything cute? So, here’s the quick sketch of Tiger in the Jungle.

  • Scraggly Weed Finish…I think

    Not sure if I like this….It came out kind of spooky looking. It may end up in the flat file, never again to see the light of day. But, for what it’s worth….here’s the finish of Scraggly Weed. In my diversified Queens neighborhood, action is being taken to remove the real life, scraggly weed. The…

  • I hate being put on hold…

    Things are on hold for a while. My day job got unbearable, so I quit. So, now my energy is being taken looking for a new job. Although I have a lot of time, I can’t seem to focus on my art work. I may take the plunge! If no job offers come in soon,…