Roxanne Baldwin's Artsy Blog

  • Snow Days

    I, like most residents of the East Coast, got socked in by the snow.  Darkness or low barometer, I don’t know, but I had little or no energy.  I did not much of anything, either artwise or housework wise. I decided to do little OSWOA, or Other Small Works of Art, since I am running…

  • Yay! Snow!

    Snow is in the forecast for today.  We’re not to get hit as hard as if we were still in New York City, but still a sizable amount.  It’s good day to stay inside and do artwork…as if that wasn’t what I’ve been doing for the past week anyway.  Ah, I love the snow.  It’s…

  • What the Heck!

    Okay, here it is:  It’s string, it’s a cat.  It’s the finish of “String Theory, According to Cats”.     This is a portrait of one of my pets who has crossed the Rainbow Bridge.  Her name was Kathy. Anyway, I had a rough night…and I find drawing cats to be soothing.  So, what the…

  • When in Doubt….

    Draw a cat!  Cats are fun to draw, and certainly people pleasing art.  It’s a win/win! However, why not dogs? When I was working in the LaGuardia Airport branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Gift Shop, we had a display of cat items.  Notepads, notecard, notebooks, everything of note.  A customer came in, said…

  • I Need a Hobby

    I remember a discussion online by a few professional artists, that when you do artwork all the time,it becomes work….and you need an actual hobby to take a break from it.  I never thought that would happen to me, but cooped up in the apartment for a week without doing much but drawing, is not…

  • Making Waves…A Work in Progress

    I must say, I’m getting intrigued by portraying irregular shapes with varied luminosity.  Clouds, and waves are a challenge that is not easy.  Since I often do things the hard way, it’s right up my alley. I’m doing the wave in layers of different colors, much the way painters use glazes.  I hope that it…

  • It’s a Book

    Just to let you know, my work is available in an old technology format….a book!  For your information, you can view or order here: Roxanne Baldwin’s Artsy Book Thanks for looking.  As you were.

  • What is Paradise?

    Darned if I know…. It’s just in this environment, wondering what I can draw that is upbeat and inspiring to people, I come back to my old idea of Paradise. It’s just that I don’t work well from imagination alone.  I need some hard copy to ground me, to elaborate on, and interpret.  Sometimes, I…

  • Come on in, the Water’s Fine!

    Sometimes, without a real plan, you just have to jump into a drawing.  I took a photo, since I’ve been lost for an idea, and planned to draw it.  I made a pretty sketchy sketch, giving little insight to me on how to %(@@#ing handle the large drawing. So after much deliberation, I decided not…