Roxanne Baldwin's Artsy Blog

  • What A Card!

    What A Card!

    I’ve always wondered where the term card came from, to describe a witty person. No, I haven’t always wondered that, but it was a good excuse to hop on Google. Evidently, the first use of the term in literature was from Dickens, I think it said 1863. But I’m talking about notecards, greeting cards and…

  • Blown Away

    Blown Away

    What do I think of other artists’ work? I love it! I love it better than my own work, if I am honest. Mostly, I prefer representational work, although some abstract blows me away, too. What I really like is work similar to my own, only better. Frustration hits, though, when something in the non-art,…

  • Hello Darkness and All the Rest of my Friends

    Hello Darkness and All the Rest of my Friends

    Well the story goes like this. I’ve been having a string of sleepless nights, and then, I realized one night it was dark. I hadn’t been really conscious of it, but with the thinning of the veil, the approach of Halloween, or Samhain as I observe, it really sank in. The darkness. So, this is…

  • Double Talk

    Double Talk

    I’ve been missing for a while, I realize. And here it is September Just for that, here’s a September drawing. However I have been busy with non art projects. I’ve been putting up a new website, which also features…a blog! So far, it’s only ipsum lorem stuff. Also, moving. Have quit my day job. One…

  • I’m Speechless!

    I’m Speechless!

    No, not really, I just thought it would be a good title. This is my latest, and if you look closely, you’ll see a bird and a couple of squirrels. One thing I discovered is that just drawing leaves turns out to be boring to both the artist and the viewer. I’m pretty happy with…

  • Conventional Wisdom

    Conventional Wisdom

    Sorry, I meant to post on Tuesday, as a routine day. This Tuesday, I was unable to get to it. But here it is Wednesday, better late than never! Speaking of conventional wisdom, for artists at least. The question so many artists ask is, what sells the best? Everyone, (you know that everyone) says to…

  • Shakin’ It Up

    Shakin’ It Up

    Thought I’d try something different for a change. I know, I know, I often say I’m going to change my artwork, do one different picture, then back to the same old stuff. So, I’m just going to, as I wrote, try. So, I finally did do a version of the small airplane that I like.…

  • Let’s Make That Plane

    Let’s Make That Plane

    Ok, yes, a pun. Sometimes I just run out of imagination for these titles. So, I’ve been doing my small drawings, and I got stuck on the subject of small aircraft. The story is this: I was working on a drawing of clouds, which turned out horribly. But, as with small aircraft, I got stuck…

  • And the Story Continues…

    And the Story Continues…

    So, I’ve been reading and listening to all sorts of tips to sell my art. My head is spinning around now, and I frequently ask myself? Is this worth it? The answer is yes, it’s been what I’ve wanted all my life. That is, if I don’t want to be really pissed off on my…