Roxanne Baldwin's Artsy Blog

  • Originality is for nerds

    Originality is for nerds

    In my own backyard…Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. When I was a teenager, another student asked me, “Why do you always draw trees?” I like trees, and I still do. Not to mention, there are a lot of them So,shoot me. I may draw the same subject over and over. If that’s good enough…

  • Happy End of the Holidays!

    Happy End of the Holidays!

    Okay, finally….life is back to normal. I have a little ritual in winter, as the days grow longer.  First off is Yule, then Christmas, New Years, and then January 2nd.  Here’s the drawing that I made in celebration of t hat celebration. The ritual includes such things as The Superbowl, and Mardi Gras.  And of…

  • So, That’s Where It’s Going…Dot, dot, dot

    A few years ago, while I still lived in New York City, I did a drawing of a man walking his dog in a snowstorm.  It’s called “January 2nd” because that’s when life gets back to normal, and the holiday stress is gone. I just exhibited this in a local show, here in Danbury.  One…

  • Snow what else is snew?

    It’s snowing again in NYC, but the sunlight hours are getting longer.  A good day to present the finish on “January 2”.  And here it is:   As for upbeat images, not sure if this qualifies, except for the idea of a person with an animal companion facing hardship cheerfully.  So many of my friends…

  • Good God, I’m seeing spots before my eyes……..

    I’ve been working on January 2, but progress is slow.  I haven’t  had much to show in the way of a wip. That’s because I’m doing the snow in the  background.  It consists of dots.  Tiny dots.  Lots and lots of tiny dots. I can only do so much at a time, because it’s mind…