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Taking a second look

February 22, 2020 roxannebaldwin Leave a comment

So,it’s kind of like this…and I am sure that all of you go through this, no matter what you do….

Finding something that you discarded as totally, totally awful, then deciding it’s not so bad.

As is the case with this.

See,I hated the damn thing so much that I didn’t delicately trim it.

Looking back on it,I realize I like it. It accomplishes what I intended it to do…looking at the dawn, blurry eyed, with a half drunk cup of very strong coffee in my hand.

Okay now, back to the present.

Since, as you recall, I had no patience, jumped the shark, or both, in terms of ideas for full size winter drawings.

So,the natural thing is to do little winter drawings for holiday cards. I did so many that I photographed them in groups.

Then,I jumped the shark on that project. As you may have noticed, I love the term “jump the shark “.

So,the cards are the ones on hold for now.

I have a fresh batch of paper, an idea, and I am ready to hit the road.

Speaking of second looks, here’s one that I declared was my “worst of the year “,I forgot how long ago.

Of course it goes the other way, too. Some pieces that I was sure were masterpieces, on second look, stink like moldy salami.

Buzzing

February 10, 2020 roxannebaldwin Leave a comment

Ever have one of those damn bugs, buzzing around your head in a threatening manner? You don’t know whether to swat and kill the damn thing, or steadfastly ignore it. Ideas in art can be the same way.

The drawing I’m referring to is based on this photo:

Trust me. It was a lot more exciting when looked at by real human eyes.

So, I started playing around with the idea, and came up with this:

Er, not quite. In all honesty, I was trying to create something when I still was dealing with a major case of artist’s block.

But the idea would just not die. Sort of like Rasputin.

So, a couple of years late (Like just last year), I decided to try again. I was working on little stuff, in hopes that I would create something saleable. Didn’t succeed, as you will see…

And this….

As you can probably tell, the photo I was working with was taken in late May. There is no fast rule that you can’t change the season in the drawing.

So, back to winter, my latest drawing of a robin, aside:

This is the small sketch:

It’s a greeting card. I like the was it turned out, although a little Kinkaidish. Not sure if I will do a full size yet.

But I may, and also try another spring picture…who knows? Maybe a group of four season ones!

But then, maybe not.

The Bronx is up……….

February 6, 2020 roxannebaldwin Leave a comment

Yes, I promised birds…………BUT.

I changed my mind again.

I found the files of old work, which was this woman’s treasure. There’s a lot of stuff that I don’t think I put on this blog…was on my old Blogger Blog that still exists somewhere in the vast Universe of the internet, probably. Maybe not, and I don’t give a……… something to do with a rat’s backside.

For instance this:

Turns out I like it..wasn’t sure it was any good when I painted it. I did this when I was living in NYC, and missed nature.

I’ve got a lot of nature here. Somehow, when I do a drawing of it, I feel a need to put in a hint of humanity …..

or else I get mighty bored. Remember me ranting about foliage?

So, sometimes I still think about New York City and wonder if I was happier there. Mixed feelings, six of one, and half a dozen about the other. I still wonder though.

It seems my artwork though, has gotten weaker, since I moved here. The NYC work seems bolder.

and cleaner.

Anyway…..I’m changing my mind again…..here’s my latest bird. Which is also taken from a NYC theme. Not to mention, it’s also a spring picture. How’s that for three in one?

Meow for Now

Cosine of a Learning Curve

August 15, 2019 roxannebaldwin Leave a comment

I actually liked math, except for trigonometry. So, forgive if I use the terms wrong.

So, here’s the latest:

It’s not perfect, but I’m reminding myself…..I’m learning. The secret was in the details of the larger pieces. That’s hard to do so small. I did this piece, as a sketch…..

To work out this:

I used this:

To work out this:

See what I mean……..it’s close, but it’s not yet getting there.

Speaking of Math…and we were a while ago, if you haven’t forgotten, I’d like to discuss numbers.

I have a friend who is adamantly sure about the validity of numerology. At times when I find myself needing to put numbers in a picture, I often wonder if I should use that number symbology to add meaning. I believe in meaningful coincidences………..

But if I faked them, they wouldn’t be coincidences. So, I’m doing the numbers as they appear in the study, letting the coincidences fall where they may.

The picture I just finished is : 101

This is 35

And this one was done long ago, when I picked a number at random:

Kill Them All!

March 11, 2019 roxannebaldwin Leave a comment

and let God sort them out later. Was that from a spaghetti western or a WWII flick? I know it was a from a movie, or at least, I sure, sure hope that was from a movie. Unfortunately, in this day, it sounds just horribly like something that would happen in real life.

But that being said, I decided to draw notecards, good or bad, and sort them out later. I came to the realization that:

I can’t draw very well at all with my hand still injured
In the mood I’m in, I can’t tell whether any of them are any good or not.

I’ve been averaging a card a day, for a few days now. Just fast and fun, without worrying much about them.

So here’s the first batch.

Then there’s this:

Then there’s that:

And bringing up the rear:

so, in another note, my friend and I drove out to the site of one of the fairs I signed up for. We drove a long way, and in the cold, late winter the land looked depressing and isolated. We saw some very big pawprints. Bear maybe? Cougar?

I’m sure in May, it will be much different. I’m still worried about bears and cougars, though.

And Poof, it was gone

June 2, 2018 roxannebaldwin Leave a comment

I’m talking about the post I just wrote, and lost.

Ah, well. Facebook keeps reminding me that I haven’t posted in a while. I apologize for my absence. The truth is, I’ve run straight into a brick wall of an artist’s block. I’m as stuck as a car in a muddy ditch.

This has happened before. I’d lose the excitement of my work, and come up with some horrid pieces. That’s exactly what has happened now.

I thought the change in seasons would revive me, but no. It’s time to take a break and play around with other creative outlets. But I’ll be back. Ready to start fresh again.

So, in the meantime, I’m leaving you with a drawing I did many years ago, of a season like this….spring easing into summer. It was a fruitful time artistically for me, going back many years to when I lived in Greenwich. Goodbye, but only for a while.

Almost Paradise

May 10, 2018 roxannebaldwin 1 Comment

I’ve been away for a while…lots of upheaval in my personal life, some good, some bad. I’ve started a new day job, which means, until I’m settled in it, I don’t have the energy for artwork. Money is nice, but in the meantime, spring is rapidly running away from me. There’s always next year, at least, I always hope there is a next year.

So, almost paradise:

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