Roxanne Baldwin's Artsy Blog

  • It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like….OH NO!!!

    As Summer arrives with the ending days of June, we look forward to the end of the Fiscal Year.   That’s right folks, while you’re enjoying the Fourth of July, and trips to the beach, people in retail are getting ready for the December holidays. Even artists are starting to look for the venues for…

  • Even Endless Comes to an End

    So, I’ve been working…okay, intermittently working on this drawing.  I was rapt about the possibilities I could use to render the abstract shapes in the leaves.  I must admit, I thoroughly enjoyed doing this picture.  No doldrums, no boredom, I was on a roll.  But all good things (and yes, bad things) come to an…

  • Shake it up!

    A lot has changed since I posted last, in my personal life. First of all, Hannako has left us.  We nursed her to the end, and she went peacefully. Also, I was laid off from my day job.  This seemed like a good time to make a break, move back to Connecticut by myself (with…

  • I love Rock N Roll, so put another 99 cents in my iPod, Baby

    So, I’ve started on …what’s the name?  Too many to choose from.  The rock singer.  As I originally thought, I’d do a loud colorful drawing, somewhat in the same vein as this that I did a long time ago.     But it’s the time of year when I turn mellow and sentimental.  I call…

  • Connecticut Fantasy Finish

    As I was going to work yesterday, our landlord came bursting out the back door. He wanted to show us that there were berries falling all over our car, and to be careful. Then he pointed out a tree I hadn’t noticed before. A mulberry. Mulberries are found in Connecticut. There were two in my…