Hello Blogging World!
In my world of color, paints, composition and creativity the blogging community seems very foreign to me. I create with paint, words often elude me however, I will give it a try… My challenge as a...
View ArticleFreedom
“All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man’s life, lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence and leading the...
View ArticleNothing…?
“It’s a lot harder to paint nothing than to paint something.” -Graham Gillmore "Rhythm of the Wind" 30" x30" A work on panel Painting nothing and making it something. Over the weekend I heard once...
View ArticleThe Lucky Ones
“How disappointing to discover we aren’t going to be young and strong and live forever… The challenge and the fascination of artistic creation is the best distraction in the world…we’re the lucky...
View ArticleChange, A New Year, Change
“One should paint small, and then very big. Miniatures and murals. Humans do their best with variety. Most people are bored, and even artists are bored. The answer is change.” -Peter William Brown...
View ArticleA Controlled Magic…
“What I dream of is an art of equilibrium, purity and tranquility, devoid of upsetting or troubling subject matter …” -Henri Matisse Controlled Magic 30" X 30" work on canvas ©2012 Deborah T. Colter I...
View ArticleSoul searching, why do I paint?
“Once, Picasso was asked what his paintings meant. He said, “Do you ever know what the birds are singing? You don’t. But you listen to them anyway.” So, sometimes with art, it is important just to...
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