Today's Daily Art: Red Haired Woman

iPhone Painting: Pencil drawing, iPhone photo, Brushes app:

Some see worry, some see despair, some see neglect; but others see strength, others see courage, others see pride... I see the human condition, it's all of them. There is beauty in all of these perceptions and ugliness in each one. Beauty is not in the eye of the beholder, beauty is in everything and absence of beauty is in the perception of the beholder.

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Today's Daily Art: Red Root

iPhone Painting: Pencil drawing, iPhone photo, Brushes app:

Manipulation of light can make an interesting piece. When you place light sources where you do not expect it, it makes you see things in a different way. This is why Christmas lights are so magical. We are all used to seeing lights in trees and on houses and buildings but it is an unnatural manipulation of a light source that happens in one season a year. Take the stars, put them in the ground and light up the leaves of a tree and you have something different to look at. Enjoy!

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Today's Daily Art: Red Coat

iPhone Painting: Pencil drawing, iPhone photo, Brushes app:

Happy Holidays to all of you!

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Today's Daily Art: Orange Mist

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I have been posting my drawings to a twitter group called #draw365. They are attempting to do a drawing everyday for 365 days. Sitting with a pencil and paper is the most basic function of an artist. They plan, sketch, dream, build form, plan color, etc. A drawing or idea then evolves into a painting, sculpture, video, performance or what ever it will be. The original drawing is the core of the thought that must be captured in the final piece. The drawing is the raw inspiration and if your skills as an artist are there, the drawing is the purest form of thought. To deviate to far from that thought would take away the raw connection that was once made. So... how do you do a painting, sculpture, video or performance and keep the original raw intensity? Don't let a good idea get in the way of good art. Good ideas kill art, stick to your original thought on paper, your... drawing!

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Today's Daily Art: Portrait of Norm

iPhone Painting: Pencil drawing, iPhone Painting, Brushes app:

This is an image I paint often. It is an image that has a lot of power for me. When I was a kid, I had friend named Norm. He was burned over 70% of his body. This is how I imagine him looking today. To me, he is a strong person that has few friends and living is a challenge. I draw strength from his struggle in life and honor him.

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Today's Daily Art: Orange Forest

iPhone Painting: Pencil drawing, iPhone Photo, Brushes app: It's Saturday night before Christmas and not much to say except Happy Holidays!

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Today's Daily Art: Green Cliff

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Mood captured in any art is difficult. It can be done with the use of color, form and contrast. All to master painters throughout history could manipulate mood and make us feel. The beauty of capturing mood is that each viewer will have a different reaction. To me, this iPhone painting may (in my opinion) capture a Corny, misty magical mood but it does capture a mood. If you look at my figurative work, it is all about form and mood. This is what emotionally draws the viewer in and makes them want to come back and look at it longer or some times never want to see it again. There are those pieces that just get you... mood is the hook.

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