The Days of Trouble Begin

"...I will carry the Hurt. But it will NOT defeat me...)

The Mural Dream of a Cool Kid

"I was high on life, and probably paint fumes and Columbian Gold...it felt cool..."

Peeping Out

"Hold on for dear life my friend."

Round One: Let the Game Begin!

"...walking into the sunlight of my artistic future!"

Will You Forgive Me?

"I will flay myself alive...peeling off each layer to offer up to the powers that be..."

An Artist’s Realization:

"My dreams are NOT dead!..."

Many Moons: A New One Rises

"I am NOT giving up, I am not going anywhere, and I'm certainly NOT GOING QUIETLY!"

What You Made Me Feel (Blue-Eyed Johnny)

"I am just a memory, dead in the dust, gone like the wisp of smoke that curled from the tip of the gun that killed me..."

A “No” Blow to the Ego!

Did it hurt? No, of course not. (well, just a wee bit, maybe...) Oh, the joys of waiting to hear if you got the "Call". That's what we artists refer to when we apply for a chance to get into a show, or to paint a mural, or design a sculpture, etc. It's a process …

thinking aloud

...Pain colored my world...bright white...searing...

THE DAWN

The Dawn Fine Art Scraffito by S.T.Martin

The FUTURE SUE!

this painting is a commentary on my journey

Painting My Heart Out

Woo Hoo ! I am an artist WHIRLWIND again! Hang on, cause art is flowing out of me in a torrent, and I need more hands. I am happy to be out of "funk town" for a while! I entered six shows in the past month and now have 5 paintings accepted into these shows …

The Hurrier I Go…

THE BEHINDER I GET How true, how true that Pennsylvania Dutch saying is. I squander my art endeavors, rushing from this deadline to that, frazzled, befuddled and unsatisfied. That may be what drove Van Gogh insane, the constant turmoil to do better. I am making the presumption that perhaps the rapid cycling Bipolar Disorder that …

The Big Show

One just can't help getting one's hopes up when entering shows. You read the call, you think "Wow! Piece of Cake! That's exactly the kind of art I do anyway!" If , on the other hand I said, "Wow! That is one tough call. I WILL REALLY HAVE TO DIG DEEP AND PUSH MY LIMITS..." …

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