Category: Best
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The Mural Dream of a Cool Kid
2–3 minutes·
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“I was high on life, and probably paint fumes and Columbian Gold…it felt cool…”
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“Ooo, the Girl is GROUCHY!”,
1–2 minutes·
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“That’s ENOUGH! Now, suck it up and get to work!”
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What it all Means
1–2 minutes·
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Seeking Deeper Meaning in my life, thru my Art: I’m faced with this question. Making a statement about my art, who I am as an artist. What do I want people to feel? Do I want them to feel? Ok, here’s something I can bite into… Yes, I want to evoke emotion. I want my…
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Many Moons: A New One Rises
2–4 minutes·
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art, Artistic Excellence, Assemblage, Best, Bipolar Art, bipolar artist, Bipolar Disorder, concrete art, Creativity, Creativity and my Bipolar Brain, Fine art, Gallery Art, Garden art,, Illustration, Impressionist, Management, Marketing Stategy, Metal art, Mixed media, outsider art, Sculpture, Surrealism, whimsical art“I am NOT giving up, I am not going anywhere, and I’m certainly NOT GOING QUIETLY!”
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A “No” Blow to the Ego!
3–5 minutes·
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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…
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Painting My Heart Out
2–3 minutes·
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acrylic, art, Art Collectors, Artistic Excellence, Best, Bipolar Art, Bipolar Disorder, Birds, Birds,, career, Childhood sexual abuse, clean, Confidence!, Creativity, death, disability, dreams, Excellence, Flashbacks, gift, gratitude, grief, identity, Impressionist, Injustice, Investing in Art, Joy, learning, love, Mania, Master, mental illness, Mixed Media, Mixed media, outsider art, pain, painting, Prostitution, Psychiatrist, PTSD, Ransom sacrifice, Recovery, Healing, repentance, repurposed, Serenity, Sex abuse, sexual assault, Shame and Guilt, sobriety, Surrealism, Therapy, TransformationWoo 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…
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AM I FAMOUS YET?
2–4 minutes·
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art, Best, Bipolar Art, Bipolar Disorder, caregiving, cats, Childhood sexual abuse, Chronic Depression, Creativity, disability, Employment, Finances, Flashbacks, gift, gratitude, Handicapped, Hope, identity, Injustice, insomnia, Joy, love, Mania, Master, mental illness, Mixed Media, Mixed media, out of the gutter, pain, painting, PTSD, Recovery, Healing, recycled art, Serenity, shih-tzus, sobriety, Teaching, Therapy“…I was a rebel…not knowing thousands of feet had gone down that same road days…months…centuries before…”
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Are You Confused?
2–3 minutes·
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acrylic, art, Art Collectors, Artistic Excellence, Best, Bipolar Art, Bipolar Disorder, Childhood sexual abuse, Confidence!, Covid19, Creativity, death, disability, dreams, Excellence, Flashbacks, Flowers, Garden art,, garden Photography, gift, God, gratitude, Hope, horses, Impressionist, Injustice, insomnia, learning, Making Money, Management, Mania, metamorphosis, artist, love, change, recovery, rebirth, Mixed media, Oil, outsider art, pain, painting, poems, promises, Psychiatrist, PTSD, re-purposed, Recovery, Healing, recycled art, shih-tzus, voyages, whimsical artWho Was I Then? Am I Now? Who Will I Become? I know that we change, it is a natural thing. I’m not hung up on the aging process… the CREATIVE PROCESS is where my interest lies. My creative life ebbs and flows like the ocean, like my moods, like my illness… Must I always…
Out of the Gutter Art 