OUT OF THE GUTTER ART
Stuck in the Barnyard "OLD McDONALD HAD A COMMISSION...Oh no, Oh no, Oh no......" The First Draft of "The Dreaded Barnyard" One of my Trippy Palm Frond Creations So, I had a "Patron", and I am envisioning a relationship similar to Michaelangelo had with The Pope.. Endless coffers, freedom of expression in my own magnificent …
"He bandaged my broken hands that had beaten down my own hopes..."
...Random Words, Targeted Pain....Red, Yellow, Green and Brown Pain...White Pain...My Pain...
Oh, the fun of a downward spiral...After a week or two of just mind blowing energy and creativity, comes the inevitable crash. This time it was about a week of doldrums, pain, negativity and actual physical illness, all of which I attribute to this illness called Bipolar Disorder. The worst part of a depressive episode, …
"Sleep to Dream a Dreamer's Sleep...Let the Midnight Watchman Creep..." A step into a past full of Victorian Charm, all furniture and walls handpainted and restored...by me. your home is your place to dream, to find peace and rest. A cocoon, a safe haven, an island in the storm... a place to create, to define, …
...the room seems to awaken with her...golden rays fall...like the petals of an opening rose...
...see what this work has gone thru on it's journey to fruition...
I must push myself to new heights. I want to. I am still th
Can you dig it? I am sure most all of you can, gentle readers. You can probably deduce from my latest posts that my creative powers seem rather discombobulated. I would have to agree with you. The "SITUATION" certainly has a dampening effect on my spirit; whereas I used to force myself to get …
Sleep has been a constant goal for me since I put down drugs and copious amounts of alcohol. Yet it has been the most evasive and endangered of species, teasing me with scattered glimpses of it's eternal beauty. Oh, how I have longed for it's soothing embrace, and so have everyone I have contact with; …
Wouldn't we all like to know, right? Yes! We all want to be a great "success" in our chosen field, and many artists have a clear idea of what they need to be successful. Speaking for myself, I thought success would mean the end of financial struggle, to a point. As a person with mental …
It has been an enormously trying year and one half, year and 8 months , actually. I have grown SO much since I have lived here in St. Petersburg, I have learned to believe in myself, and in my ability to survive. As An ARTIST. In my own right, I have put in the footwork, stretched …
POINTILLISM, YAY! One of my favorite methods of mark making! So satisfying to see the images take shape, to know I did it with nary a line, just marvelous dots! ah, but the little box is not finished,not in pictures one and 2... and not in the little video...so where is the little Lemon …
An update on our dear friend Riley!
SUSAN TODD MARTIN 
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