http://paintsplatters.wordpress.com "What am I in most people's eyes? A nonentity or an eccentric and disagreeable man--somebody who has no position in society and never will have, in short, the lowest of the low. Very well, even if this were true, I should want my work to show what is in the heart of such an eccentric, of such a nobody." Vincent VanGogh Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:14:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Yesterday I was able to finish up the watercolor painting on the four "Life Simplified" pieces. Of course, I couldn't resist going a bit colorful. It's just my nature! I did however do only flat colors with minimal shading because I'm going to be writing all over them. Thus, no need for too ... http://paintsplatters.wordpress.com/2008/08/27/new-series-life-simplified-2/ So I'm still unemployed. J says I should take advantage of this time to focus my creative energies into my artwork. So, that's what I'm attempting to do. I've started a new series called "Life Simplified." I've been doing alot of painting lately and thought I'd take a breather from ... http://paintsplatters.wordpress.com/2008/08/26/new-series-life-simplified/ It's been awhile since I've posted a video with one of my paintings. Since I'm still feeling craptacular I thought it was only fitting to put this song with this new unnamed piece. And yes as you'll note, I've tried something a bit different. I've combined my piecey style with my palette knife creations. Ya, ... http://paintsplatters.wordpress.com/2008/08/22/that-i-would-be-good/ I was surprised to discover, as I was updating the galleries and adding a new section "Doodles & Miscellany" that I've never posted one of my first and favorite paintings: "Kindred". This piece was done back in my High School days and I had this really nice big canvas that I ... http://paintsplatters.wordpress.com/2008/08/20/kindred-the-forgotten/