Architecture meets the needs and goals of those who inhabit it. Architecture involves a great deal of artistic skill and creative energy … and it originates in a creative spark that comes from within … [Read more...]
Pencils and Architects
The other day I was attempting to clean up my desk a bit and I moved a very large stack of drawings that was laying on top of about 50,000 other things. As I moved the drawings, a bunch of pen's, … [Read more...]
The Genius of Charley Harper
. Charley Harper is an American Modernist artist known for his illustrations of all sorts of wildlife. He called it "minimal realism" but I call it awesome. I had seen the work of Charley Harper … [Read more...]
Josef Albers – Homage to the Square
. Did you know that Josef Albers (March 19, 1888 – March 25, 1976) was a German-born American artist and educator whose work, both in Europe and in the United States, formed the basis of some of … [Read more...]
‘Saving Cherries’ – alla prima
Alla prima is a painting technique in which the work is completed in one session without time for the paint to dry. The term comes from the Italian "at once", and may also be referred to as premier … [Read more...]