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WARNING: this is a low tech entry. No spellcheck, no grammar check, just my humanly flawed thinking and typing. Continuing on my DIY MFA with researching two art movements. One is Expressionism or German Expressionism. I don't know what it is with my attraction towards German artists. One of my first was Durer. Who doesn't like a good realistic engraving. More recently I'm into Geihart Ricketer. I Discoverd his painting during a visit to the Milwaukee art museum. During my re

The following paintings will NOT be part of an upcoming local juried art exhibition. I guess they were not amused or confounded :-) The subjectivity inherent in art is part of its beauty, and an acknowledgement of our humanity. My high school art teacher, Jane Wingard - God rest her soul, told us a story about one of her paintings. While showing us the painting she mentioned that it was rejected, won honorable mention, and took first in three different shows. Who knows, maybe

Lately, I don't know what I'm doing. I didn't do much art over the winter. Too dark. Too cold. Or maybe I'm too lazy. Or maybe I'm too human. As all the talk these days is about AI, I can't escape it. We humans are obsessed with it. A hyper intelligent, non-emotional being. Some might say that's a definition of a psychopath. - But all I can think about is being human. "What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason, how infinite in faculty! In form and moving how express

Let's start with Merry Christmas, Happy New Year! Many psychologists, philosophers, and neuroscientists say that the primary human goal is making-meaning of our world. Meaning-making is performed by intaking visual information thru our eyes to the optic nerve which is essentially an extension of the brain. Eyes are unique this way. Our brains then process the information and make meaning. When we see art, this meaning-making process is in action. I recently started a DYI MFA

I’ve decided to step back and embrace a more personal approach to sharing my art. I'm an old guy so I'm more comfortable with...