The Freedom to Create

Have you ever asked yourself the question- "What things could I do if I weren't so afraid?" I'm watching music videos of Kurt Cobain perform with Nirvana. Watching how out of control everything seems to be. How uninhibited he is while performing. Truly, he was a great performer. Jumping, writhing in front of the camera and then I think of the totality of his life. Well, it didn't end well to say the least.  It's suggested that Kurt was overwhelmed with his instant success.  He seemed to just explode. Is this what happens when we open the door and let everything out? Do we just explode and travel to another dimension? Do we hang on to that little piece of ourselves so we don't travel off just yet? Do we sabotage our own success by hanging onto control? These are just some thoughts running through my head this morning. Getting geared up for the day thinking maybe I can find a new way. A new path to take, a new statement I can make. I am rather a visu...

                                            This is a portrait I have recently completed in oils. Technologies can do a lot of things but there is nothing like the richness of oils from beginning to end. At least that's my take as an artist. Although, the image shown here is non comparable to the one that is in front of my eyes in the studio. Since my early beginnings in art I've always been intrigued with the challenges of portraits. I've looked back on my early trials (and fumblings) and of late I have been studying more and showing more improvement with my beloved medium-oils. My portrait endeavor began with pet portraits using pastel simply by studying books and getting the feel of pastels. This pastel is titled "Swingin'" which I took a photo from a cat book ...