Horrace Pippin on NPR

This wonderful man!s studio/home was a stones throw from mine...
http://whyy.org/cms/radiotimes/2013/02/25/the-life-and-work-of-horace-pippin/

Break

Catching my breath. Though I'm in "the zone" tonight, sometimes I need to look away so that I can see my work again. This is my view...

Series

While investigating how to get from the wonderful "here" I find myself in, on to the "next level", one thing has become abundantly clear-
People- both viewers, collectors and gallery owners like artists to work in series.
Why I have I not done this?
It never really occurred to me. My work is usually all stemming from the same inspirations. I believe I have under estimated the power of working in a series and my aim is to give it a try.
Below I am posting a link to site that lauds the power of working in such a way. I'm itching to finish my current work and give it a try...

http://www.artbusiness.com/advantages-for-artists-to-making-art-in-series.html

RED

by the time i finally call it a night in the studio, i'm usually quite exhausted.

last week i was trying to juggle too many things as i was shutting down (unwise, because i know that i am clumsy) and i dropped a container of watered down red paint from a project i have been working on.

i was entertained as the paint began to travel across my obviously not level studio floor, so i took this photo.

 

 

a week later the property manager of my building (who has his business upstairs) contacted me asking me to please get rid of the bloody red paint on my door.

apparently my door was open when this incident occurred and blood red paint got splashed on the door and doorway. his customers had commented on it and worried that something horrible had happened inside. i felt bad but at the same time found it hilarious.

needless to say, i have painted over the evidence of my serial clumsiness.