by be-forbes | Jan 10, 2017 | "The Successful Return", Art-ish Stuff and Things, My Art Experiences, Observations
It’s now (metaphorically written) February, 12th in the painting process of this original. Meaning, it’s (metaphorically written) dreary outside; it’s freezing cold, there are ice storms, daylight is short, nothing’s growing, and I’m...
by be-forbes | Jan 5, 2017 | "The Successful Return", Art-ish Stuff and Things, My Art Experiences, Observations, Uncategorized
I remember when a friend of mine was in the process of building his restaurant. I stopped by three days prior to opening night and, quite frankly, I was in shock. There was restaurant stuff everywhere; booths needed assembling, kitchen equipment was sitting in the...
by be-forbes | Dec 30, 2016 | "The Successful Return", My Art Experiences, Observations, Uncategorized
This is actually taking me far longer than I had imagined. In fact, I thought I’d be finished by now. That said, I can’t recall painting an original that didn’t move along far slow than expected. The act of painting will field-test any man’s...
by be-forbes | Dec 20, 2016 | "The Successful Return", Art-ish Stuff and Things, My Art Experiences, Observations, Uncategorized
So, I sketched out and started to block in my first painting in an AWFULLY long time. It just occurred to me that I never painted during the Obama administration, for whatever that means. I know there’s not much to see now, but I promise more when interesting...
