Monthly Archives: October 2023

There are so many things…

Learning to make images… from the mind, from live scenes, and from photographs. Where to start? For me, my challenge was to try to improve some things that I seem to have already shown some skill or success. But what … Continue reading

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Tribute to Berthe Morisot

Most people know the image made by Manet. I’ve been so attached to it that I’ve drawn it many times. I know that the model was Berthe Morisot, what I didn’t know at first was that she was a painter … Continue reading

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Tribute Meaning

A tribute work is generally based upon some other work that has been scanned, photographed, or perhaps a painting hanging on a wall. I have used this work to make another work, not to improve it, but perhaps it has … Continue reading

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What’s Your Name?

In today’s social media, this is a phrase asked with a loud shout. When receiving a response (which is usually ‘Tony’), the shouter often retorts with explicit language from the very beginning. Why does one ask for a name? Because … Continue reading

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