I guess it’s a compliment, in the worse possible way

I call it incubation. Something new is there, waiting to come out. On the other hand, if I don’t go into a bit of creative contractions (enough of this metaphor!) then the inspiration just fades away.

Love the . I like the one that leaked into the other parts.

Hello! Art got you through grad school? I studied art therapy in grad school and never did a single piece of art because it became so fraught with meaning. Luckily I recovered after leaving the profession. I only saw one wonderful piece. I want more. I think the word you were looking for is Composition. Personally, I don’t believe in it, Have you heard of Horror Vacui? That is the fear of empty spaces. It’s a style I really like.

What does scraping mean? Does it mean AI copied your work.?

Wow, that is impressive. For murals, I wouldn’t use any expensive paint at all. Although I guess you don’t want anything that would chip off either. I think a step up would be liquitex. Not liquids basics, the real liquitex. If it’s pricey, just get the fundamental set: white, black, 2 yellows, 2 blues, 2 reds.

That sounds like a perfect life. At least while you are doing art.

Yes very Pete like.

A year has gone by. Bought a few, made a dozen. It’s like I have this idea in my head that there is a perfect size and a perfect paper. So I keep on trying. A few months back I made a dozen really small sketchbooks, about 2 by 3. I use them on the subway or bus. They are so small that no one notices. Also, I like to make accordion sketchbooks for when I travel . I sew in extra pages. I encourage you to learn to sew (Sea Lemon on YouTube) . It’s really not so hard and if you make a mistake, who cares? Oh wait, you’re THE Pete. Maybe you don’t have time for all that.

That is great looking

I know this is an old post, and I don’t have an answer to your question. But speaking of marks, what’s that all about? A lot of artists are talking about “mark making” and how they practice doing it. What is it and why do so many prople’s marks look the same: dots, dashes, circles?

You sound like a lot of artist. Watch Pete’s video today, April 8th. Welcome.

When I read your intro a while back, I thought you meant you had a Romantic name and wondered if you went on a lot of dating sites. I just reread it today and realize you separated Romantic writing and Fiction…which confuses me more, haha. Anyway..Welcome.

I have always loved Children books too. I think there is a lot more freedom there then in conventional art.

I love David Hockney. And I did love Lucien Freud but forget about him, he’s dead. An artist named Takashi Murakami. My favorite watercolor artist is Charles Burchfield. Sorry guys, he’s dead but he painted a kind of visionary realism of, of all places, Buffalo, NY. Gonna look up all the artists mentioned!

Did you have any problems folding the arches paper? I love accordion books. There is a variation on the accordion called the meander book that is a lot of fun. How did you like the Pentalic paper?

I’ve been taking a book binding class/workshop for a few years. I like to make my own sketchbooks but there is a certain anxiety in doing this: if I make this size or if I used this paper, what about the other infinite sizes and papers? Also many many years ago (20 or 30 years?) I bought a WHOLE lot of Arches watercolor watercolor paper. It actually is hard to make a sketchbook with this paper because it’s so thick it can crack when you fold it. I do buy sketchbooks too. There is a wonderful freedom in a big fat crummy Arteza sketchbook.