Art Supply House & Custom FramingOnce you start down the road of art and painting, it’s a drug. I’m not happy if I’m not painting. ~ Peter Campbell …. to play with art supplies. Wait, it’s always that season! We have been having a blast – a whole new line of markers have arrived (that are only available a couple […]
I used to be embarrassed because I was just a comic-book writer while other people were building bridges or going on to medical careers. And then I began to realize: Entertainment is one of the most important things in people’s lives. Without it, they might go off the deep end. I feel that if you’re […]
If you foolishly ignore beauty, you will soon find yourself without it. Your life will be impoverished. But if you invest in beauty, it will remain with you all the days of your life. ~ Frank Lloyd Wright It’s the fall/winter season – which means that we’re busy gearing up for the holidays at the […]
Experience, even for a painter, is not entirely visual. ~ Walter Meigs It was so much fun to see everyone in their costumes and the decorated houses and store-fronts! I love any excuse for people – even those who “aren’t creative” – to express their creativity. My sugar buzz has nearly worn off from all […]
The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members. ~ Coretta Scott King In a past life I was actively involved in the art community in Lexington, Kentucky in a variety of different roles. After moving away I really missed those experiences and have really enjoyed that aspect […]
Drawing is learning to see and so is writing ~ David McCullough I’ve always thought that the secret to any art (whether representative or not) is learning how to see. You learn to see through the practice of looking – though it looks like you’re practicing drawing or mimicking or some other activity. Sometimes you […]
Every man builds his world in his own image. He has the power to choose, but no power to escape the necessity of choice. ~ Ayn Rand As children we play with legos or doll houses, build forts and play houses. Naturally, we design the world around us. We imagine it to be one way […]
An artist using a sketchbook always looks like a happy person. ~ Roger Ebert There are many different studies and research projects that all come to the same conclusion – art is good for you. Creating art is one of the easiest and quickest ways to get into a meditative flow state, into “the zone.” […]
I never went to an art school. I failed the art courses that I did take in school. I just looked at a lot of things. And that’s how I learned about art, by looking at it. ~Jean-Michel Basquiat It never continues to amaze me how much of a difference your point of view makes in […]
A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be at peace with himself. What a man can be, he must be. ~ Abraham Maslow I’ve always struggled to answer questions along the lines of: When/how did you learn to draw? Well, I’ve had crayons and art supplies available […]