Oct 2, 2024
I’m reminded of Bernard Suits’ definition of playing a game, which is also my favorite definition of art-making: “the voluntary attempt to overcome unnecessary obstacles.”
— Austin Kleon, Getting in and out of trouble
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I’m reminded of Bernard Suits’ definition of playing a game, which is also my favorite definition of art-making: “the voluntary attempt to overcome unnecessary obstacles.”
— Austin Kleon, Getting in and out of trouble
Meet the Museum has a way of bringing to life the youthful abandon and merriment of a Jerome Myers artwork. May Days are just around the corner and we still have spots open in the afternoon session!
For three Sundays, beginning on May 1, young artists ages 2-4 and their adult companion will experiment with and explore art to discover who we are, learn about the world around us, and the ways in which art can help heal us.
Save your spot today: https://bit.ly/3xllD54
📷 Jerome Myers (American, 1867-1940). Children Playing, ca. 1915. Graphite on beige, moderately thick, slightly textured wove paper. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. George D. Pratt, 40.694. © artist or artist's estate → Faviola Lopez Romani
Lovely note
illest-147 writes: WOW you collages have really gotten insane. (from when i first followed u) I really like your vision. Keep on creating!!!
IC: Thank you for the kind words. I don't know when you started following, but when I returned home after a lot of travel in October and November, it seemed like it was hard to get traction in my art-making practice. I'm happier with where the work is now.
Art-making is not about telling the truth but making the truth felt.
Christian Boltanski
Finally warm enough to thumbnail outside.
Because drawing comix tends to require staying cooped up inside for so many hours, I try to find ways to incorporate working outside into the process. Thumbnailing is an ideal stage that doesn’t necessarily need to be done inside.
In case you’re curious, I use a Leuchtturm 1917 Hardcover Pocket Notebook. The link will take you to a dotted version, because the plain is sold out on Amazon. But I actually wouldn’t mind a dotted one. Would probably help make panel layout somewhat more orderly.
For the actual sketching I use a :
- Staedtler Mars Technico filled with blue lead.
- Staedtler Pigment Liner 3.0
- Sakura Pigma Sensei 1.0
Adrienne Rich, A Human Eye
TEST STREAM - COG: Great Nations of Rendaraia - Book Launch Event
Tonight at 5:30 Mountain Time (7:30 Eastern, 6:30 Central, 4:30 Pacific), sign in to Twitch for a fun, free-wheeling, wild card night of live @oneshipress art-making with @jayeldraco! Anything could happen! Why don't you stop by, say hi, and collect some custom-made art?
Tonight's the night to tip the artist for a live-drawn fan commission, or to cash in your Patreon subscriber status for a live drawing. Check out this gorgeous live commission he made a few weeks ago LIVE during his stream!