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Emma Ruth was seldom seen without Pink Bunny, especially at bedtime. Emma’s a now an adolescent, and Pink Bunny is no longer pink. But the love that she had for Pink Bunny still shines through this moment in time. Image Credits All Images Are © Shannon Grissom Shannon Grissom Artist Bio Shannon Grissom has been [...]
A painting of an actual vision I had in 1997. Lying awake late at night, I saw hands hold up a bronze tablet bearing a spiral engraving of animals. I heard an incantation, possibly in a Native American Language, and then a voice said “prepare to teleport.” Everything went black except for a luminous number [...]
This is a portrait of my Grandmother Maria as a child. (Her name was pronounced like Mariah, the wind.) I always thought she had such a beautiful given name but she didn’t like it, and preferred to be addressed as Mickey. Our Grandmother had a deep love for us and I feel it each time [...]
I spotted this fellow on New Year’s Day, 2010. He was fishing off the pier in Capitola By The Sea, California. I took one look at his face and knew I had to paint his portrait. When I asked his permission and his name, he told me it was St. Francis. And while that sounds [...]
‘Bottled Up’ depicts the human emotion when we feel the pressures and restraints of everyday life. Image Credits All Images Are © Maude McDonald Maude McDonald Artist Bio International and published artist, Maude McDonald, picked up her first paint brush at the age of eight… from a little wooden painter’s box received as a gift [...]
How do you tell your boss that he looks like Santa Claus, and that you want to paint his portrait? In the end, my compulsion to create the painting was greater than my fear of offending him. You can tell by the look on his face that he was rather amused by my proposal. As [...]
Inspired; “If you feel lost, disappointed, hesitant, or weak, return to yourself, to who you are, here and now. And when you get there, you will discover yourself, like a lotus flower in full bloom, even in a muddy pond, beautiful and strong.” ~Masaru Emoto Art finds her own perfection within, and not outside of [...]
Herman Wrede was a friend of mine. I met him at Chamber Mixer I co-hosted with the YMCA many moons ago, and we instantly bonded. We’d meet often for a cup of coffee and talk about art, poetry and life. Herman passed three years ago. I didn’t expect to have a tough time talking about [...]
Images of cowboys, Mariachi Singers, flags of our country, state and Hispanic neighbors, reminded her of her childhood growing up in once upon a time rural Santa Clara Valley. This is one of twenty-seven paintings of the “California Cowboy Series”, covering a six-year span of work. Image Credits All Images Are © Janet Vanderhoof Janet [...]
“The Vertigo of Attraction / Deconstructing the Form II” 5 inches x 4 inches Oil on Gesso on PVA Size on Masonite September 2011 In this painting I convey the experience of laying on the ground on a Summer’s day, while looking up at the female form. “Eros and Thanatos X : La Petit Mort [...]
I have been thoroughly enjoying drawing on the iPad. I have many applications to do so. My favorite one is Brushes, because it has a special feature called the Playback. Now, what the Playback allows … [Read More...]
Are Graffitists Merely Claiming Their “Right to the City”? The first thing we did after we signed the lease on that small stretch of street, largely shaded by a big corporate building (potent … [Read More...]
Rhapsody
Hello Robin,
I absolutely love your work, it is so beautiful and rich and vibrant!! My sister...
Art from the iPad
I am inspired by your unique style of 'comic' realism and happy urbanism subjects.
Faces And Hands
Hello Vince,
Sterling work, you obviously have an empathy for PNG in a way that I have one for I...
Faces And Hands
Great images Vince. I have some of you that may be worthy of inclusion!
Rhapsody
Joan,
Thank you!!! It's so wonderful to read such affirmations. I appreciate your words.
Robin
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