PAINTING: The Art Beyond The Canvas
All art is performance. Visually the artist is the performer and the art is the performance. What happens when you approach all mediums...
ART AS A LINE OF COMMUNICATION
The artist must have something they need to express. Sounds simple. What is the implication of needing to express something, what is it...
SLOTH
I have always thought of sloth as being undesirable, unflattering, lazy, measured in terms of procrastination, leaving things undone,...
LINES: Qualities, Textures, Colors
This starts to get a little more into physical character development. What kinds of lines exist: Heavy/Thick, Thin, Perfectly straight,...
LINES: Line of Sight/Energy
We have the power to create a clear line just by looking at something. It draws others to be interested. They want to see what we see. If...
LINES: Memory of a Path
As performers, we cross the stage. It carries little lasting significance. We think of it as a means of getting us from point A to point...
LINES: Character Alignment and Logic
As you may have guessed, I was thinking about LINE in terms of physical alignment. The human body operates in three different planes. The...
LINES: Learning to See
Our world is a visual feast to gaze upon. We are constantly bombarded with visual stimulus. In fact we probably see so much, all the...
LINES: Making the Invisible Visible
Today I worked in the studio with the concept of LINE! It was a gift that kept on giving. My investigation started by working in a group...
Thoughts on Falling
One of the interesting observations that I've had about getting on and off the floor is that there is a state of panic, often chaos,...
