Paul Chikamasa Horiuchi (Japanese: 堀内 親正, April 12, 1906 – August 29, 1999) American painter and collagist. He was born in Yamanashi, Japan, and studied art from an early age. After immigrating to the United States in his early teens, he spent many years as a railroad…
Finding my voice Part 4 of a multi part collection [ Read art 1 here, Part 2 here, Part 3 here] Do you ever find yourself creating something and then looking at it days later and hating it? I find…
Finding my voice Part 3 of a multi part collection [ Read art 1 here, Part 2 here ] I am struggling and experimenting lately; working to create a recognizable style and approach to my work. I want to find…
Finding my voice Part 2 (read part 1 here) I am working to create a recognizable style and approach to my work, to find my “voice”. The artists that i admire, can be recognized without seeing attribution. I am hoping…
Finding My Voice Part 1 When i think of the artists that i admire, i know that i can see their work and recognize their hand in the work often without seeing attribution. The way they paint and the narrative…
One of the things that my life partner Laura and i have missed the most during Covid is travel. Getting a Covid puppy, that turned out to have motion sickness for the first 8 months didn’t help either. Jobs and…
I love the outdoors. During this time of Covid, i have found myself locked inside more than i like. This self-imposed imprisonment has been a daily struggle against frustration, anxiety and the need for motion. I have found a salve…
We purchased our home in Burien, Washington 2 years ago. I was very excited since it had 2 garages (a single car garage on each side) and the back of one had been a wine cellar for the previous owner.…
Every morning my garden is a scene of choreographed chaos as the birds in our Pacific Northwest area take turns flitting and exploring our back yard. It starts with the crows and jays. They often wake us up with their…
50 days ago i started The 100 Day Project (the100dayproject.org). A challenge to do a simple act of creativity for 100 days. What i have found is that i have enjoyed the challenge, i am creating a ton of ideas…
Claude Monet found ample subjects for his famous waterlily paintings right in the sanctuary of his own garden. I am not a world renown impressionist, but i too am finding joy and inspiration close at hand as we all are…
As an artist, I always hope that the art that i create finds a home that appreciates and loves how it speaks to the human’s that engage with the work. So what are on my own walls (besides examples of…
Inspiration. Moods. Themes. Reference. Techniques. I use my Pinterest account as a scrap book for ideas, concepts, imagery, inspiration and challenge. You can find my Pinterest profile at http://Pinterest.com/scotbris…
My wife and I spent 2 weeks in Scotland and Northern England this Spring. It was a trip we had been planning for 10 years. Things (life, work, money…) always got in the way. We finally went to Scotland in…
I sometimes wish I had never studied art. I try to stay motivated, to be creative, but sometimes I just can’t draw… right? It’s like my mind and eye aren’t working together and I hate everything. sometimes I just can’t…
