The Aries Sessions

Yesterday was the start of something quite special, I think. We've started a series of panel discussions at one of my galleries in Second Life. The panel consisted of 3 artists, a visual artist (me), a poet (Stosh Quartz) and a musician/writer (Rosedrop Rust). DaVince Isle Arts SIM owner Ppmediadev Blinker posed the questions. The panel will change for each event.

The questions focused on the artistic process as experienced by artists working in the different genres. They were truly thought provoking questions and the discourse that followed was fascinating. It seems no matter the medium, the creative process crosses all borders of expression.

The Aries Sessions will take place once a month on the second Sunday of each month. The time will be announced. For some in depth, intellectual conversation, please join us.... from the comfort of your own home!

Want to watch a painting?

I started another big abstract oil painting recently, and thought it might be fun to post images of the painting in progress. The inspiration for this one is a poem titled "Triggers" written by a friend, Philippe Pascal, and it's about the touch of a pianists fingers. I listened to Chopin while doing the underpainting and now I really have my work cut out for me! I'll post pictures of my progress as I get them and we'll see where we go from there. Hope you enjoy~

The Art of Collaboration

I recently had the opportunity to work with a poet that I met in Second Life. A non-profit arts organization, DaVinci Isle, sponsored a poetry auction to raise money for the War Child Charity.(a charity devoted to providing aid to children conscripted to wars around the globe) People bid on the participating poets, meaning that if they won the bid, they would work with the poet who would then write a personal poem based on the thoughts and/or desires described to them by the winners. I offered to do a painting using the poem written by the poet who won with the highest bid. I in this case, the poet's Second Life name is Skylar Smythe. I won't take the liberty of publishing the poem here as it was based on the personal input given her by her winner and the poet's own personal insights. However, I will share the mixed water media painting that I created after reading the work. As an artist, I would never presume to interpret another artist's work; I would, however, show my reaction to the work with paint. The title of the piece is "The Escape"

Hearts and minds working together, worlds apart but brought together by art. Life is good.