Sketchbook. August 20, 2011 (Insomnia)

I've been a bit behind on updating my blog at the moment, so there is a bit of a back log.

The drawing above was done late at night. I seem to do quit well with my insomnia drawings, I guess its becuase I'm not quit there, so I am a bit more relaxed about the marks I make. I used watercolours, colouring pencils, and ball point pen for this piece.

The Carnegie Museum of Art

Some of my favorite works from the Carnegie Museum of Art..

Stairs leading to the Exhibitions

Nightmare of Faces, by Andrey Ainoff

Andrey Ainoff

Landscape, by Francis Bacon

Number 4, by Jackson Pollock

Yellow and Blue, by Mark Rothko

Nudes by Arthur B. Davis

Amaret in the Garden of Adonis by John Dickson Balten

The Old Fence, by John Currin

Tran Duc Van by Jeff Wall

Rothko and I

I went to the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh yesterday, and by complete surprise I came upon a Mark Rothko. More pacifically, Mark Rothko's, 'Untitled (Yellow, Blue and Orange), 1955.

I never thought I would have the privilege of seeing one of his paintings, I at least thought I would have to go to New York.

It is true though, the emotions you feel when looking at one of his paintings. It might have just been  the surprise and the joy I felt from stumbling across it, but there was definitely an over whelming sense of emotion, a feeling of lightness and happiness.

I hope that is an emotion I can frequent upon often.

I will definitely go back to the Carnegie art museum, even if its just to see, Untitled, (Yellow, Blue, and Orange) again!

Butler County Fair

Some photos I took while at the Butler County Fair, on the 4th of July. I have to say I was not happy with the quality and mostly they did not turn out so well, I do not get along very well with the camera I was using. The top photo is my favorite!

Sketchbook. August 5, 2011

Sketchbook. August 4, 2011

'Were Raising Kids That Raise Themselves.'

Sketchbook. August 2, 2011

This is what happens when you are really bored, and have nothing to draw except the apple that's sitting on your desk....

If one wants to be clever about it, I'd say it referred back to the Garden of Eden, and the forbidden fruit. 

The apple is no different than Pandora's Box.