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Inner Wrestling
Posted by Gregory Johnson on
Whenever I create a new work, many times it sets off an inner struggle. I see flaws, mistakes, accidents, problems of technique and color, and so on. Then the back and forth begins. Should I scrap it, or are the flaws what make it interesting? Are those really flaws at all?
The Masters
Posted by Gregory Johnson on
What makes a "master"? Is it the breadth and scope of the artist's body of work? Is it the execution? The ability to speak volumes in a single panel? Probably all of these, and more.
Inspiration
Posted by Gregory Johnson on
This got me thinking about the idea of inspiration. Where does it come from? Why are artists excited about one thing, and not another? Is it the "muse" that excites us
Jazz, Abstract Art, and the Nature of Creating in the Moment, By Mike Briggs, Web Designer, Smithsonian Museum of African Art
Posted by Gregory Johnson on
I asked a friend of mine to guest-blog on this site because I admire his overall knowledge of the arts. Below is his entry.
Discouragement
Posted by Gregory Johnson on
I'm a big Jerry Saltz fan. For those of you who don't know, Jerry Saltz is a very well known Pulitzer Prize winning art critic. It may seem strange to those of you who know me that I would be a fan of an art critic. I generally abhor critics of all kinds. I refer to them as "goalies" who stop true creativity in its tracks with withering, high-brow, elitist negative reviews of art, film, music, etc. It's only an opinion, after all, no matter what background you may or may not have. I am pretty darn certain that if he were to walk into a room filled with my art, he would either wretch or smirk, maybe both.