What difference would the song make? I am in peril!

I continue to stretch my brain artistically. There are probably no new ideas. But how would we know. Is there some GREAT COSMIC LIST OF IDEAS somewhere? My thoughts are original to me and that's all that matters. At any rate I have been thinking about the creation of images via the computer. Let the "electronic brain " do the heavy work. By using randomly generated numbers fed into a image program this should be possible. My newest technique is acrylic on paper with heat transfer images as seen in this posts entry titled Farm Girls.

Studio Listening Matter

• Bach
• John Coltrane
• Dr. John
• Latin Groove

was that song playing on the juke box? A Leonard Cohen classic?

As I continue my creative journey, what's next? It is always a temptation to try a quick fix to scratch the creative itch. Perhaps that is what I have done here. i drifted in to computer craphics again. I prefer to use the machine without input from scanners or cameras and create everything within the mchine as seen above.
One of the great advantages of the computer is the ease at which you can produce multiple images. The above is not finished. Other art-related things have taken time. I appeared at a local elemantary school for career day. Showing the kids my art and answering their questions was a lot of fun.

Studio listening matter:

• Marsha Ball
• Leo Kotke
• Pat Metheny

so this must be reality. But what

It's been a while since my last post. A lot going on. I have been trying to switch mediums. I'm changing from watercolors to acrylic. With acrylic I can paint over my mistakes. Paint application is a different process. In watercolors, the substrate you paint on makes all the difference. After all the difference in the moisture content between the brush and the paper is what makes the painting happen. Unless the acrylic is being used like watercolors the foregoing doesn't happen. The substrate is not that critical. The above piece is done on illustration board. It makes it possible to produce very sharp detail if desired. My biggest problem with the paint is to get the correct consistency so that he paint will flow. Using extender would solve this problem. But I like the quick drying paint.

could it be a dream? No, my dreams never have sawdust

This going to be a rant about heat. Why is restaurant food spicy? Virtually every item on the menu has some kind of heat . I DON'T LIKE IT! Why is it? Why is someone on a crusade to burn out my mouth? Have I offended the ASC (The American Society of Chefs) and they are seeking revenge is this orchestrated by the beverage producers to force you to consume more of their products? Every time I order I feel like I should say,"Hold the heat, please". I think that heat should be added afterward like salt and pepper. Maybe restaurants should be divided into "heat" and "no heat" areas. What is this quest for punishment that people have to eat spicy food? I have seen a person's face blush while eating spicy wings. Surely, this abuse can't good for the human body.

I think I am alone in the quest to quench the heat.

"Hey, waiter, another burrito and TWO Negra Modelos"

Studio Music:

• Carbonleaf
• Rob Thomas
• Carlos Santana
• Train

Was this for real? Could I be the target? Or

I am reaching the point in painting where my current style is no longer fun. I paint for fun. The act of creation is a rush for me. I'm not getting that rush anymore. Did I really get it painting landscapes? Does the depiction of some historic building in paint create a high? I'm not sure. I think that I get the most fun from things such as what you see at the right. I call it "freebased visual drool" or FVD. When you draw from a stream of consciousness uninhibited by restrictive thought. I drew the images as they came to me. A simple rectangle reminded me of a house from a birds-eye-view which became a view of the neighborhood form the same view, et cetera. But is it art? I don't know. Does it have to be or is the manifestation of thought on paper. At any rate I'm going to be painting more expressionistic works or at least less representational pieces.

Studio Music:

• Pink
• John Coltrane
• Stone Temple Pilots
• George Strait

Current Read:

Saints at the River by Ron Rash