http://popgoestheartist.com My adventures in the creative life. Sat, 26 Apr 2008 05:06:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There are a number of things I find very intimidating to draw: clear and reflective objects (like glass), drapery, and trees (something about branches and foliage confounds me, I don't know why). Lately, though, I've been inspired by the example of my lovely roommate, who happens to be a ... http://popgoestheartist.com/2008/04/26/trying-new-things/ Friday afternoon I went downtown to visit the National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, two museums conveniently housed in the same building. My intention was to find a nice portrait bust and sketch it, but that didn't pan out. There were a lot of nice ... http://popgoestheartist.com/2008/03/17/saamnpg/ I recently decided to participate in the 101 Things In 1001 Days project. I'm doing this for a variety of reasons, including my love for list-making and the feeling that the upcoming changes in my life will go more easily if I take a more pro-active approach to other ... http://popgoestheartist.com/2008/03/15/101-in-1001/ I've been having some problems renewing my domain name, problems which the company I got it from are still trying to figure out, so things may (but probably won't) be weird around here at some point, until they figure it out.  I'm not really sure; the tech support person was ... http://popgoestheartist.com/2008/02/11/just-fyi/ "The humility of the early Italian painters constantly compels me to imitate them. Personality cults by contemporary painters infuriate me. One must seek the opposite, fade away more every day, find exactness only in the art of painting, and always forget oneself. Instead, one sees nothing but self exhibitionism, personal ... http://popgoestheartist.com/2008/01/27/balthus-on-painting/