10 Days of Aesthetics: Conclusion (Day 10)
*Read this series from the beginning.* Language is a clear problem in articulating the concepts this essay addresses. We tend to apply only one adjective to a noun. So we may say Human Drapery 3 …
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10 Days of Aesthetics: The Beautiful (Day 7)
*Read this series from the beginning.* Historically beauty and aesthetics go hand in hand. The question of beauty is the primary question of aesthetics. In the Thomist tradition, beauty is considered a transcendental with concepts …
The Development of an Artistic Voice, Part 4… The Stratum Series
The Stratum Series is an excellent example of something good coming out of complete failure. When I was working on the Hatching Series I noticed that the paper I glued down became translucent. Since I …
The Development of an Artistic Voice, Part 3… The Hatching Series
If you have not read Part 1 or Part 2 of this series you may want to do so prior to reading this installment. I’ve let this series lag for far to long but I am finally …
The Development of an Artistic Voice, Part 2… The Polychrome Series
If you have not read Part 1 of this series you may want to do so prior to reading this installment. When I first sketched out the idea for the Societal Portraits, it was my …