Discovering myself while I explore how personal memories shape my experiences and create subconscious images for the subject of my work. Artists are inspired by many things, often referencing passages… Read More
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Entries for the Arts Coast Magazine
How I got “hooked” on art – Part 2
Last week I told the story about the most precious gift I ever received from my father when I was just 10 years old– a paint set. To continue my… Read More
PostMortem: 404
My painting above is one of four currently on display at the 2022 Creative Pinellas Emerging Artist Exhibition. It had a circuitous development, as most of my pieces do. You… Read More
Shakespeare’s Birthday Bash
By GJ Thompson. St Petersburg Shakespeare Festival in association with Off-Central Players is hosting The Inaugural William Shakespeare’s Birthday Bash, a day-long street festival of the arts celebrating the birth, life and works of William Shakespeare – with performances, visual art, music, street performers, activities for kids, food and drink…. Read More
Making Progress Every Day
There They Go. Today I crated and shipped 25 paintings to South Korea to be shown at the Busan Art Fair May 12-15. This is very exciting for me. It… Read More
Picasso Tunes
By Peter Tush. April 19 from 5-6 pm, Free Zoom Event. Pablo Picasso often drew inspiration for his visual art from music and composers and transformed their sounds into visual events. In return, musicians and composers from Neil Diamond to the Modern Lovers, Coleman Hawkins to Adrian Belew, have repeatedly paid tribute to Picasso. … Read More
Ready to receive! A painting by Rootman about self-love!
The Opening Night!
April 14th, 2022 6:00pm EST When I am getting out of my car, I see my mother, brother, and partner walking towards me. We walk up to the gallery and… Read More
Leading up to …
April 2nd, 2022 April 2nd was the day I was scheduled to drop off my Artworks for the Emerging Artist Exhibition. Its a semi-long drive up to Creative Pinellas with… Read More
Opening Night Was A Dream!
It’s 5:30pm, I get to the gallery early. Nobody is there yet. I finally enter, and I run to see my work hung. I am in shook. I feel proud,… Read More
