So, what are you working on right now? I am asked this question often. Friends, family, and colleagues will ask me this when catching up; people I meet will ask… Read More
So, What Are You Working On Right Now?
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Entries for the Arts Coast Magazine
Resilience Blooms: Surrendering to Growth
“Resilience Blooms: Surrendering to Growth” is the sixth in the “Transcendence” series of oil paintings that I painted as the 2023 Emerging Artist Grantee, with Creative Pinellas. It’s a remarkable… Read More
But wait there’s more
There are thoughts about this grand experiment I’ve called the scrolls. I know if I want to move forward to make them viable for future exhibits I have to perfect… Read More
Direct and Indirect Characterization
Something I talk about regularly with my students is characterization. It’s something I have to think about regularly as I create stories and characters outside of class as well. I… Read More
The MFA Welcomes Summer with an Expanded Christian Sampson Installation
By Jennifer Ring. The connection between light and time is ancient and fascinating. It’s the subject of Christian Sampson’s latest work, Tempus Volat, Hora Fugit, at the MFA in St. Pete – an installation that scatters colored beams of light in accordance with the season and time of day…. Read More
Syncronicity
A month after it was delivered I received a facebook message from CalNY asking me if the painting “Huey Tiatoani” was still available for purchase. I confess I do not… Read More
Lotus Unfolding: Embracing Healing and Growth
Symbolism plays an important role in my work, with elements of nature such as flowers, trees, and water representing different aspects of the healing journey. By creating a visual language… Read More
Extraordinary Echoes of Cuba
By Suzanne Norman. The City of Clearwater has mounted mural-size images depicting artworks from two concurrent Cuba-related exhibitions. These enticing murals offer a glimpse of the fabulous display within the Public Library’s art galleries – works by Clyde Butcher and 19 Cuban American visual artists… Read More
My Artist Talk – The Journey to Equilibrium
Blog Post 15 – Agueda Zabisky A big THANK YOU to everyone who came to my artist talk at The Gallery at Creative Pinellas on Sunday (June 25, 2023)…. Read More
The Hollowed Resilience: A Woman Shielded from the Storms of the Past
The journey of creating these works for Creative Pinellas as the 2023 Emerging Artist Grantee has been a profound self-discovery, a cathartic process of translating emotions and experiences onto the… Read More
