Author: KEV
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Inspiration: Bobbie Russon
I saw Bobbie Russon’s work a couple of years ago, but recently I rediscovered it and felt a strong connection with what I’m doing lately. Many of her pieces have a psychological aspect as they are more than cute portraits of kids (which don’t interest me). In her pieces with full figures she sets up…
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Brad Brown
After a week spent working on a mixed media altered book, I am very interested in creating smaller collage and paint pieces. One artist that always inspires is Brad Brown. I love his sense of the materials. The work is not about creating an illusion, but of reveling in gloppy paints, crusty layers of papers…
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Ballad of the Sad Young Men
A bit of inspiration for some of these pieces. I’ve always loved this song, especially the one sung by Rickie Lee Jones. Sing a song of sad young man Glasses full of rye All the news is bad again so Kiss your dreams goodbye All the sad young men Sitting in the bars Knowing…
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Driving Down a Road to Nowhere; Driving Down a Road to Somewhere
For an abstract painter, where nearly everything in life is abstract, painting is very much like driving down a road to nowhere. At the same time it is very much like driving down a road to somewhe… Source: Driving Down a Road to Nowhere; Driving Down a Road to Somewhere
calling to my nightbird 