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Drawing The Line Between Art and Design

Where an artist can begin with a blank canvas and pursue a serendipitous route to an end result, a designer begins with a set of criterion and remains within set boundaries from concept through completion.

Santa’s Prayer

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Two things we need right now: a little Christmas and a little prayer. This 9″ x 12″ painting was created in watercolor, gouache and colored pencil on paper.

Sketchy Memories

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“Sequoia, In Part” – a pencil sketch of my dog, found in a sketchbook. I am currently in the concept stages of a logo development project. I always begin in my sketchbook, doodling forms and symbols, playing with shapes, sizes and letter forms until things start to connect. I go a long way with my [...]

The Film Buff

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Last weekend I was over at the local Borders bookstore and cafe. I sat down with my sketchbook and began drawing the folks at the table in the center of the room. They were all older, and were discussing films and the movie industry, spending a good portion of their conversation contrasting the three [...]

True Lies

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Those who track and analyze cultural trends generally agree that our culture has become design-driven. It’s no longer based on business or technology but on design. We consumers generally assess the value of a product or idea based on post-modern criteria: its design, its visual appeal, how we experience it, how we feel about it. [...]

Creative Differences: Illustration and Design

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By straddling two “worlds” in my design practice, I often think about one of them while engaging in the other. For instance, while working on a design project, I’ll be musing over the illustration in progress over there on my drafting table. And when I’m in my illustration mode, I’ll be considering the next step [...]

Laszlo

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I seldom get bored in meetings. There is always something or someone that catches my interest and I begin to doodle. A quick sketch of Laszlo, who was listening attentively to the guy with the microphone, occupied a few minutes of my time. Then I turned to a new page and drew someone [...]

Fisherman

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I enjoy watching people. My frequent jaunts upcoast often include visits to piers where there is an abundance of both commercial and private fishing activity. This was one of two young men who evidently spend a lot of weekend hours fishing from the pier. He takes his catch home to his family in a [...]

Drawing the Line Between Imitation and Creation

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Imitation is said to be the sincerest form of flattery, but it is the laziest form of creativity.

Do We Need A Secretary Of The Arts? A Tale Of Two Petitions

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There is an online petition with the goal of creating a better world by implementing a Secretary of the Arts position among the others in the President’s Cabinet. The petition is being circulated by Jamie Austria. When I logged on to read the petition, I found this text: To: President Barack Obama Congratulations and thank [...]

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