http://artwalaroad.com Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:35:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My dear readers—I'm moving my site from Artwala Road to www.catbennett.net.  I've so enjoyed doing this blog and meeting some of you whom I didn't know before.  I'll continue the blog as before at the new site.  I'm moving forward with several projects and wanted my site to be a ... http://artwalaroad.com/2009/03/08/585/ We had the reception for the Faculty/ Studio Artist Show last night and had a good crowd for a winter night.  It's so great to see friends and also connect with new people at these events.  Art becomes a little bit like theater at these things, a nice change from ... http://artwalaroad.com/2009/03/06/the-art-opening/ Another full day at the studio today, and again so productive.  I always start the day with a cup of tea and a little meditation then a bit of scrawling in a notebook or sketchbook—whatever comes into the mind goes onto the page.  For me it's part of the creative ... http://artwalaroad.com/2009/03/04/easeful-working/ Back to the studio today after a week away with a rotten cold and then snow yesterday.  It was really good to be back even though I got a lot done in my time at home.  For one, I've finally designed my new website and am really pleased that I ... http://artwalaroad.com/2009/03/03/567/ Yes, it's true—at this point my little eyeballs are out on stalks and spinning around like whirling dervishes. I've spent the entire weekend trying to design my new website which will have both my art and writing on view. And yes, I did design a site already on ... http://artwalaroad.com/2009/03/01/eyes-on-stalks/ [caption id="attachment_545" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="This shows the piece a few days ago. The finished piece has a portrait of Gandhi in the middle."][/caption] I've just about finished my small series of paintings, The Mahatma Gandhi Hat Company, just in time for the show to be hung on Tuesday.  I apologize ... http://artwalaroad.com/2009/02/21/done/ I've spent most of my working life meeting deadlines.  That's the life of the freelance graphic artist and there's some sense of satisfaction in being able to come up with creative solutions to situations in short time.  It's good training.  Creativity is a curious thing—it doesn't come from thinking or ... http://artwalaroad.com/2009/02/10/deadline-art/ It was a little warmer this weekend, the first break in a bitter cold spell in weeks but snow is still piled high outside.  I'm rather grateful actually as I got to have a lazy Sunday and finish Offshore by Penelope Fitzgerald.  Dear A has read her entire works and ... http://artwalaroad.com/2009/02/01/offshore/ It snows and snows here in Boston.  I stepped out for a few minutes to shovel but thought better of going down to the studio today.   Instead I've stayed cozy at home and read TIBOR KALMAN: Perverse Optimist, a book about the design career of the late Tibor Kalman.  ... http://artwalaroad.com/2009/01/28/perverse-optimist/ Will we ever forget where we were yesterday when Barack Obama was sworn in as President of the United States?  We four artists who have studios at the art center all crammed into my next door neighbor's to watch her tiny old 12" TV.  Just as things were about to ... http://artwalaroad.com/2009/01/21/a-quantum-leap/