A new art piece update will be published later, first to drone on about some other topics in the new year. My previous post was in August of last year. Reading it back was an interesting experience. The drained feeling I mentioned back then didn’t really dissipate soon after publishing it, and my soul search… Continue reading The road ahead
‘Inkthart’ (Painting 52)
A new painting. A new medium. An experiment, and most likely a new beginning. After finishing number 51 I felt drained. I did not really feel the desire to continue with a new painting, despite having over a dozen concepts lying around waiting to be realised – inspiration wasn’t the issue. After Viraemia I felt… Continue reading ‘Inkthart’ (Painting 52)
‘St3f’ (Painting 51)
I’ve had this idea for years. An idea that has become reality. Painting number 51. A (transformed) portrait of Australian model Stefania Ferrario. I’m not being entirely truthful with my opening there. I did try something similar to this, with a digital painting, last year. When I abandoned my experiment with digital media, I removed… Continue reading ‘St3f’ (Painting 51)
‘Viraemia’ (Painting 50)
3 years. 50 paintings. A personal milestone. This morning marked the end of what I now regard as my first phase with this whole painting thing I’ve been keeping myself busy with since 2017. Starting with watercolour on mostly 300g A4 paper sheets, to making the shift to gouache on 640g cotton and ever larger… Continue reading ‘Viraemia’ (Painting 50)
A Welcome to RighArt and A Farewell to Idelbalch
Welcome to this rebranded and face-lifted online portfolio of mine, formerly called IDELBALCH, currently called RighArt! This is the tale of maturing and coming to a point that I might as well embrace the hobby, fully and utterly, because it makes the most sense at this point. As of last month I have officially passed… Continue reading A Welcome to RighArt and A Farewell to Idelbalch