After a FUN weekend....
Just a quick update.
I always stress artists should take their weekends off. Enjoy the outside. Eat BBQ'd meat. Go to movies. Go to the ocean(if you can). It separates one week from another and you meet the next Monday somewhat refreshed. We were getting cabin fever as the last few weekends I did have some work to finish.
Had a fun weekend starting with Friday when we met some artist friends over in Bristol, RI for a late dinner after a quick trip to a local literary fantasy conference...then Saturday had a BBQ with friends locally here, and Sunday shot up to Cape Cod to Dennis Mass to see an artist demo by Michael Whelan and Michael Mariano, at the Cape Cod Art Museum(I didn't know there was one!). Nice time catching up with Mike Whelan, I just finished the bio/appreciation of him for the Japanese Worldcon book. A good spirited show of these two guys painting on the spot. Homework for me, as I will be doing the same thing with Whelan in Japan at the Japanese World SF Con in about five weeks!
Oh, tonight at 10pm on PBS, Simon Sharma's Power of Art....features J.M.W. Turner, my #1 influence and inspiration.
More pictures soon....
I always stress artists should take their weekends off. Enjoy the outside. Eat BBQ'd meat. Go to movies. Go to the ocean(if you can). It separates one week from another and you meet the next Monday somewhat refreshed. We were getting cabin fever as the last few weekends I did have some work to finish.
Had a fun weekend starting with Friday when we met some artist friends over in Bristol, RI for a late dinner after a quick trip to a local literary fantasy conference...then Saturday had a BBQ with friends locally here, and Sunday shot up to Cape Cod to Dennis Mass to see an artist demo by Michael Whelan and Michael Mariano, at the Cape Cod Art Museum(I didn't know there was one!). Nice time catching up with Mike Whelan, I just finished the bio/appreciation of him for the Japanese Worldcon book. A good spirited show of these two guys painting on the spot. Homework for me, as I will be doing the same thing with Whelan in Japan at the Japanese World SF Con in about five weeks!
Oh, tonight at 10pm on PBS, Simon Sharma's Power of Art....features J.M.W. Turner, my #1 influence and inspiration.
More pictures soon....
posted by Bob Eggleton (Zillabob) | 10:48 AM
4 Comments:
Is Worldcon after or around the same time as Gencon in Indianapolis? I was wondering if you were going to have a booth this year there.
Oh, and check your email, Mr. Eggleton - I have sent you an "important" message! haha
Dear Bob,
Thought of you and Mare today, as I walked past a whole stack of art books. I picked up a Turner book. I look through the Turner book I purchase the Turner book.....
I have a few others in the series, and I like them for the in depth analysis of brush strokes and techniques for a select few works.
I wish we had more 'art' shows on the idiot box in Australia. The one recent ray of joy was the Rolf Harris Portraits series, which we recorded. Sigh. You Americans win again....
I am living in my laundry, trying to dye against the clock, so I understand about deadlines - though yours are of a far more important nature!
Stephen-keep forgetting when Gencon is. I usually don't go. Just too much travelling and not really thrilled about going to INdianapolis.
Annie-Yeah, Turner is something isn't he? The show bowled me over. I'm surprised it wasn't there-it's a BBC show. He was a rabble rouser, shit-stirrer and all...I love him!!!
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