Brandoch-Daha

We fall into new times. Everyday there is something new it seems. It seemed like it was time for a new computer. Trying to transfer my old tools over to the new computer and system is a frustrating proposition. One gets very comfortable and very familiar with the equipment they are used to using, and whereas one might think that it is 'all the same', it really truly is not. I think people don't realize how good they get at the tools they use. We use a pencil and paper. We use oil paints. we use acrylics. Paint on canvas behaves so much differently than paint on board. It is human nature to become very good with one particular set of tools, be it in the kitchen with a favourite knife, or at a desk or easel with a particular set of favourite brushes. So what I discover today after the pain of trying to locate my original serial number for my current preferred software and re-downloading on the computer, is a few observations. 1. All my custom brushes, and downloads over the

What is it that defines what an artist is? Who an artist is? What is an artist's portfolio? I used to sketch incessantly. I used to go through a sketchbook in a month. I still can at times in my life. I love the works of other artists, I like seeing how people can do amazing works in different styles. I like being surprised by things. I like to challenge myself, too. These things may or may not show in my online portfolio at all. I have boxes of paintings, both finished and unfinished, all seeking some strange perfection of a thing we call beauty. We seek to reconcile what appear to be incongruities in life in this respect, and explore as we go. I draw from life, I draw from photos, I draw from imagination. I love old movies, I love the colours of film and photos from the 60's. I can't judge a person from a small sample of what they do without knowing them as a person first. These were part of a series of sketches I did in my sketchbook, leading up towards a commissioned painting. I