Musings & Ramblings
A place to share my thoughts, however random or unrelated they may be. While these began simply as a way to express my thoughts creatively, I found that I enjoy writing and I love language so expect to find a fair bit of it here.
Often it will be artwork in progress or behind the scenes look into my creative process. Possibly some new discovered artist or piece of art that I found exciting. Occasionally it may even feature that which has nothing to do with art at all, but still has it's place in the studio be it music, books or movies. In any case I hope you find something that strikes your fancy!
Ramble On...
A titan in the field of illustration left us on Halloween day of last week.
I have been struggling to find the words on this one since as Greg Hildebrandt and his brother Tim were possibly two of the greatest artistic influences on me growing up, and throughout my art career to date. Beyond that they were also the most genuine and kindhearted ...
So the very first thing that I imagine you are wondering as you open this particular blog entry and double check that posted date is: "Did it really take Ben eleven years to paint this painting?". The simple answer is "No, it did not". It took just over one year, largely because of the day job and life itself making their own ...
Tomorrow marks the year anniversary of this website’s creation and to celebrate, I am making my first “Work in Progress” post. This has been requested more than anything else since the website launched, and while I have been looking forward to doing such a post, the opportunity has not presented itself until recently.
As a working staff and ...
Art and music have always had close ties. One reason could be because their creators are both considered artists in their own right (after all we refer to the former as a “Visual Artist” just as the latter are given the title “Musical Artist”), another might be because of the strong likelihood of finding your favorite visual artists at work surrounded ...
New Year's day has come and gone and we find ourselves days away from closing out the first month in 2013. I like many others made the obligatory New Years resolutions, pondering ways to make life better for myself and those around me. While the ever popular “healthier eating habits” do in fact feature in this list, there is one in particular that ...
An artist goes through many stages when defining the terms for personal and professional "Success". The word itself is subject to interpretation and engenders many impassioned responses, all of which are valid when one considers that at its heart success is a very personal and ever moving target. Should one find themselves actually achieving ...
No artist is without their influences. Every one of us can point to at least a handful of artists that have in some way shaped our own work, or otherwise inspired us to strive for excellence in our chosen field. For most of us, that handful is more like a truckload. Some of these artists provide brief flashes of inspiration that excite us with possibilities, ...