PRESERVE LIFE

"I feel the only thing you can do about life is preserve it, by art if you're and artist, by children if you're not."
                     ~Philip Larkin~  'Letters to Monica'

Beach Boy
Pastel on Canson paper

REDO

Working in watercolors has always been an adventure for me. It's definitely not my best medium. I have started pulling out old paintings that I was unhappy with, and reworking them with acrylics (thank you Chris Forsey). Below is one that I worked on the last few nights. I'm not sure it's any better but certainly a lot more colorful!

Second Life

DISTURBED

Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.
             ~Cesar Cruz~

Who's There
Reduction Linocut
John Brisson

GRADUATION

For 25 years I have coached baseball at Big Bear's high school. This time of the year is always a bit emotional as our seniors leave us to move on to their new lives. I thought this speech (small segment) from Jim Carey was pretty spectacular!

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PRINTMAKING LINKS

Here are two links to sites that have descriptions of the many types of printmaking techniques.
 http://www.monoprints.com/techniques/printmaking.php

http://www.paceprints.com/techniques

Good Sax
Reduction Linocut
John Brisson

CRITICISM

"One of the most valuable things that one of my art teachers said to me was, 'Don't get upset by criticism. Value the fact that at least someone noticed what you did."
    ~Chris Moss~

On High
Acrylic painting
John Brisson

PAINTING

"The painter will produce pictures of little merit if he takes the works of others as his standard"
     ~Leonardo da Vinci~

Boothbay Harbor
Pastel on Canson paper
John Brisson

DISNEY TRIP

Spent a few days at Disneyland with my grand kids. Remember reading that the reason grandchildren have so much energy is because they suck it out of the grandparents. So true. I'm exhausted!!