by Rich Brimer | Apr 25, 2010 | General, memior, Painting, Plein Air |
So, I had a very nice week to paint in and around San Luis Obispo with a few artists from the California Art Club. The weather was nice, but scattered showers caused the fair weather artists to stay indoors. I did a total of 5 plein air studies and a still life. I...
by Rich Brimer | Sep 2, 2009 | memior, Painting |
Here is a repost of a painting called “The other side” that. I started it in 2004. It took until 2007 to get it all finished up. I only have this video, but it is pretty nice to see it up close. If you have a current version of QuickTime on your computer...
by Rich Brimer | Jul 27, 2009 | General, memior, quotes |
Each of us have probably seen a National Geographic expedition to the top of a snow capped mountain. I once had my own travels to the Matterhorn in Switzerland. At its base, it stands a mere 10,695 feet while at the peak, it stands 14,691 feet. By no means is it...
by Rich Brimer | Jul 24, 2009 | beauty, memior |
On Creativity. (Reposted) I have spent some time teaching small children. It seems to me that the younger someone may be, the more likely one is to raise their hand to the question, “Who in this room is an artist?†As a child, there is little to loose in being...
by Rich Brimer | Oct 24, 2008 | beauty, memior |
On another website that I often read, the question was asked… “When did you forget how to draw? – How can we reconnect with our playful, creative, expressive element of our humanity?” I stopped actually drawing twenty years ago, when I got...
by Rich Brimer | Sep 24, 2008 | beauty, face of love, memior |
We should never mistake glamor for beauty. All that glitters is not gold. Some of the most beautiful moments in life can be the most difficult to look at. Think of the messiness of birth… the broken water, the blood, the crying, the after-birth, but all is...
