by Julia Rymer | Aug 27, 2019 | Creative Process, Creativity, Inspiration, Painting
At its core, art is about leaving a mark. This ranges from the conceptual work that leaves a thought in a viewer’s mind, to a three-dimensional sculpture carving out space, to the ubiquitous gestural mark in painting and drawing. The last is the mark that most...
by Julia Rymer | Aug 27, 2019 | Creative Process, Creativity, Inspiration, Painting, Projects
Painting is slow. It requires time, and attention, and engagement. Painting is without algorithm or artificial intelligence; rather, it is the most human of intelligence. It is the oldest intelligence, begat from the hands of ancient peoples, tens of thousands of...
by Jessica Loving-Campos | Nov 5, 2018 | Art Exhibition, Creative Process, Creativity, Inspiration, Painting, Projects, Uncategorized
In 2018, I was commissioned by a client in California to create a large oil painting. It was a piece in reference to one I had completed earlier that year. Here is the process from start to finish.Before the start of a project, I ask the client a series of questions...
by Julia Rymer | Sep 29, 2018 | Creative Process, Creativity, Inspiration, Painting
A personal essay exploring the intersection of art, science and the transcendent experience.by Julia RymerWhen I look at the sky, I feel as if I live in it. It is a subsuming force, one I observe constantly throughout the day. I am caught in the interactions of cloud...
by Julia Rymer | Sep 4, 2018 | Creative Process, Creativity, Inspiration, Painting, Projects
The public shaming– and defense– of actor Geoffrey Owens, the Cosby Show cast member who was recently “caught” working as a cashier at a Trader Joe’s in New Jersey by various news outlets, struck me. I think it hit the nerve of every creative person,...
by Julia Rymer | Aug 8, 2018 | Art Exhibition, Creative Process, Creativity, Inspiration, Painting, Projects
I’m battling my way through my work, preparing for an upcoming show, but also, as always, simply doing the work: creating, destroying, pondering, playing in the studio. Marking up canvases and instantly regretting the marks, or sometimes– not often– loving what I have...
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