I have become addicted to making promotional art gifs (Graphics Interchange Format) using characters from my paintings. These are fun and easy to make using any of the gif-making sites out there and, if you have some spare time, you may find it rewarding to explore these as eye-catching promos for up-coming sales, demos, or…
Tag: monro art
Postcards as Art Souvenirs
Certain images are irresistible to me and I have long collected bits and pieces from magazines and newspapers, postcards sent by friends, old photos, and the odd doodle for my collection. I guess it was inevitable that I would eventually produce my own cards, both original and professionally printed. I have a difficult time keeping…
Change is Scary
Changes, even small changes, are difficult because the outcome is never guaranteed and our rationalizations will be working overtime to thwart our efforts. After all, we’ve made it this far being just as we are now, haven’t we? …
It all Begins with Gratitude and Acceptance
If you are still walking the planet at this moment, you have likely found ways to recover and cope. The only way I have found to move forward…
Ochre – Color as Inspiration
If yellow represents happiness and optimism, then ochre, (yellow with a distinctive dinginess) represents those same sentiments with a dose of healthy realism added to the mix…
A Future Foretold
If I had known what the future held in store for me I would have alternated between locking myself in the bathroom, refusing to come out and lazy complacency…
October Outsider Artwork-Bats, Zombies!
My bat artwork has sold well this month, with several pieces going to collectors in Europe. Here are a few…
On Collecting Postcards
The request I get most often is for me to mail the card from our local post office here in Tubac, Arizona because of its reputation as an art community. I am happy to do this…
A White, Plastered Wall
“This amuses me,” I thought to myself one morning and it occurred to me that this unadorned, rather retiring backyard wall had actually become, for me, a sort of muse…
