Artistic Youth Alive and Well
Alrighty, I have love-hate feelings towards people with great artistic talent. I love them, because, come on, who doesn’t love great art. But at the same time I hate them because they create something that I would love to do. i dabble in pencil sketchings, but honest truth, Im not overly good.
Now, back to the art, when I talk about art I’m not talking about picasso-esque work, or work that is supposedly an ‘expression’ of how the artist is feeling or a commentary, etc. I am more into artwork that you can tell what it is by looking at it. Medium is also a major part of artistic talent, pencil, pen, charcoal, all that is great. But when someone strays from the ‘norm’ and decides to get their creative juices flowing using some other form of expresive material, THAT is amazing art!
I haven’t been to many art shows, exibits, or musems, but I know what I like when I see it. And an artist I have come across, whos work I truly admire is that of Phil Hanson. Phil has his own website where you can visit him (http://philinthecircle.com/), along with a YouTube account (http://www.youtube.com/user/Philinthecircle).
The most amazing part of this is that it is all done with his feet. I am amazed by the art, but I can’t help thinking that he must have gotten really bad leg cramps, and wondering what type of paint he was using, tempera?
Leave comments below about what your take on his work is. If you like it, check out his site, or his youtube account!
AND if you would say you are ‘pleasantly plump’ and would be willing to send me a photo that I would be able to use for a future post please send it to the following e-mail: xxquirkyxx@hotmail.com
(no names will be posted without permission, and faces blurred with eyes covered for extra anonymity)
