But they were all of them deceived,
For more rings were made:
Five were given to the Ents,
Who used them to summon Captain Planet.
Art and Photography
Posts featuring my art and photography!
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My First 3 Days of #Inktober 2023
For the first time ever, I’m participating in Inktober! Every year, artists of all kinds challenge themselves to do ink drawings based on prompts for each day in October. (See the list of prompts here.) I’ll be working in India ink, sometimes with a nib pen and sometimes with a brush. Though I aim to … Read more
“The Mind Is a Frightening Place” Show Statement & Pictures
First, the original promotion and artist statement: Visit the Downtown Improvement District Office September–October to see Art Alliance member Randi Anderson’s exhibition, The Mind is a Frightening Place, an exhibition of acrylic paintings and poetry that explore the inner world of desires, fears, and mental illness. Is your mind a safe place? I wonder how … Read more
“Midsommar Crowns” Show Statement & Reflection
Original artist statement for the Midsommar Crowns show at the Bellefonte Art Museum, February 2022. A brief reflection follows! In the 2019 horror film Midsommar, there’s a striking emotional core in which the heroine Dani’s emotional vulnerability is treated as a burden and outright annoyance by her emotionally stunted, indecisive, and indifferent boyfriend, for whom she … Read more
Painting: “The Blessed Virgin’s Rose”
After a long time away (indeed, almost a decade!), I’ve started painting again this summer at the encouragement of a local artist whom I met at a museum exhibit. Once I’d done a couple of experimental acrylic paintings on canvas board, I decided to try my hand at a little religious art on canvas. For … Read more