Monday, June 27, 2011

Tools of the Trade

Sometimes an artist's supplies are traditional: watercolor paints, sketchpads, charcoal pencils, sable brushes, etc. Often these are supplemented by more inventive tools. Where the general population might see a spatula as a baking utensil, an artist sees something that will scrape and manipulate paint. You and I stir fry up bok choy and shrimp in a wok; June's Artist X uses one to create the rounded forms for his "Moons of Jupiter" sculpted forms.
Here is a first look at his artwork. This:





Helps make these:

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