98. Wave 2
oil on canvas
Blake Betteridge 2009
Thursday, September 10, 2009
I'm back.
Hi.
I'm back. I feel the need to explain my absence.
Over the Summer I have been in quite an artistic slump. Now and then I had found myself able to scratch out a painting here or there, but I haven't been able to really sustain any effort. The fall into this slump didn't feel like going off a cliff, it felt like a really gradual tumble. I could once feel painting in my bones, but then I couldn't. I felt myself gradually withdraw from art.
It was right after my show, A Ton of Bricks, came out. It felt like the end of a really huge effort. When the show was completed I felt relieved enough to put down my paintbrush for a break, but it went on and on until I didn't feel like I could paint any more.
95. What Now? is one of the paintings I made while in my slump that pretty much explains how I was feeling at the time.
95. What Now?
Originally uploaded by art progress
A couple weeks ago I sat down and decided to try to paint again. I put on The Beach Boys' Surfer Girl and began to paint a wave. Then I listened to Surfin' U.S.A and finished the wave. It only took me about an hour. I've painted a couple more waves since then and I'm about to start my hundredth painting. I can kind of feel painting in my bones again. This slump has taught me that if I ever want to want to see the heights reached by great men I must keep moving and working.
Thanks for your patience while I was slumping. If you peep this last page and a half of blog, I've posted most of the A Ton of Bricks show. See you soon.
Blake
PS: Here's a review of A Ton of Bricks that was in a real newspaper!
And here's another (from a REAL newspaper!)
87. Selective Morality of the Lord
87. Selective Morality of the Lord
oil on canvas
Blake Betteridge 2009
oil on canvas
Blake Betteridge 2009
74. Sean Taylor Meets Punisher #1
74. Sean Taylor Meets Punisher #1
oil on canvas
Blake Betteridge 2009
oil on canvas
Blake Betteridge 2009
Sunday, March 29, 2009
An Announcement.
An Announcement.
I am pleased to announce my first major art exhibition. The exhibition, entitled A Ton of Bricks, will focus on the portraits of prominent Edmontonians. These portraits aim to capture their subjects in an unrepeatable moment in time. Upon completion of the show the portraits will be given to their subjects free of charge.
"I want to paint portraits because portraits hold immediate personal value to the painting's subject," Blake Betteridge.
The show will open May 16th, 2009 and will run for six weeks at The Artery (9535 - Jasper Avenue).
Blake
I am pleased to announce my first major art exhibition. The exhibition, entitled A Ton of Bricks, will focus on the portraits of prominent Edmontonians. These portraits aim to capture their subjects in an unrepeatable moment in time. Upon completion of the show the portraits will be given to their subjects free of charge.
"I want to paint portraits because portraits hold immediate personal value to the painting's subject," Blake Betteridge.
The show will open May 16th, 2009 and will run for six weeks at The Artery (9535 - Jasper Avenue).
Blake
Monday, March 9, 2009
Saturday, January 17, 2009
72. Lucy, City of Edmonton Employee
72. Lucy, City of Edmonton Employee
Oil on canvas
Blake Betteridge 2009
Oil on canvas
Blake Betteridge 2009
Saturday, January 10, 2009
71. The Beautiful Death of a Decorative Bouquet
71. The Beautiful Death of a Decorative Bouquet
Oil on Canvas
Blake Betteridge 2009
Thank you for all the support in 2008. I'm so very greatful for the reception I recieved.
Here's to you, blog reader!
Blake.
Oil on Canvas
Blake Betteridge 2009
Thank you for all the support in 2008. I'm so very greatful for the reception I recieved.
Here's to you, blog reader!
Blake.
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