Author: Hggns
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Street Wise
I talked last time about organizational things that make the Art Students League Summer Art Market a favorite show of mine. Details like this make a show meaningful and worthwhile for both artist and public. But what makes it personal and fun- people. The SAM has retained, throughout its growth, the feel of a neighborhood block…
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Street People
Art shows of the street fair variety have become popular.They come in a wide range of styles and sizes, but what makes for a good one? Many new show are popping up along with the many that already have long histories. Organizers of art festivals typically charge $4-500 for a booth spot for the opportunity…
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New Studies
I posted a brand new Monotype that features brush work, something I haven’t done in a while. I’ve also been experimenting with mylar inserts and stencils. I cut simple shapes out of mylar, ink them, and lay them into the image, which in these examples is often made with a brayer (ink…
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Welcome to JoeHigginsMonotypes.com
Welcome to JoeHigginsMonotypes.com. It’s taken a while longer to get up and running than I anticipated. This is partly due to a wicked busy schedule, and partly due to just not being savvy enough to navigate WordPress’ rather clunky, but undeniably cost-effective software. As you see, the site is a rather skeletal affair right now.…
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A Green Manifesto: “See” Change
“Man With Torch” 30×42″, Monotype. Will be shown at The Art Students League’s Carson Gallery, “Modern Man and the Landscape”, May 17-June 28 In Spring the light moves quickly. Spring is a good time for seeing. Slapped in the face by a fresh breeze, I realize that I have been looking at things through windows and I…
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Riding on the Metro
Having to work means less time for social media. Fortunately, there’s public transportation for catching up. I can check email, Twitter and Facebook on the way to the University of Denver. I can also blog, thanks to Blogger’s iPhone app. I have a larger post in “drafts”, but chose to post this instead, because it’s…
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You Show Me Yours…
My class at Art Students League did not fill, so it is cancelled. It’s disappointing, and also leaves me with less income during a slow time of year. Fortunately, I have temp work at the University of Denver Bookstore to tide me over. I’ve been helping out during their beginning-of-quarter rushes for about three years now, and…
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Fear of a Mac Planet
Fear of a Mac Planet An artist/instructor where I teach responded to my casual suggestion that faculty could communicate and resolve various routine issues among themselves by using a dedicated Facebook group with: “I’M NOT GOING ON FACEBOOK; I DON’T HAVE TIME FOR FACEBOOK!” So much for the social media revolution. Perhaps she’s one of…
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Going Mobile
I just downloaded the Blogger app and wanted to see if I can post from my phone. I’ve been spending a lot of time on the train lately, and the ability to update my Twitter accounts and check email has turned wasted (and annoying) time in my car into fairly productive time on the way…
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“Guns don’t kill people; people kill people”, the 2nd Amendment zombies blandly assert. Case closed. Argument over. This nonsensical nursery rhyme was never menat to be parsed for its truth or falsity, in fact its central statement, that people are really their own only predators, is an argument for sensible regulation. it was meant to…
