by Cyd Rust | Sep 8, 2014 | Art Events & Awards, Blog, Paintings
I’m not quite certain what happened this week…but I think perhaps I have been watching one too many competitions on the food channels. I began a new canvas, layering, removing, dancing, layering…you know the drill. And the next thing I knew, I was...
by Cyd Rust | Sep 1, 2014 | Blog, Paintings
The Dance Continues. This last week, I took one of the 30″ x 40″ canvases I had started, and decided to continue enjoying the dance of the previous week, along with its color play, but on a larger scale. The results overwhelmed me. The palette changed...
by Cyd Rust | Aug 18, 2014 | Art Events & Awards, Blog
This is a difficult post to write. My memory is still filled with an almost minute by minute replay of the High Park Fire that began June 9, 2012, in northern Colorado. A memory of flames and smoke that were frighteningly visible. Initially this monster fire was...
by Cyd Rust | Aug 11, 2014 | Art & Life, Blog, Paintings
This past weekend was one of celebration for my family. It marked the four year anniversary of the medical crisis that changed my life. Or rather that took my life, then gave it back forever changed. So much has happened in the past four years, as I have struggled to...
by Cyd Rust | Aug 7, 2014 | Blog, Paintings
Summer is nearing an end. Kids are either already back in school, or getting ready. And here in Colorado, that means one thing…the hottest days of the year are just ahead of us. It seemed the perfect time for a water inspired piece. My son’s first home...
by Cyd Rust | Jun 24, 2014 | Blog, Creative Process
Recently I took two weeks off from the outside world and for all intents and purposes locked myself in the studio. Just me, and what ended up being seven 30″ x 40″ canvases along with a handful of smaller canvases I always have around. To say I needed a...
by Cyd Rust | Jun 19, 2014 | Blog, Creative Process
Centuries ago, being an artist was to be part of a trade craft. You learned your skills from those before you. The techniques were passed from generation to generation as in all the trades. Those eager and willing to accept the challenge of learning the craft were...
by Cyd Rust | Jun 3, 2014 | Blog, Painting Process
I am currently nearing the end of my second week of my “Paintacation”. (My self coined word for a Painting Vacation). It has been a rough year, and this was definitely the best thing I could have done for myself. It has taken this class to remind me...
by Cyd Rust | Apr 15, 2014 | Blog, Creative Process
The last two weeks I have talked about repurposing artwork, and asking for help. That seems like two totally separate thoughts, right? Not if you have sought out the irrepressible and inspirational Flora Bowley! Flora is the Author of “Brave Intuitive...
by Cyd Rust | Apr 8, 2014 | Blog, Painting Process
When I walked into my studio Sunday, I knew I needed help. Some of the paintings I had been working on had dried while I was out ill, I didn’t know what to do, and to be quite honest, I’d lost my mojo. In fact that’s putting it mildly, I had hit the...
by Cyd Rust | Apr 1, 2014 | Blog, Painting Process, Paintings
Recently it seems the ultimate in trendy words is “repurposing.” It is being tossed around as if it is some new and magical discovery never before heard of. In reality, we in the art world know that repurposing is a centuries old practice. Many famous...
by Cyd Rust | Mar 25, 2014 | Blog, Creative Process
The past two months have been a joyful blur of creative energy. I love when these moods hit. The studio becomes a beehive of activity, and painting and prepping stations crop up all over the studio even spilling out into the aisle. To say it is something of a mess...
