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...
