I am a scribbler on the margins. The body of the first draft of any post here seldom gets through without some serious corrective scribbles on the margins, at least the e-margins. I don’t use much paper anymore, so maybe … Continue reading Scribbling On The Margins
The theme I celebrate for this month is My Artsy Side As usual, my Aspie traits demands that I dig deeper into subjects that interest me. With that in mind, I have decided to dig deeply into unconventional art. Of … Continue reading Celebrating Art
I will let the picture say it all…. Continue reading MME67 – Nature’s Beauty
After many months of study and experiments I have currently settled on two versions of being artsy at RJsCorner. I have also renamed the general category to Outsider Art. This post will kinda explain what all this means. Continue reading Outsider Art… And Other Such Things
As you can see, I am still experimenting with various techniques and colors to find my personal version of artsy. This one might be too artsy, but it was just how I felt when I made it. Maybe my unpredictability … Continue reading MME8 – The Brew House
I just finished a book entitled “Embracing Retirement” by Gary Tretwell. It gave me some new insight into how to live my final years on this earth. I need something that exercises my brain just as much as you do … Continue reading I Need A Brain Duster
I’m kinda proud of this one. I think the colors are near perfect and the composition certainly embraces the title. The original inspiration was from a photo I took while we were living in New Jersey. Continue reading MME34 – Lighthouse Lens
Welcome to a new category of art on MyArtsySide. It is called Outsider Art. The term was invented by french artist Jean Dubuffet in 1948. Here is a little about how he describes it. Continue reading A New Category of Artsy At RJsCorner.
I don’t know why I haven’t included this photo in my CLA portfolio. But then again, I don’t know why I put anything in my CLA portfolio. It was taken in Louisville, KY in2010. That’s me and my wife trapped … Continue reading MME3 – Odd One Out Reflections
These eight little ducklings along with their mother took up residence in my RetCom pond about a month ago. For some reason, they are now down to just five. That’s kinda sad. Continue reading MME43 – Innocent Little Ducklings…
Old barns like this one are quickly vanishing from the American landscape. The photo behind this inspiration was taken in 2010. I wonder if it is still there. Continue reading MME44 – Barn In The Bushes
In the early 1960s I lived in a small rural town that actually had one of these switchboards. I remember sitting in the operator’s office to eat during a high school lunch break. For the most part, she just sat … Continue reading MME45 – The Switchboard
I am now pretty deep into becoming artsy, but until recently, I have not bothered to try to learn the things that could make me a true artist. Yeah, I have read a few books on various art subjects, but I have up until recently been “flying by the seat of my pants”. It’s time to really focus in on what artsy really means. Continue reading Lost In My Work
I have a portfolio of 35 State House complexes across the U.S. This one is from Des Moines, Iowa. I must admit that for the most part, one state house looks mostly like the next. Most are lavish buildings prompted … Continue reading MME37 – Iowa State House…
There is nothing quite so artsy as the cars of the 1930s, especially those found in the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum in Auburn, Indiana. Continue reading Clothesline Art – Another Auburn Closeup
Now that the end of my driving days are creeping up on me, I am taking some time to consider what I want my day-to-day life to be like going forward. My retirement community apartment will likely be the last … Continue reading Day In And Day Out – LOMO Life
I never get tired of looking at all my lamp post shots from the homestead. This one was taken in 2011 in an early spring ice storm. I have been in my RetCom for almost 4 years now and really … Continue reading MME23 – Icy Spring Storm
One of the things in life that I have constantly struggled with, especially in the 25 years since I left the corporate world, is purpose. Like most of us, I imagine, I need to think I am contributing to making … Continue reading I Am Determined…
I often kid about it, but it seems that I have to do something at least three times before it is good enough. With that in mind, I want to show you the current status of my artsy projects. The … Continue reading Mosaic Of Life – Good Is Never Good Enough
Abstract art is kinda like a picture puzzle that has yet to be assembled.
The pieces are all there, and it is up to me to determine what the puzzle looks like. Being that I am getting more forgetful in my old age, I don’t know if I have told you that I have become a picture puzzle fanatic. Yeah, this is another side story. 🥴 Continue reading Abstract Art Is Kinda Like…
In my travels through hundreds of museums, I have discovered that I have an affinity for shadows. I just love how this one bird sculpture becomes several just through lighting. Continue reading MME10 – Bird(s) Aflight
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