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An Artist in Quarantine (Doing Fine)

3/25/2020

Photo of part of Bruce Black's art studio. A lamp and various paintings are shown along with a watercolor palette.

Hello all, here is a quick update on me. We at the Black family are all doing well. We are staying socially distant (which is not so hard for an introverted artist!) and washing our hands with religious zeal. Hopefully this cornovirus pandemic will pass soon.

I have been back in the studio and loving my newfound time to devote to art and am painting away. In addition, I have just photographed a handful of art that I made months ago but could not seem to get photographed. I hope to have that up on this website soon.

The photo above, is of my studio worktable. I have an abstract watercolor painting on the bench and have been getting it ready for photography. In addition, I am going to be illustrating a new children's book by author Brian Mostoller. This will be the second book we have worked on and it should be a lot of fun.

All the best to everyone and stay well.

Bruce.

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Just What is Abstract Art Anyway?

10/14/2019

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Jasper Johns abstract painting 0-9 1961 Tate Museum, UK

Jasper Johns 0-9 (1961) Tate Museum, UK

Is abstract art any good? Does it mean anything? Read on and I will hopefully give you a little more insight into this type of artform. You may even find that you love it!

A lot of people find abstract painting to be difficult to understand. They don't know what they are supposed to think about it or don't have any context to understand it. Many feel that they are simply being duped by the art world into believing that something is there when it is not. Let's take a look at the origins of abstract art and see if we can't find some clarity.

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