Sharing my mixed media art and writing about various things connected to each piece.
19 Aug 2021 1 minute read 0 comments HamondStrabwary
I was in need of more light to read. I could just turn on the over head light attached to my ancient ceiling fan, but that would be too much light that I was in the mood for. Since I planned to read for relaxation and hopefully sleep, I needed a mild...
19 Aug 2021 1 minute read 0 comments HamondStrabwary
One day I was watching a rather gruesome piece of 1980s cinema. It had great practical effects, interesting characters, cool dialog, a bit of comic relief and had a "juicy" quality to it. After the movie was over, I had a thought. Why not do an art p...
8 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments HamondStrabwary
I was looking around in a junk drawer and ran across an old and beat up Butter / Spreading Knife. Since it didn't look like any utensils in the kitchen, I assumed it was an orphan. My curiosity started bubbling and decided to see if I could find out...
8 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments HamondStrabwary
I was in the mood for a multi panel project, but nothing was coming to me. So, I decided to take a break and empty my very full shredder. After staring at the many shredded pieces of paper I emptied into my trash can, I had a thought. Why don't I tak...
10 Feb 2021 1 minute read 0 comments HamondStrabwary
This started off as one of many unfinished projects. It started life as a silhouette piece, but I wasn't too crazy on how it was gelling together. So, I decided in mid stream to change direction. Inspiration came to me while channel surfing the "Ye...
29 Jan 2021 1 minute read 0 comments HamondStrabwary
I was in the mood for something spooky and containing a silhouette. After thinking for a bit, I thought an old windmill would be a fun project. Other than a giant mutant dragonfly on a building, it is one of those shapes that can be only one thing....
28 Jan 2021 1 minute read 1 comment HamondStrabwary
I was in the mood for a calming project. So I went outside and took a walk for some inspiration. The bleak winter trees and dead grass wasn't getting the mental juices going, so I decided to go back inside. Once inside, a thought suddenly came to me....
12 Jan 2021 1 minute read 0 comments HamondStrabwary
I was in the mood for a project that involved a silhouette of some kind. So after dusting off my old desktop PC (my trusty laptop decided to have some technical difficulties) I came up with this digital piece. It has a contrasting cold moon...
21 Dec 2020 1 minute read 0 comments HamondStrabwary
Momentum for Universal Basic Income is growing steadily everyday. UBI testing programs are starting to sprout up around the country. Plus, people are starting to pay attention to Alaska, which has had a form of UBI, an oil dividend check, since the...
9 Dec 2020 1 minute read 0 comments HamondStrabwary
I was in the mood for an art project that involved Pop Art. One of those multi paneled pieces to be precise. While I was figuring out what subject I would use, I decided to fiddle with my cheap brush markers I bought at a dollar store. "A Close Encou...
