Art is an idea that should be LIMITED by NOTHING at all. It’s an idea that is filled with freedom and creativity. Art is an idea, an idea that comes from an artist’s mind which should never be fenced in or caged. An artist’s mind needs to be free.
Christine's Journal
Sometimes artists have muses, I am no exception. Muses are often their source of inspiration. Muses give the artist a sense of passion about something. My muses are words – and the concepts they conjure up for me. Words never cease to inspire me which is why I call myself a conceptual artist and why I write a blog and about beautiful moments in the day.
Blog: Fluid, Flow, Freedom
Posted on August 31 2019
I think the hardest thing to do as a person and as an artist is to understand yourself and your soul. It’s hard to truly understand who you are, instead of what someone else thinks you should be, or what they think you are. How someone else thinks an artist is or should be and ...
Blog: The Majestic Pine and the Squirrel
Posted on August 31 2019
I watched a squirrel this morning as she climbed almost to the top of the tallest pine tree in our woods. The pine is a very stately tree that has survived windstorms, tornadoes, heavy wet snows, and freezing rains. Freezing rains and heavy wet snows are the worst. Freezing rain, when it goes on and ...
Blog: Sameness is Universalness
Posted on August 28 2019
I have never wanted to be like another. So, when I began thinking about just what was the concept of universalness, I was surprised to come to the conclusion that sameness and universalness are the same thing. I used to think about universalness in this way, through my faith. We all needed to believe as I ...
Blog: Finding Meaning
Posted on August 27 2019
Life is full of the known and unknown. What could be more exciting than a life that is filled with ups and downs, the knowns and unknowns, and finding a meaning for your life and then following it. It makes no difference if your meaning isn’t like what others are doing. It makes no difference ...
Blog: Just What is an Artist?
Posted on August 25 2019
I believe an artist is never just one of the sheep in a herd of sheep. An artist should never feel that they are one in many but rather, they are one within themselves. They should know they are an individual, unique and one of a kind. If artists don’t honestly recognize a powerful creative ...
Blog: Getting Back to Unique
Posted on August 25 2019
Aesthetic – the word aesthetic throughout art history has been highly debated because the meaning behind the word was beauty. The question became, whose beauty. Which beauty was the most beautiful? In the 60’s, artists presented anything but a uniform understanding of aesthetic. There was never the most beautiful – there were always many kinds ...
Blog: Art's Value Part 3
Posted on August 23 2019
“The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true and true science. Whoever does not know it and can no longer wonder, no longer marvel, is as good as dead, and his eyes are dimmed.” -Albert Einstein In past blog posts I have ...
Blog: Is Objectivity in Art Possible?
Posted on August 22 2019
Is Objectivity in Art Possible? Can we eliminate all the senses and ever look at art objectively? What is objective thought? Isn’t objective thought based on theoretical rules that have formed a truth? Like 3-4=1? But then who makes up the rules? Who creates the theory that becomes a truth? While objectivity is something we have created, ...
Blog: Art and Our Reality
Posted on August 20 2019
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Blog: Smooth Rocks from Lake Superior
Posted on August 19 2019
Smooth rocks from Lake Superior carved by the waves of that powerful water. A crystal clear cold water, always causes a little shiver to run through my body when I dig my toes into the sand and pebbles that line it’s shore. That water is so powerful it naturally tumbles the brown stone rocks ...
Blog: Art Reflecting Life Reflecting Art
Posted on August 18 2019
By Lisa Freedman Christine Alfery wears many hats. Living an inspiring life that inspires her art, her work reflects her life. And might I say she seems to excel in everything she endeavors to do. Wife, Mother, Artist, Writer, Poet, Teacher, Outdoorsman, Adventure seeker… On a recent trip to the Northwest Territories of Canada, including Eagles Nest River ...
Blog: Treasures from the Shore
Posted on August 17 2019
Cabin Along the Shores of Lake Superior Walking back from the shores of Lake Superior my pocket filled with little treasures I found along the beach. Each a precious jewel with their own character that caught my eye. Made me bend down and pick it up to take a closer look. It could ...
Blog: The Mysterious and The Imaginary
Posted on August 16 2019
It’s a Great Day to Play Art for me needs to be filled with mystery and imagination. These two values that I place on art have been with me since childhood. At the age of 6 I knew I wanted to be an artist. How did I know? I could talk in ...
Abstract Work of Art Is Unpredictable
Posted on August 15 2019
The Way Out An abstract work of art is unpredictable not only for the artist as she creates the work, but also for the viewer when they become engaged with the work. Conceptual abstract work for me is not based on a moral value, that would be able to soon become a political value, rather ...
Aesthetic Moment: Northwoods
Posted on August 13 2019
Northwoods, 48×54 Acrylic on Canvas How different the sounds a squirrel makes in the woods when traveling from tree top to tree top. First the leaves ripple and make a sound like the wind, and then it stops way more abruptly than the wind. And starts again. Then there is the sliding, ...
Aesthetic Moment: Wind
Posted on August 12 2019
Wind wind cruises by leaves quiver, twirling, uplifted solid shaded grey mass clouds above drift foretelling rain birds songs explode quiet of the morning daylight wonderfully gloriously alive
Aesthetic Moment: Reaching for the Sunrise
Posted on August 11 2019
Reaching for the Sunrise The air is thick Sky vibrant a glow Trees stirred swirling, soft wind Sun rising