We all have voices, but few voices can make as much of an impact as a really good image. That worth a thousand words phrase is not said for nothing, after all. The great unifier of the art world is that all art is expression in one way or another and that means that it …
Filter/Gauge is one! Thank you everyone that has stopped by to check out the blog−especially through its dry spells−and for supporting F/G online through social media. It has been a labor of love, and one that I have increasingly needed to find time to work on as my graphic design career is beginning to get …
It has been a while since the last post, I know; I also said that they would be more consistent, again, I know. I have had some interviews and life stuff and though I doubt any of you readers would hold me to this blog over my other stuff, I can’t help but feel like …
Welcome back to Filter/Gauge! To all of my weekly readers, sorry for the break, partially it is because I have been quite busy, but mostly it is because I have had a terrible case of writer’s block. I decided to take a little break to decide what I wanted to do going forward with Filter/Gauge. …
The whole is more than the sum of its parts. –Aristotle He is the greatest artist who has embodied, in the sum of his works, the greatest number of the greatest ideas. –John Ruskin An artist never works alone; whether they know it or not, each artist is constantly influenced by what they see. We …
Filter/Gauge has been quiet as of late, as you might have noticed. Well, I have (fortunately) been busy with some design work and that has taken up a lot of the time that I would have been spending writing, and so my last week was a bit hectic. With two of the three items now …
A lot of times as artists we try to communicate things like feelings, dreams, or ideas that are difficult to explain with words alone. Sometimes a feeling, dream, or idea can be somewhat straightforward. Often though, with intangible things like feelings and such, just using words, or creating art that is realist in nature is …
Humans have tried to tell stories in our art since we began to make it; creating multiple images to convey a narrative—whether that be on a cave wall, in religious triptych iconography, Muybridge’s galloping horse, and even modern movies and videos. As we as a species have found more ways to create images we have also …
I have often written that Filter/Gauge is a photo heavy blog. I try to look at all types of fine art, and even some commercial art, but photography remains—with exception of graphic design—my favorite art medium. So after almost two months of having no photo-centered blog posts, I have one for you today. This post …
Really like Filter/Gauge? Do you like desktop backgrounds? How about a free background that combines all of the title images from the blog this year? F/G has been a labor of love for the past year and it has been the participation from readers and from the artists mentioned that have been the motivation to … Continue reading
Looking forward is a new feature here at Filter/Gauge highlighting artists that you can expect to see within the next year of the blog. I am starting it this week to celebrate the anniversary of the blog and to show you a glimpse of what is to come. The second artist that we are looking … Continue reading
Looking back is a new feature for Filter/Gauge that kicks off this week. As I celebrate the anniversary of the blog, I want to celebrate the artists that have inspired me most to create the site in the first place. The second artist featured in the new series is painter Michael Cina. Cina paints some of the most … Continue reading
Looking Forward is a new feature here on Filter/Gauge. As the blog turns one, I want to look forward to some of the artists that you will see this year, as a little preview of what you are in for. The first artist that we are looking forward to is oil painter and pastel drawer, … Continue reading
Looking back is a new feature for Filter/Gauge that kicks off this week. As I celebrate the anniversary of the blog, I want to celebrate the artists that have inspired me most to create the site in the first place. First up this week is oil painter, Mike Bayne. Mike Bayne is an amazing painter, … Continue reading
As the title implies, Filter/Gauge will be on a little break; expect a new post February 24th. I will be on vacation with my family for a week and will be doing no writing at all, after vacation I will get back into the swing of things though. Be aware that there is a chance … Continue reading
Change is a fundamental aspect of art. Arguably, one could say that in order to create art at all, a change of some sort needs to be made; a transformation needs to take place in order to establish the artist’s message. Sometimes the transformation is organizational—for instance, separate paints reorganized into an image in a … Continue reading
Right now in Portland, Maine (and in all of the Northern Hemishere for that matter) it is the middle of winter and we are under a blanket of snow and cold. If you happen to live in an area of the world that does not have four seasons you might not really understand the anticipation … Continue reading
From Part 1: You know what I love about a canvas? A canvas has unlimited potential; a canvas can be anything, likewise, the painting it contains can be anything, emotive, defined, ethereal, transformative, and transporting. A canvas is a window, and the painting the view. And what a view! It ranges from abstraction to surrealism, … Continue reading
Welcome back to Filter/Gauge! It is a new year, and after taking a little while off for the holidays I am back and ready to share more artists with you. 2014 should be an exciting year for F/G and I am humbled and pleased that you have come back (or are just visiting). Hopefully you’ll … Continue reading
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