
deceive my eyes, please
trompe-l'œil, french for "deceive the eye," is a very old - i'm talking ancient greek old, not hit clips old - artistic technique where 2d surfaces (like paper, canvas, walls)
trompe-l'œil, french for "deceive the eye," is a very old - i'm talking ancient greek old, not hit clips old - artistic technique where 2d surfaces (like paper, canvas, walls) are turned into 3d works of optical illusion. i've written about op art on here before, as well as one
boterismo makes me smile
i have wanted to talk about the art of fernando botero for a couple weeks and part of me wanted to wait until i spent a day with my dear
i have wanted to talk about the art of fernando botero for a couple weeks and part of me wanted to wait until i spent a day with my dear pal, juan, who i had not seen in person in at least a year until last week. here we both

hand tremors and other physical disruptions to making art
a few years ago i was diagnosed with hashimoto's, an autoimmune disease of the thyroid, with one of the most self-disrupting symptoms at that time being hand tremors. when my
a few years ago i was diagnosed with hashimoto's, an autoimmune disease of the thyroid, with one of the most self-disrupting symptoms at that time being hand tremors. when my hands shake, it makes for a very frustrating and unsuccessful session of drawing grids by hand for my pixel art