The Braindead Aesthetic

Deep thoughts about art and everything without the use of synapses.

Sunday, January 11, 2015

Two pieces of advice to new artists

›
"Strange Dance", Pastel and charcoal on paper, 22T"x30W", 2014/12/16 by John Terwilliger When I began as an ar...
Sunday, July 6, 2014

Showing in Restaurants, Coffee shops, Salons, etc.

›
"The Sky is Now Blue", Pastel and charcoal on paper, 22T"x30W", 2014/04/04,  This drawing was not in the show at...
Saturday, April 5, 2014

Pushing oneself forward or a swift boot to the keister

›
John Terwilliger, "Radiation", mixed media on hardboard, 14"x11", 2008 Recently I used the above picture to end a po...
2 comments:
Saturday, March 29, 2014

Image size and the Internet

›
John Terwilliger, "In the Shadow of Man", Pastel, chalk, charcoal on paper", 80"x120", 1989 The New York School...
Saturday, March 22, 2014

Construction Lines

›
John Terwilliger, "Raining Rings", Pastel and Charcoal on paper, 22T"x30W", 2014/03/21 A construction line is...
Friday, March 21, 2014

Significant Form or Imaginary Relevance

›
John Terwilliger, "Splayed Treetop", Pastel and Charcoal on paper, 22T"x30W", 2014/03/19 I had a second gene...
Saturday, March 8, 2014

Goals within a framework

›
"Purple Moonrise", Pastel and Charcoal on paper, 22T"x30W", 2014/03/08 People are always saying that you need...
Saturday, March 1, 2014

So you say you are a Pastelist....

›
 "Crossing Grid Branches", Pastel and Charcoal on paper, 22T"x30W", 2014/02/14 The word pastel brings to...
Sunday, February 23, 2014

Random numbers in charcoal and pastel

›
 John Terwilliger, "Brown Branch Dance", Pastel on paper, 22"x30", 2014-02-16 Many artists will tell you they do n...
Saturday, February 15, 2014

Drawing on Plywood or Fun with Varnish

›
 "River Birch Trunk", Pastel and Charcoal on plywood, 8"Tx10"W, 2014/02/08 by John Terwilliger Plywood is...
›
Home
View web version

Who Me?

My photo
The Braindead Aesthetic
Minneapolis, MN, United States
I paint, I stare into space, I blather about ART. Ranting and Raving is now a spectator sport. Aesthetics is the philosphy of beauty. Braindead is the lack of all higher brain functions. If I see it, and I write on it, did I exhibit higher brain function?
View my complete profile
Powered by Blogger.