by Peter Stilton | Feb 1, 2017 | About Peter Stilton, Art Teachings, Peter's Musings
In this post, I include some recent work with readily cognized visual influences. See, for example, how the Flemish painter Watteau sketched and painted a lute player in the early 18th century. Then look at the hand carved antique stone statue in the studio garden...
by Peter Stilton | Jan 24, 2017 | Peter's Musings
OK. It was a dark and stormy night, right? Well, in three months since the end of October, it has only rained twice rather lightly, with only one lightning bolt. But the LED mini floods that replaced the quartz lights for the garden enhance the surreal atmosphere. I...
by Peter Stilton | Jul 6, 2016 | About Peter Stilton, Peter's Musings
As a disenfranchised artist (in Paris anyway, we’ll fast forward from the lawsuit about the taxes we paid but were pocketed by the shipping companies), I have ended up with the same problems as Tiffany and Co. And my dear old Rolls-Royces, “strangers in a...
by Peter Stilton | May 11, 2016 | About Peter Stilton, Art Teachings, Peter's Musings
It has been said that Louis XIV once said of architecture (think Versailles) that no heating or air conditioning (not an option then) was as important as symmetry. Remember, comfort was at a premium anyway, as no one could actually sit down in the presence of the...
by Peter Stilton | May 1, 2016 | About Peter Stilton, Art Teachings, Peter's Musings, Poems
When I was exhibiting in Paris, and writing as many poems as I painted pictures, I wrote the following: “Images come First” (a poem by Peter Stilton) Images come first. Language leaves us with a thirst Images live in juxtaposition Language speaks with...
by Peter Stilton | Apr 7, 2016 | About Peter Stilton, Peter's Musings
I have to wax philosophical this time. One of my greatest challenges is that I have a difficult time staying “organized.” I have always found that once something is “filed,” as in a physical folder in a physical filing cabinet, for me it has...
by Peter Stilton | Apr 1, 2016 | About Peter Stilton, Art Teachings, Peter's Musings, Uncategorized
Ever since I can remember, I have been fascinated with “materials,” such as glass, iron and other metals, stone, brick, and wood. When I was five, taking art classes from Prof. Nelson at Alfred University in New York state, I made a collage of the...
by Peter Stilton | Mar 29, 2016 | About Peter Stilton, Art Teachings, Events, Peter's Musings, Uncategorized
Let’s just say for fun that most artists, like me, think of doing paintings in terms of the length of your arm. The smaller the painting, the less body movement occurs when executing brush strokes. The larger paintings require a stable floor or scaffold from...
by Peter Stilton | Mar 2, 2016 | About Peter Stilton, Events, Peter's Musings
I talk to myself most of the time, so I guess I can soliloquize about anything. So I will share my observations on photography that have been the result of choosing some work to enter into the upcoming Tampa Regional Artist’s show. Having just received a grant...
