“Leaning Toward Abstract, paintings by Wess Foreman” is available for sale now. Here are the details: 7 inch square format book, 38 pages - softcover $20, hardcover $30. Available through blurb.com (pdf preview available).
I’m very happy with the results. I’m looking at both the hard- and soft-cover versions right now, and I can tell you, you will want to get the hardcover edition - it has a much more “finished” look to it - and then you can order a few of the softcover versions as Christmas presents, if you want to spend a little less on other people.
And finally, here are a few tips once you receive your copy: #1) for the hardcover edition, use a bit of scotch tape or your favorite Snoopy stickers to affix the dust jacket to the book, itself (otherwise, it will want to slip off all the time), and #2) for the softcover edition, pinching the spine of the book in one hand, use your other hand to gently bend the book one way and then the other, all the way down the spine - you may have to do this with half the pages at a time (this will allow the pages to turn freely when viewing and will hopefully avoid the tendency of the book to tear through the glue of the spine - you have been warned).
I’m already looking forward to doing another book in the future (any suggestions are much appreciated). Happy reading!
“Episode 06 - The Message” is now online. See it here:
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I’m awaiting a proof copy of a book I put together containing many of my best paintings [might be a couple weeks until it arrives]. It’ll be called “Leaning Toward Abstract,” and if all looks good, I’ll put it up for sale at that time [just in time for Christmas!]. It will be a small, 7×7″ full-color 36 page (or somewhere around there) book available in softcover or hardcover, price to be determined. I wrote a bunch of words and stuff in it just to fill some space, but it’s got a bunch of paintings and should make a good coffee table type book. Anyway, more on that later.
It never fails to irk me to hear someone say upon viewing one of my paintings, “oh, I could never do anything like that - I’m not creative.” It bothers me because I believe that a creative spark is in all of us: it’s just a matter of digging it out and bringing it to the top. For some it may be a matter of several art classes taught by just the right teacher, for others maybe a simple word of encouragement is all that is needed. This self-deprecating, defeatist attitude - spoken in jest or otherwise - may be part of the reason many people can’t appreciate art or don’t know how to view art: they have already decided that art is something foreign to themselves, something unknown and therefore too difficult. (more…)
“Episode 05 - Godspeed” is now online. See it here: robotgraveyard.wordpress.com.
Robot Graveyard is a science fiction story written by myself with help from friends and family. A new episode should appear every Monday - if you are enjoying the story (or not), please leave a comment here or on the Robot Graveyard blog. Thanks!
This is a longish post about one or two aspects of design - good for any aspiring artist or backyard photographer to know [could even make your digital snapshots into masterpieces . . . maybe it could.] To read more, click (more…)
“Episode 04 - Debriefing” is now online. See it here: robotgraveyard.wordpress.com.
Robot Graveyard is a science fiction story written by myself with help from friends and family. A new episode should appear every Monday - if you are enjoying the story (or not), please leave a comment here or on the Robot Graveyard blog. Thanks!
