The Art & Poetry of Mary Coleman

I wrote this after my job interview. It’s a bit light hearted compared to some of my more recent work, but I don’t always feel like writing heavy stuff. Sometimes you just need to have a bit of fun and this was really enjoyable to write. The job interview went…

How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success? I have failed at many things. The main thing is I did a lot of mediocre painting during art school and I have also written a lot of terrible poetry over the years. A whole helluva lot…

I have decided to do another Bosch study because I need something relaxing to do. The abstract stuff is really getting me stressed out. I’ll still do it every day (I did one drawing today and also wrote my daily poem), but I also need something that I can enjoy…

This poem and drawing are based off a TV program that really stuck with me called Midnight Mass. It’s about a priest who is turned into a vampire and thinks that he has been given a gift from God and needs to give that gift to all in his parish…

Today I did my first drawing and I titled it “because we must” based on the daily poem I wrote today (but I am keeping that one private). It’s a little less abstract than I had hoped, figures crept in, but it’s still a lot looser than I’m accustomed to.…

Today I worked on the head and finished the painting. I also tweaked the sweatshirt a little bit and the hand. Overall I’m pretty happy with it. It will go in the March show at Splendorporium along with the painting I did last month. Now that I’m finished with this…