I once heard an argument that since the important work that doctors do is commonly referred to as a “practice”, it might not be appropriate for artists to call what we do a practice. I mean, when I make a painting that I want to sell I’m not just practicing am I? But then again… Continue reading Hell Yeah, I Want to be a Better Painter!
Finally the Finished (Auto)Bio! Hellz Yeah!
For today’s blog post I have edited the last three posts to become my brand new bio, or as I have called it “autobio” for my about page. Please let me know if you have any thoughts! As far back as I can remember I wanted to do or make funny things. As a kid… Continue reading Finally the Finished (Auto)Bio! Hellz Yeah!
And Now For Something Completely Different, I Mean Almost the Same: Part 3 of the Damn Autobio!
It was 2012. I had just completed my MFA at the University of Ottawa where my alter ego Stan Dickie was born. Stan was, of course, an iteration of Stupidism an art movement of one that aimed to satirize the stupid things that we flawed humans tend think or do. The truth is, when I… Continue reading And Now For Something Completely Different, I Mean Almost the Same: Part 3 of the Damn Autobio!
Here’s the Second Half of the Damn Autobio!
Okay, so last week I left you with the fact I that didn’t make it as a musician. Once I realized that it wasn’t going to happen, I had to make it as a something so that I could make a living somehow. So I took a four month course at a local college, and… Continue reading Here’s the Second Half of the Damn Autobio!
What the Hell, I’ll Write My Autobio for this Site!
FASO, the company that hosts this website strongly suggests that I forego the traditional artist’s bio, the one that’s written in the third person and lists accomplishments, education, that kind of stuff. They suggest a bio that really tells a story. I think it should be called an autobio, because they believe that potential buyers… Continue reading What the Hell, I’ll Write My Autobio for this Site!
I Painted Basil Fawlty, Who the Hell Else Should I Paint?
In the past year and a bit since I started this weekly blogging thing, I have mostly shared by successes. My painting successes that is. In other words, most of the paintings I’ve shown in the blog have been ones that I was happy with. This is not always the case as on a couple… Continue reading I Painted Basil Fawlty, Who the Hell Else Should I Paint?
Hot Damn, My New Website is Live!
Hi everyone, welcome to my brand spanking new website! This is my first blogpost for this new version of simonite.com. So to start, I feel like I should introduce myself to people who may find my blog through FASO, the company that provides this website. I am an artist from Winnipeg, Canada who specializes in… Continue reading Hot Damn, My New Website is Live!
It’s Cubo-Weirdism for 100, Alex.
Alright, I’m breaking my own rule here. For the first time ever on this blog, there is no “hell” or “damn” or “dammit”, or whatever. in the title But I just can’t think of a way to improve it by adding those words. It’s weird, because those words improve everything, or so I thought! Anyway,… Continue reading It’s Cubo-Weirdism for 100, Alex.
The Animal Paintings and Where the Hell They’re Going
If you follow me on social media you’ll have noticed that I’ve been doing Cubo-Weirdist (yep, that’s what I’m calling it now–see last week’s post and of course, the new title of this here blog here) studies of animals. I’ve mentioned before that these are studies for larger paintings that I may or may not… Continue reading The Animal Paintings and Where the Hell They’re Going
If This is the Cubo-Weirdism Blog, What the Hell is Cubo-Weirdism?
So when the new blog page here at simoniteblog.standickie.com was launched last week there was a default name for the blog, which if I recall correctly was: Just Another WordPress Blog. Now of course, that would not do! So, off the top of my head, I changed it to Chris Simonite’s Cubo-Weirdism Blog. And few… Continue reading If This is the Cubo-Weirdism Blog, What the Hell is Cubo-Weirdism?