Where have all the paintings gone?
Starting now, you will find our artwork on a new site, collinsartworks.com
Direct links are:
Works that are currently available for purchase via PayPal:
From now on, blivets.com will remain a repository for whatever I (Steve) decide is worth writing about, but everything art-related will end up on collinsartworks.com.
Posted by blivets, January 15, 2007, 03:32 PM
More new paintings posted for both Sherry and I
I posted five new paintings in My Collected Watercolors and four in Sherry's Collected Watercolors.
Posted by blivets, August 09, 2006, 10:15 PM
More new paintings
I posted four new paintings in My Collected Watercolors. The collection has grown to the point where the index page is now split, with 24 thumbnails on the first page, and the rest on the second.
Posted by blivets, July 08, 2006, 11:10 PM
New painting by Sherry, "Dinner by Candlelight"
I posted another new painting from Sherry, titled "Dinner by Candlelight", on Sherry's Collected Watercolors.
I also removed all comments from each painting, with the exception of title, dimensions, paper used and year painted. It seemed more fitting to let each painting speak for itself.
Posted by blivets, June 26, 2006, 10:46 PM
New painting, "Roses"
I posted a new painting, titled "Roses", on Stephen's Collected Watercolors.
I also removed all comments from each painting, with the exception of title, dimensions, paper used and year painted. It seemed more fitting to let each painting speak for itself.
Posted by blivets, June 26, 2006, 01:06 AM
New paintings posted for Sherry and I
Links to our painting collection pages can be found in the "Links" section of my home page....Continue reading "New paintings posted for Sherry and I"
Posted by blivets, June 17, 2006, 09:36 PM
New paintings from Sherry and I
I scanned our latest watercolor paintings, covering the past month or two, and posted them on our collection pages. Specifically, I posted six of my most recent paintings, four self-portraits and two landscapes. For Sherry, I posted three recent paintings...Continue reading "New paintings from Sherry and I"
Posted by blivets, February 05, 2006, 10:44 PM
New page with all of Sherry's watercolors
Using the same approach I used for the collection of my paintings, I made a second collection, this time of my wife's watercolors. Here's the link: Sherry's Collected Watercolors On a fairly regular basis, as she finishes more paintings, I...Continue reading "New page with all of Sherry's watercolors"
Posted by blivets, January 04, 2006, 11:47 PM
New page with all my watercolors
Using JAlbum 6.1, an excellent and free photo album generator for the web, I put together a collection of my watercolors. In the future, rather than haphazardly adding new pages to my main site, I'll simply add them to the...Continue reading "New page with all my watercolors"
Posted by blivets, December 22, 2005, 01:10 AM
Rachel's first watercolor since 3rd grade
My daughter, Rachel, is taking the same watercolor class as us (taught by Kat O'Connor at the Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA), and decided to paint something beforehand just to get a sense for her current level of skill. In...Continue reading "Rachel's first watercolor since 3rd grade"
Posted by blivets, September 25, 2005, 10:57 PM
Portrait of Jerimiah
After finishing my summer watercolor assignment, I decided to try the almost impossible, which was a watercolor portrait of my 6 month old grandson, Jerimiah. I say "almost impossible" for several reasons. First, I haven't painted a portrait of anyone...Continue reading "Portrait of Jerimiah"
Posted by blivets, September 25, 2005, 10:32 PM
Summer watercolor class assignment
Our watercolor teacher, Kat O'Connor, gave us a two part assignment for summer break, part 1 of which is: "4 paintings created that will hang together as a group, but not as a single piece, using one of the following...Continue reading "Summer watercolor class assignment"
Posted by blivets, September 25, 2005, 09:39 PM
Colored Pencil Workshop at Acadia Workshop Center, Maine
Sherry and I attended an art workshop at the Acadia Workshop Center in Southwest Harbor, Maine, from July 31, 2005 to August 7, 2005. The subject was colored pencil, a medium I hadn't taken seriously until quite recently. The...Continue reading "Colored Pencil Workshop at Acadia Workshop Center, Maine"
Posted by blivets, August 14, 2005, 08:36 PM
Watercolor Class at Worcester Art Museum, Spring 2005
This past spring, Sherry and I finally got around to doing something of value with our shared interest in art, which was to attend a watercolor class at the Worcester Art Museum in Worcester, MA. It marked the first time...Continue reading "Watercolor Class at Worcester Art Museum, Spring 2005"
Posted by blivets, June 01, 2005, 08:04 PM
2005 Mazda Mazdaspeed Miata
After a year and a half of wishing I'd kept my 2001 Miata, I finally caved in, sold my RX-8, cut my hair, joined the Mass Miata Club again, and bought another Miata, this time a red 2005 Mazdaspeed. Since...Continue reading "2005 Mazda Mazdaspeed Miata"
Posted by blivets, April 30, 2005, 02:04 PM
Mystery Self-Portrait #1
At first, I had intended to provide a brief description of this image, along with an explanation of how and why I made it. But I changed my mind. I'm instead leaving it up to you to figure it out....Continue reading "Mystery Self-Portrait #1"
Posted by blivets, September 04, 2004, 01:34 AM
Romulan Cabbage Boy
In A Boy and His Hat, I proved that my grandson likes to put things on his head. Perhaps this was in the back of my mind tonight as I made dinner. I'm not sure. All I know is that,...Continue reading "Romulan Cabbage Boy"
Posted by blivets, April 26, 2004, 11:44 PM
Picking favorites
"My brethren, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of personal favoritism. For if a man comes into your assembly with a gold ring and dressed in fine clothes, and there also comes...Continue reading "Picking favorites"
Posted by blivets, March 30, 2004, 11:40 PM
Misery
"Living on earth is truly a misery. The more a man desires spiritual life, the more bitter the present becomes to him, because he understands better and sees more clearly the defects, the corruption of human nature. To eat and...Posted by blivets, March 26, 2004, 11:43 PM
On faith and reason
"Believe in order that you may understand." On the Gospel of John, 29.6; Sermon CXVII.I, St. Augustine...Continue reading "On faith and reason"
Posted by blivets, March 25, 2004, 11:38 PM
A confession of faith
My faith in God is expressed perfectly in two ancient Christian creeds, the Apostle's Creed (dating in part to the first few centuries of the Christian era, and to the sixth century in its present form), and the Nicene Creed...Continue reading "A confession of faith"
Posted by blivets, March 24, 2004, 11:36 PM
How to make a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich -- CORRECTION
A close reading of How to make a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich reveals that I strongly recommend the use of Skippy Creamy Peanut Butter and Knott's Berry Farm Strawberry Preserves as the proper ingredients for a decent PBJ. However,...Continue reading "How to make a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich -- CORRECTION"
Posted by blivets, March 21, 2004, 11:34 PM
To my wife on our 30th anniversary
My dearest Sherry, You have been my lover, my friend, my companion, and my partner since childhood. Your love for me has burned strong, never wavering, never failing. Your warmth, your tenderness, your healing touch, your gentle presence, have ever...Continue reading "To my wife on our 30th anniversary"
Posted by blivets, February 22, 2004, 09:09 PM
More on Silence
Guard your steps as you go to the house of God and draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools; for they do not know they are doing evil. Do not be hasty in word or...Continue reading "More on Silence"
Posted by blivets, February 08, 2004, 08:59 PM
Who Am I to Judge?
But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you regard your brother with contempt? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God. For it is written, “As I live, says the Lord,...Continue reading "Who Am I to Judge?"
Posted by blivets, February 03, 2004, 09:06 PM
Thoughts on Diversity
Even a simple review of history reveals that the cultural norm is for one group or another to dominate everyone else, with little tolerance for different systems of belief or forms of behavior. The only clear exception I can find...Continue reading "Thoughts on Diversity"
Posted by blivets, February 02, 2004, 09:04 PM
Diodore on Justice
"God is not unjust simply because He does not give everyone what they deserve." Pauline Commentary From the Greek Church, Diodore, c. 390 CE...Continue reading "Diodore on Justice"
Posted by blivets, January 30, 2004, 09:02 PM
Another Kind of Silence
My relationship with God has been marked by times of intimacy and times of distance, times of clarity and times of obscurity. And I've found that whether He's near or far has little to do with how or what I'm...Continue reading "Another Kind of Silence"
Posted by blivets, January 20, 2004, 08:58 PM
Fellowship as Community
"So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand souls. They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer....Continue reading "Fellowship as Community"
Posted by blivets, January 04, 2004, 08:56 PM
Toward a Christian Vision for the Arts
I am a Christian, a man who trusts in Jesus Christ for his salvation. And I am an artist, an admittedly unpracticed painter who is guilty of largely forsaking his art for other pursuits. Though I've always known that I...Continue reading "Toward a Christian Vision for the Arts"
Posted by blivets, January 04, 2004, 08:53 PM
White Christmas
Christmas can be white in more ways than one, as you can see from these shots I took on Christmas eve of a pond near where I live. Because it was raining and unseasonably warm, all the ice and snow...Continue reading "White Christmas"
Posted by blivets, December 28, 2003, 08:49 PM
How I See God
God has revealed Himself, both by reflection in the creation and by revelation in the Scriptures, to be omniscient, omnipresent, all wise, transcendent, immanent yet unknowable, holy, loving, just, eternal, infinite, all powerful. Everything that is true of Him is...Continue reading "How I See God"
Posted by blivets, December 24, 2003, 08:47 PM
From "Dark Night of the Soul"
"The brighter and the more manifest in themselves are supernatural things the darker are they to our understanding." Dark Night of the Soul, St. John of the Cross, 16th century...Continue reading "From "Dark Night of the Soul""
Posted by blivets, December 23, 2003, 08:45 PM
2004 Mazda RX-8
This is the car that took me out of my 2001 Miata SE. It's as fun as the Miata, roomier, more comfortable, better mannered, more practical, much peppier, and (I believe) prettier. These pictures were taken the day I picked...Continue reading "2004 Mazda RX-8"
Posted by blivets, December 18, 2003, 08:42 PM
My Testimony: The Day David Spoke (mid-1980)
The first half of 1980 was in many ways a continuation of life as I'd always known it, yet another chapter in a story of pain and suffering. My wife had hurt her back, causing her to lose her job....Continue reading "My Testimony: The Day David Spoke (mid-1980)"
Posted by blivets, December 18, 2003, 08:41 PM
What Is a Blivet?
As I have come to understand it, a blivet is a large rubber bladder used by the armed forces to hold fuel, and sometimes other things. My dad first used the term in my hearing when I was a kid....Continue reading "What Is a Blivet?"
Posted by blivets, December 18, 2003, 05:59 PM
A Dream (Night of September 14, 1991)
I was walking toward an intersection of two streets somewhere in Boston. I don't know what intersection it was, but I think it was somewhere in the business district. Though I don't know what time of day it was, I...Continue reading "A Dream (Night of September 14, 1991)"
Posted by blivets, December 18, 2003, 05:56 PM
A Boy and His Hat
This is my youngest grandson, as found one morning in August, 2002. Already, at 18 months, he exhibited a great sense of humor, a tendency to use objects in remarkbly creative ways, and an inclination to put things on his...Continue reading "A Boy and His Hat"
Posted by blivets, December 18, 2003, 05:54 PM
2001 Mazda Miata SE
I bought it new in the summer of 2001, a Mazda Miata SE, British Racing Green (BRG), tan leather, Nardi steering wheel, 6 speed gearbox, Torsen rear end, and more. Not the fasted car on the road, but by far...Continue reading "2001 Mazda Miata SE"
Posted by blivets, December 17, 2003, 05:46 PM
How to make a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich
Introduction For almost thirty years, I have practiced the construction of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, refining and perfecting the process that I now present here. Once mastered, this process will enable you to produce exceptional peanut butter and jelly...Continue reading "How to make a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich"
Posted by blivets, December 15, 2003, 05:42 PM
