Complex Simplicity = Jim Houser

Tonight I'm lacking inspiration. Here I sit, at my cluttered desk, dinning on lemon gelato thinking... damn I wish I had something to paint. The truth is I have plenty to paint. I just don't want to paint them. I'm fairly certain I would be the worst commission artist ever. Or maybe not. If I were commissioned I'd have money as a motivation wouldn't I? If I'm painting for free I may as well paint what I want to paint... right?

Getting to my point, I went surfing for some visual stimuli and I found Jim Houser. Normally if I were to look at Jim's work on an individual basis my immediate response to it would be, nice use of colour, great composition, belongs in a child's bedroom, would never buy it. However what Jim's paintings lack in complexity he makes up for in presentation. The trick to his art work is owning 5 or more pieces and displaying them exactly how Jim intended them on being displayed.

I would pay a lot of money to see a gallery set up by Mr. Houser. His compositions are nothing short of genius. As he states himself "It's not just a place to come see a bunch of little objects. It's a place to come see one big object" Well said. His gallery is composed of a million little simple images that create a giant work of art. Watch the video and see what I mean. Stimulation accomplished.

Time To Push Back

A Childhood dream can only come true when you decide it is no longer a dream but a goal. I have been discouraged from pursuing a career in art since childhood. It is just too difficult to find success in such a profession. "Artists only make money when they are dead" I've been told.

Sadly I bought into this negative notion, creating paintings only for my enjoyment until now. Recently I became the mother of a brilliant little boy. And now, more then ever, I have a burning urge to prove everyone who doubts in my abilities wrong. How can I nurture his dreams if I allowed others to crush my own?

My childhood dream to be a successful artist is tangible. I will succeed. And my son will grow up knowing that if he has a dream he also has the ability to make it a reality.

Thank you for stopping by and being a part of my dream turned goal. The success of this endeavour depends greatly on word of mouth and dedicated fans. Without doubt your support is priceless.

XO

Kim