Hi all!

Today, I nearly ran down a pedestrian. I’m not bragging. I mean, who would. I’m just saying that today, a perfectly capable and possibly competent individual walked right out in front of my car. He was an elderly man, probably in his late 60’s, early 70’s. I was driving out to get groceries for Cath and myself for the next week. It was around 8:30 in the morning. There was nothing special about the time, nothing special about the day and unfortunately, nothing special about the event.

I saw him from a mile away (figuratively speaking) and realized what he was about to do. He stepped out to cross the street, at a point that was not designated as a crosswalk, without looking left or right, when the lights were against him. He realized his mistake at the halfway point of the roadway, stopped to look around and saw me on his right. He then decided to head back to the sidewalk. By this time I’d already stopped and I waved for him to finish. He dazedly ambled his way across the street and continued his journey. I went on to finish my groceries.

This was fifty feet from my frontdoor.

This was not an isolated incident. Less than a week ago I nearly ran down another gentleman while returning to my home — on my own street – again!

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Hi all!

Welcome to a new section of my blog. I’ve been going through a lot of changes in my life and of course, as an extension of my life, this blog is going to become an outlet for those changes which will follow me and grow as I grow. I’m hoping that as I develop and progress in my own life that what I discover I can pass along to you.

The changes that I’ve been going through are very personal and I’m not ready just yet to open myself up to the online community about all of my life but what I can share, that which I think is beneficial to everyone, I shall share.

One of the things I’d like to share with you is my appreciation for music and also my personal experiences and understandings with the songs and bands that I find are helping me in my daily life.

I’ve spent a good deal of my life searching for bands that push themselves beyond the limits of their abilities in an effort to elevate themselves and their listeners to a level beyond the purely physical. This has led me down the path of progressive rock and to a few dark holes where free thinkers have buried themselves deep. It is my hope that the songs and bands that I’ve found, the bands that help me through their lyrics, their messages and music will also be able to help you too.

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Hi all!

Recently I was contacted by a young gentleman by the name of Martin Shea.

He’s a grade 10 student attending the Denver School of the Arts in Denver, Colorado and as part of his curriculum he has to interview artists that interest him. Martin saw my work on the Juxtapoz website and decided to contact me for this purpose. Thanks for the honour, Martin. You’ve definitely given me a boost. I asked him if he would send me some images of his work. He sent me some really groovy images of a multifaceted gargoylesque head in blue. Check out his sculpture below.

Click on a thumbnail for a larger view.

After reading through his questions, a preset group set forth by his class, I thought it might be a useful idea to not only respond to them but to post my answers here on seanchappell.com so anyone who’s interested can read the questions and answers and draw benefit from them should they find any to be had – based on their personal situations that is.

Here’s how the interview went:

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Hi all!

Art is amazing. Being able to make Art is even more amazing. If you’re an Artist then you belong to a fantastic subsection of society that should be heralded more than it currently is (grumble, grumble).

Recently, while working with a gentleman (Jim) who is actually well versed in the ins and outs of artwork and its creation, I was asked a question about my painting that seemed quite poignant. He asked, “Do I plan out a composition to the last ‘T’, or do I give a painting a bit of leeway to take on a life of its own?” Good question.

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Hi all!

In my experiences of painting I’ve done a lot of things. I’ve done realistic work. I’ve done abstract work. I’ve done multi-media work etc. etc.

Some of it has been really good. Images of the ones that I care about are viewable on this blog. Those that I don’t care about, paintings, drawings and multi-media artworks alike you’ll never see because quite frankly, I destroy them.

That’s right, I destroy them. Gone forever. Ripped up, torn up, painted over. Gone.

You may be wondering, “How can I do this?” Well, it’s easy. It comes down to one simple rule: Don’t show anything that you don’t want to be known for. To learn more about this idea please have a look at the companion article to this one, “Put Your Best Artwork Forward”.

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