Artist Statement

What if novelists made paintings to show what their writing is all about? Seems to me this is the flip-side of the tradition of visual artists offering up an "artist statement." A few examples of the genre by painters:

Kelley Vandiver's Artist Statement

Holly Sears's Artist Statement

Edgar Soberon's Artist Statement

Alas, I'm a lousy painter. But if I could choose a painting to represent the way I think of my writing, or rather, its intent, I might go for Holly Sears's "Lift" or Kelley Vandiver's "Light Shown in the Darkness" or maybe Edgar Soberon's "Nightshade." Or maybe-- if a sculpture counts-- Edward Swift's "Alien Jumping Rope in a Party Dress."

More anon.

Edgar Soberon's "Cazador de Nubes" (Cloud Hunter)

San Miguel de Allende-based painter Edgar Soberon's "Cazador de Nubes" (Cloud Hunter) will be featured on the cover of my forthcoming audio CD, a reading of my essay, "From Mexico to Miramar or, Across the Lake of Oblivion". Check out an entire gallery of Soberon's vividly gorgeous work here. I've been a big fan for a while now. Another one of his paintings, "Aguacates" (Avocadoes) graces the cover of Tameme's first chapbook, a short story by Mexican writer Agustin Cadena. More anon.