This section is nothing more than my random thoughts and musings of what is going on around me. In particular, with the design field.
Plus, I figured if I committed to updating this section, I will be forced to edit/update my site at least once a month.
The above digital postcard is a collection of my paintings of my rescue doggies and me (clockwise: Sparky (RIP baby boy), Chiquita, me, Macho, Bookie and Bobo Bubbly). The digital paintings were done in Procreate for the iPad. I was photographed by my friend Charmaine Cruz at Into Life Photography.
Years ago, when I first created katymurta.com, using some old Adobe software (Muse? For the life of me, I can't remember), I added a section of my various thoughts and influences throughout my creative career.
Well, using the Wayback Machine (Google it!), I found the very early versions of this site and, lo and behold, there was a list of various artists that have profoundly influenced me over my lifetime.
I am providing that list here. I had forgotten about these various artists. So, in many ways, this page is a memento for me.
It's to help ME remember. Remember what it was like to love someone's work. To study them for hours. To remember what it was like to be INSPIRED. It's too easy to get jaded in this fast-paced industry.
The following creators are people that have influenced me in some profound way. Some I know personally, some I do not. Some are writers, some are artists. But all have made their mark on me in some way.
Hildegard Von Bingen
Dave McKean
Jon Muth
Georgia O'Keeffe
Cliff Nielsen
Thom Ang
Franz Kline
Simon Bisley
Lord Leighton
N.C. Wyeth
Andrew Wyeth
Francisco Mora
J.W. Waterhouse
John Singer Sargent
Charles Dana Gibson
Thomas Blackshear
Greg Spalenka
Eric Dinyer
Frank Adams (my great-grandfather)
James Richardson Adams II (my dad)
Hannah Hendren Adams (my sister)
Norma Coggin Adams (my mother)
Harlan Ellison
Laura Lasworth
Edgar Allan Poe
Rembrandt
Gustav Mahler
Enya
Starhawk
Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Lady Antonia Fraser
Kathee Kollowitz (I KNOW I am misspelling her name)
Herran
Steve Huston
William Stout
Gwenda Kaczor
Paul Lee (or known as POLY)
Artemsia Gentileschi
Lynn V. Andrews
Victoria Holt
Mary Stewart
Neil Gaimon
Bosch
Robert Mapplethorpe
Eugene Smith
Charles Bukowski
Michael Hussar