by Edward M Corpus | Oct 21, 2019
The house in Seaside, California had been my mother’s home for three decades – and for more than the past twelve years my permanent residence and artist studio. I had vowed that while my elderly mother was still alive, it would never be sold nor lien placed upon it ;...
by Edward M Corpus | Jan 18, 2019
Greetings and salutations for the new year, friends, patrons and sponsors! First, a public service announcement: I finally went off the deep end. No, I’m not being committed. You may have heard me hinting for months now (years?) that I was edging...
by Edward M Corpus | Aug 24, 2018
In July a great man departed this mortal time and space, and left the company of devoted family and friends. He passed on just eight weeks short of his one-hundred-first birthday. I considered him a dear friend, and during the all-too-brief time I knew him he allowed...
by Edward M Corpus | Jun 24, 2018
Now, more than ever, we need examples and models of sensitive, nurturing good men to contradict the culture of patriarchy. I created a watercolor painting to celebrate kind and aware fathers, and the children they help raise as the hope of our civilization. This...
by Edward M Corpus | Jun 3, 2018
Just watched the 2015 documentary Indie Kindred tonight. You’ll have to buy Indie Kindred or rent it on Vimeo.com, or through the indiekindred.com website. Neither Netflix or Amazon Prime carry it to stream, though they should.* Coming from a guy who’s typically...
by Edward M Corpus | Jan 6, 2018
Maybe Not So Crazy Black ink on paper. 5″ x 5″ (12.7 cm x 12.7 cm) For me, 2017 was a mixed bag of lows and highs indeed. I’m grateful that on balance the highs prevail. My practice as a “culturally subversive artist” was a significant factor in the highs....
by Edward M Corpus | Nov 10, 2017
Over the past year, besides going back to reading the classics of comic art or discovering new ones, I’ve been doing research on all aspects of how comic art is actually made. I’ve been exploring what it might take to parlay my fictional writing (and true...
by Edward M Corpus | Jul 27, 2017
In recent times, I’ve chosen to characterize my visual and literary practice as “culturally subversive art”. Merriam-Webster defines subversion as “a systematic attempt to overthrow or undermine a government or political system.” To subvert is “to overturn or...
by Edward M Corpus | Jun 21, 2017
Here’s a teaser list of upcoming blog posts, not necessarily in any particular hierarchy or proposed order that I write and post them. Some of them are already up, so please check them out: All Children Are Born Creatives. (So, Why Are Adults So Dull?) How I Learned...
by Edward M Corpus | Mar 24, 2017
This is a one-minute video on the process of creating my pastel painting Woman Grieving By the Sea.
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