by Edward M Corpus | Jun 1, 2020
This is a 5×7 portrait in watercolor of a human being. His name is George Floyd. Since I was fifteen (now sixty-six years older) I’ve dedicated my entire creative life towards social justice. I haven’t always succeeded. Every portrait I’ve ever...
by Edward M Corpus | May 28, 2020
5 x 7 inches (12.7 cm x 17.78 cm) watercolor painting over graphite drawing I referenced Alasdair McLellan’s portrait photo and painted behind Atwood’s image a handmaid similar to those in the Hulu series. As I’m writing my memoir, I’m...
by Edward M Corpus | May 25, 2020
5 x 7 inches (12.7 cm x 17.78 cm)graphite and ink wash drawing My wife and fellow artist Karen Warwick got me Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book for Christmas — AND the graphic novel adaptations by various superb artists about the child who grows into young...
by Edward M Corpus | May 25, 2020
5 x 7 inches (12.7 cm x 17.78 cm)continuous line drawing in graphite pencil on paper The second book I read this year was Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway. It’s about a day in the life of several characters in post-World War I England, revolving around one woman’s...
by Edward M Corpus | May 14, 2020
Greetings everyone, and I hope you’re all weathering COVID-19 well, all things considered. It’s been close to three months since I last posted here, but it hasn’t been for lack of productivity. Here’s a rundown of what I’ve been up to,...
by Edward M Corpus | Feb 20, 2020
With gratitude I’m extremely pleased to announce that I’m the recipient of a 2019 Individual Grant from the Belle Foundation for Cultural Development. “You have been chosen for this award as an artist who is genuinely committed to his work, and as...
by Edward M Corpus | Jan 19, 2020
After a five-and-a-half exhibition at The Dalí Expo (now History & Art Museum: Salvador Dalí), this past Monday, Karen and I brought home KRONOS. KRONOS is the interactive art installation envisioned by my wife and creative partner, Karen Warwick...
by Edward M Corpus | Dec 26, 2019
I think of myself as a “cultural subversive” artist. My hope and expectation is to contribute through my art and writing to changing the culture of inequality embodied in the patriarchal paradigm. Until late 2018 my personal style had been ironic but low-key, not...
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...
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