Fine Art Paintings and Drawings | Josh Niles Art

Author: Josh N

  • Later Never Comes

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    If there is one thing I’ve learned, it’s that we give ourselves the comfort we need but like anything, too much of that will drown you. I’ve lived in the same place for about three years now, I moved back in with my Grandmother at my childhood home to pay off some bills and to…

  • A Veritable Lack

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    There is nothing quite like the first taste of mushrooms to start off a new year. These guys are known for their Truffle like rarity and rich earthy flavor. I love them, anyone with half a taste-bud typically will too. But as the years go on, the flavor leaves a little something to be desired.…

  • The way we was

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    Thank you for tuning in to my very public self journal. This is a very long and ramblish entry but one about the sense of self I’m experiencing at the moment. Sometimes I do miss being able to stay up late and play video games, drink a six pack, and wake up with five hours…

  • Moving Feels Like Sinking

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    Finality is a choice observation. The end of an era. The next new thing. At what point do we stick? When is the next thing the last? I don’t know if there is an answer to it that will ever fully satisfy. But I do know, that when you have to finish the journey alone…

  • Positive Momentum Grows

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    I spend a lot of time considering what to do next. If it’s in the morning while I’m working out, I’m thinking about what painting I want to work on and how I want to make it happen. There is a growing freedom, however, in the ways that I find myself working. It’s been a…

  • “You die the way you live.”

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    I think it is amazing, how we connect our childhood lives to our adult lives. I’ve been listening to Steve Burn’s podcast, you know, the Blue’s Clues guy? And he has a lot of guidance still. I think it’s funny that in a way the man who taught me my shapes is teaching me about…

  • Labor/Art

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    I always find it fun to equate parts of life to equations. It is not a meaningful exercise until it gets to the point of thoughtful interaction and abstract connection of ideas. There is a very common theme I noticed, in Grad School, in which artist from the rust belt, we all want to talk…

  • Everything you’ve ever wanted

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    What does that mean? Everything you’ve ever wanted? To me it has been a few things. For awhile it was a partner whom I pined after and eventually won over. Only to realize how immature I had been years down the line when things of course didn’t work out. I learned a lot there. It’s…

  • Things I like about small town living

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    It’s quiet, it’s slow, it’s always very personal. As I have never been one to seek attention or want to be shouted at as I enter a room, it suits me well in a lot of ways. That said, there is little opportunity here. The advent of the internet is surely a great help in…

  • Process Pieces

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    Art as therapy. Art as expression. Art as communication. Art as engagement. Art as community. It’s all of those things really. But to me it’s more or less a compulsion any more. I’ve spent the last few years working on very non specific work. Mainly donuts on faux wood and metal surfaces. They are more…