DoveSoup Art

I have been reading about the significance of a person’s story. Not just any story but the story about who we are.  Then I remembered a long time ago I read something about artists and how people don’t buy most artwork because they like the art. They buy it because they like the artist, something about the artist interests them or intrigues him.  So from now on this blog is going to be about me. Me writing about stuff, any kind of stuff that goes on in my life or in my head.  I’m gonna start telling you my story. Maybe if you read about who I am you might think; “Well, she hasn’t cut off an ear but she sounds pretty interesting.”  You might even think; "I Like her." Or;  “I want to buy some of her art.” All the stories I’ve written in the past are not going away they’re just going to be in the archives and I’m going to start telling you about what I think about art, why I love something, or why I hate it, and why I painted it.  I will show you the p

Ohmygod if you looked at my site you would see how utterly pitiful it is. Http://www.dovesoup.com Now I’m a struggling artist and I don’t have much money... a few hundred bucks to spare. I don’t need much, a clean design, a bio page and a gallery. Contact me ASAP! DoveSoup @ me.com I’m desperate people!

I Will Always Remember Puerto Rico The Puerto Rico effect begins and ends with startling blue water and swaying coconut palms, falling asleep to jungle sounds, and rain suddenly bursting through windows and open doors sounding like a thousand horses in full gallop. Puerto Rico is a green enormous wet. Even without an inkling of Spanish I believe people would guess that the name Puerto Rico means Port Something; the literal translation is Rich Port due to the plentiful gold found in the rivers that empty into the sea. From its tropical beauty to its friendly atmosphere, Puerto Rico is rich in so many ways. To me the place is more than a happy memory and more than its name. Puerto Rico is equal to the feeling it produces. Puerto Rico is easy. It’s easy on the spirit. It is easy on being. There are places in everyone’s life that they will never forget. Then there are Puerto Rico places where the history of our experience is so extraordinary the memory of that place becomes a tote

Grief funerals, clumsy beautiful, heart wrenching. no one knows where to stand, sit or look, faces that cannot cry anymore  faces that can't yet remember the truth of a smile. someone once loved, respected, honored and cherished and no one knows how to fill the gap.

I did it, took me all morning but I did it.. Wait, I think it took me all morning and most the day. Dove Soup: Contemporary Art by Dove Cochrane My new website for my art.  It's just a few pages at this time, but as I plug along it will grow.  I will share the process of creating art, finished works, gallery exhibitions and shows. Come visit me!

New, what a fabulous word. I'll be starting something New. Turning a corner. Going in a different direction. Creating a New beginning. Wait for it.... Dove