I am so looking forward to the Student Drawing Class that starts this week. In this season of life there is something thrilling about passing on the baton to the next generation of artists. There is so much I want to share with them about being creative, expressing themselves and seeing the world around themContinue reading “Student Drawing Class”
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Painting Children
It would be more accurate to say “Painting Pictures of Children.” My mother did something very important for my self concept as a child. She painted my portrait. In doing so she conveyed how very important I was to her. I was the baby of six and my parents found many ways to communicate howContinue reading “Painting Children”
Art Nite at Nehemiah’s Art
Coming Monday evening, August 22nd, 2016, an Art Nite in Fortuna, CA! Come learn how to create an acrylic painting in one evening among the company of five other friends. The time is 6 PM – 8:30 PM and the cost is $35 per person. A Vintage Art Studio ambiance with the art materials andContinue reading “Art Nite at Nehemiah’s Art”
Art Ability and Disabilities
In the most recent chapter of my life book I find myself teaching art weekly to a group of intellectually disabled adults. The time spent with these precious individuals has been both challenging and rewarding – mostly rewarding. What was challenged was my preconceived notions as related to art and the mind. Art, like manyContinue reading “Art Ability and Disabilities”
To Be An Original
Ideas – where do they come from? How does one consistently come up with good creative ideas for one’s artistic endeavors? Norman Rockwell had an interesting pattern of coming up with good ideas. “Getting good ideas is always a problem. It takes a lot of digging…When I get discouraged I stop – go for aContinue reading “To Be An Original”
Good Painting Tools
Good tools make all the difference whether it is creating a painting our building a house! Today I received a new supply of paints, canvases, drawing paper and brushes. Just looking at blank canvases sets my imagination on high drive. The complete set of paint pictured above is the limited palette which I have usedContinue reading “Good Painting Tools”
Drawn to God
As I prepare to teach a local drawing class I am reminded of the foundational aspects of drawing. Like scales to a musician, drawing is a basic skill for all art forms. When we begin to draw we start observing the world around us with different eyes. We start to contemplate those forms around us thatContinue reading “Drawn to God”
A Limited Color Palette – Part 3 – The “Ish”
Learning and understanding color is made simple by the “ish.” Even my four-year-old granddaughter understands the concept. We learn to evaluate and describe any color by voicing it’s ingredients in order from greatest to least – and then add the ish. What is that color the army uses so frequently? Oh, it’s greenish-yellowish-reddish. Mix thoseContinue reading “A Limited Color Palette – Part 3 – The “Ish””
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