The basics seem so boring. When I finally reached college age I was so excited not to have to take, what I considered, the boring curriculum subjects of math, science and foreign language and jumped at the chance to select more creative endeavor. And so, in my first season of college I took drawing, design,Continue reading “Excellence Starts with the Basics”
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New Fall Art Classes
New Humboldt County Art Classes are starting mid-September! Acrylic Painting in Fortuna starts Tuesday, September 17th at Fortuna Fabrics and Crafts from 3:30 – 5:30 in the afternoons. Classes are open from ‘pre-teens’ through senior adults – beginners and intermediate welcome. The class runs for 8 weeks. Call 725-2501 to sign up. A Drawing ClassContinue reading “New Fall Art Classes”
5 “P’s” – The Fifth “P” is for Perseverance
Perseverance often means a dogged determination to master the basics. For we know that as we build that solid foundation, in the field of our endeavor, our greatest opportunity for full artistic expression is given flight. The very repetitious and mundane practices of our craft coupled with an intellectual thirst to learn more create within us buildingContinue reading “5 “P’s” – The Fifth “P” is for Perseverance”
5 “P”s – The Third P is for Process
This video shows the process of creating a painted wedding portrait from initial drawing to the finished painting. Process – so much in life is a process, but we live in a culture of the instant! Technologically we have so much available to us at lightning speed that it seems very old-fashioned to submit to theContinue reading “5 “P”s – The Third P is for Process”
Painted Flowers Express Emotions
The giving of flowers express so many emotions. Occasions where we congratulate, celebrate, encourage, convey love, tenderness, sorrow and caring are times we give flowers. God could have created a very practical world in which flowers didn’t exist or they could have been very utilitarian in form and function. Yet the earth is beautified byContinue reading “Painted Flowers Express Emotions”
Observa-tion is the Key to Art
Observation…we discuss it every week in the art classes whether it be drawing or painting. We often ask, “what did you see differently this week because you took the time to really observe something? The study of art gives us an avenue to view our natural world with fresh eyes and take in all the nuanceContinue reading “Observa-tion is the Key to Art”
Drawing Generations Together
It is exciting to see someone’s talent bloom in any season of life. For many, it is not until the years of retirement that the schedule allows some time to address a life long yearning to study art. My grandmother, for example, did not take up painting until she was in her eighties (she lived toContinue reading “Drawing Generations Together”
Painting Difficult Subjects
Some subjects freak people out. When faced with trying to draw or paint someone’s likeness or a panoramic view or a complicated (or seemingly complicated) object the “I can’t do this” thoughts can fog our brains. This is when we need to take a step back and literally forget what it is we are tryingContinue reading “Painting Difficult Subjects”
Colored Pencil Drawing Class
A Colored Pencil Drawing Class taught by Artist Penny Fregeau is scheduled to start at the Fortuna Fabric & Crafts store on Tuesday nights from 6:30-8:30 PM starting April 16th. The class will run for six weeks ending on May 28th. All skill levels are welcome. The cost of the class is $100 plus materials, whichContinue reading “Colored Pencil Drawing Class”
Stretching A Canvas
I was taken back in a large art store yesterday when the clerk said, “we don’t carry supplies for stretching canvas.” Really? I had come in to purchase the wooden stretcher bars to supply the framework needed for the Belgian linen canvas I customarily use for portraits. As grocery stores and hardware stores have comeContinue reading “Stretching A Canvas”
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