Art is one of those communication links that transcends language, culture, gender, economic status or age, among other things. We can be moved deeply by the sensitive portrayal of the arts in a variety of expressions. Deep and significant concepts can be conveyed by the arts that either reinforce what someone is trying to sayContinue reading “Have You Ever Been Moved to Tears by Something Beautiful?”
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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”
Classical Realism
“Guild Members of the Society…are rooted to the conviction that fine art is, first and foremost, about life: and most specifically about the dignity, beauty, comedy, tragedy, romance, fantasy, pride, and nobility of the human spirit; and all those precious and powerful emotions that form and define the human experience. ” – The American SocietyContinue reading “Classical Realism”
Online Art Shopping and Feedback
When I was a young artist the internet wasn’t considered a place where one purchased very much, and certainly not art. What a different world we live in now! Back “in the day” most of my paintings were sold locally and although there was an occasional painting shipped to a large city gallery or purchases by tourists visiting Humboldt County, for theContinue reading “Online Art Shopping and Feedback”
Teaching Art – Part of the New Adventure
Last night students had the choice of either drawing the poseable figure, the fresh-cut flowers, or using the grid technique to enlarge their own personal photograph reference shot into an outlines sketch size suitable for drawing. I greatly enjoy seeing their progress and hearing of their artistic discoveries. The feedback they offer encourages me and gives meContinue reading “Teaching Art – Part of the New Adventure”
Observing Details
My current drawing class is made up of individuals with varying degrees of artistic experience and skills. They are all doing a great job and I am encouraged by their progress. Each student is learning to observe the world in a more detailed way which is the gateway to artistic endeavor. In observation we gainContinue reading “Observing Details”
Acrylic Painting Class Through Fortuna Park & Rec.
Beginning Monday Morning, March 11th at 9 AM, a new Acrylic Painting Class is offered through the Fortuna, California Parks and Recreation Department. This class is open to all skill levels. The cost for the entire six weeks (2.5 hours per session) is $165 plus materials. For more information contact the Fortuna Parks and Rec. at (707)725-6648.Continue reading “Acrylic Painting Class Through Fortuna Park & Rec.”
Color Theory Through Generations of Artists
When I first viewed the paintings of a local artist named Jim Faber in the 1990’s, I was impressed by the stunning beauty of his canvases. I knew he knew something that I didn’t know about painting, and so I asked him to teach me. What I soon found out was he had a greatContinue reading “Color Theory Through Generations of Artists”
When I In Awesome Wonder…
In my husbands classroom there hung a poster for many years that said, “There are two ways of spreading light… being the candle or the mirror that reflects it.” Nature is like a candle. God’s direct handiwork is awe-inspiring and beyond comprehension. The hymn writer penned the famous words, “Oh Lord my God when I inContinue reading “When I In Awesome Wonder…”
When A Man Loves A Woman
Eight o’clock on a summer’s evening and the stage is set for a night of romance. I loved painting this scene. Set in an old Victorian home we used to own down by the Eel River, the elements in the painting have memories attached. The doily was hand-made by a talented artist friend named Judy Nunes. TheContinue reading “When A Man Loves A Woman”
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