Be An Original! We have heard that one many times, and I just wanted to explore this axiom in this short video. We can make something technically good by making something similar to someone else’s idea. It might even sell well. But if we want to be the best version of ourselves and create theContinue reading “Axiom #2: Be An Original. Go From Good to Great!”
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Drawing More Realistically
A new session of drawing is opening September 11th for teens. Students will study, draw and discuss techniques to increase observation, draw proportionately, increase value judgement in shading, and become aware of 3D effects. Drawing is a foundational skill for any kind of art, and drawing can be an art form in it’s own right. Continue reading “Drawing More Realistically”
The Big Picture, The Details
The direct method of enlarging a picture by observing its major geometric shapes, the relation of those shapes to each other, the negative spaces they create and paying attention to the way the light illuminates the shapes to create forms is said by another way in a simple but overused sentence: Look at the bigContinue reading “The Big Picture, The Details”
Excellence Starts with the Basics
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”
Why Art?
Why art? Many would say there are much more practical ways to spend one’s time and energy. There are incredibly talented artists all over the world. Does the world really need one more painting or other creative form of expression? Art is many things, but for me in this season of my life, art hasContinue reading “Why Art?”
How to Enjoy Art Like a Child
Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up. – Pablo Picasso We are so creative as children, and then we grow up. We become fearful of not measuring up. We get discouraged by the sometimes thoughtless comments of others. We lose our sense of wonder andContinue reading “How to Enjoy Art Like a Child”
Happy Creating!
There is a sense of exhilaration as a painting, in this case a wedding portrait, nears it’s completion. The many hours spent before the easel has something tangible to show for the effort. There are jars full of various brushes and daily pallets which if seen all together would have hundreds, if not thousands, hand mixed dabs of paint. The mixed paint onContinue reading “Happy Creating!”
From Pig’s Bladders to Facebook
The French Impressionists, in finding freedom from the use of pig bladders, discovered a modern advance that enhanced time-honored practices in the making of paintings. Contemporary artists, even those who paint in a very traditional manner, continue to find ways to use things like social networking and other technologies to bring to life new images as well as replicasContinue reading “From Pig’s Bladders to Facebook”
Have You Ever Been Moved to Tears by Something Beautiful?
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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