Bits and Clips for April 2016
I hope you find something here thought provoking, meaningful, inspiring, or helpful in these links.
Month: April 2016
Color Studies in My Artist Journal
I love an artist journal as a place to try out ideas before doing them on larger canvasses. Here are a couple of recent color studies in my art journal that intrigued me.
Book Review: Little Paris Bookshop
The main character is a “literary apothecary, or a “book epicure” that can discern which book is exactly the one each person should read to improve, heal, or grow in the way that they need to.
Who Are You?
This quote is longer than most I share, but I think it is really worth reading because gaining objectivity over your thoughts and emotions is the first step toward mastery, freedom and healing
Recent Black and White Photographs
I hope you are as enchanted by the variety, light, form, beauty, texture, contrast, and composition represented in these photographs as much as I was firsthand.
Earth Day Quote with Flowers
I know that there is something much stronger, much more unfathomable, than us, the humans. So do not despair.
New Painting in Pastel: Catkin Bursting in Spring
This new abstract pastel of mine is 16″ x 20″ and it celebrates spring.
Movie Review: City of Gold
This documentary is about Jonathan Gold, the L.A. Times’ Food Critic that has won a Pulitzer Prize.
Photos Inside Hearst Castle
The house and rooms are chock full of priceless antiques and architectural salvage from Europe, via auction houses in New York City.
Photos Outside Hearst Castle
We enjoyed the views, the garden, statuary, tiles, trees, flowers, and architecture in perfect weather.
Bring out the God-colors
Here’s another way to put it: You’re here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world.
Book Review: H is for Hawk
But regardless of all that, I can’t help myself from giving this masterfully written book five stars.
Large New Pastel Landscape: Moraine Lake
Finally home from all our wanderings, I’m getting some time to paint. This large landscape painted in pastel is 26″ x 20″.