Drips, Drops, and Spatter (Mark Making Part 2)
As a sequel to my window into some of my mark making explorations, I now explored drips, drops, and spatter, and am letting you look over my shoulder
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Attention is the Beginning of Devotion (Mary Oliver Quote)
Teach the children. We don’t matter so much, but the children do. Show them daisies and the pale…
Mark Making Exercises (Part 1)
Look over my shoulder as I start my process of honing my art skills this year with these mark making assignments for myself, done in acrylic.
Salt Fat Acid Heat (Cookbook and Movie Review)
I love this cookbook, which is more about teaching you how to cook, and the concepts and procedures behind cooking, than step by step recipes.
Lyn Asselta Plein Air Pastel Workshop Photos
I took this three day plein air workshop taught by Lyn Asselta. It was sponsored by the Connecticut Pastel Society…
Summary of Creative Arts Camp 2018 in Photos and Notes
Creative Arts Camp was a wonderful week with fabulous people in a beautiful place. Everyone was busting past limits, all while being supported and loved.
Artist in Residence Summary 2018
Well, I have just completed my first time ever being an Artist in Residence, which is something I hope to have a chance to do again, both in this program and in other places.
Favorite Photos Taken by my Students in my Art of Seeing Class
We worked to exchanging things into thoughts, seeing the ideas of Soul, instead of objects of sense.
I Gave my PowerPoint on Abstraction in Maine
I gave my PowerPoint talk on abstraction last Saturday evening. The talk is titled Abstraction: From Impressionism to Non-Objective Art and it has 300 slides utilizing both my photography and artwork to explain abstract art and help the audience understand it better.
Thoughts from Karen Montanaro
I can’t help myself, I’ve featured Karen Montanaro the last two years at Creative Arts Camp and now I’m doing it again.
Short Poems About Peace by Children
Plaques like these by elementary school aged children are scattered all over the peace garden near the Sacramento capitol.
Good Books About Trains for Children and Young Adults
Trains is a subject that does not sound like school but has many important lessons none the less, including multicultural ones and moral ones. All foster a love of learning and stretches imaginations. Consider giving some of these to a child you love!
Take My “Art of Seeing” Class (at Camp Newfound in Maine)
This is a shameless promotional blurb for the Christian Scientists in this blog community. I’d love to see you there and have you in my class!
35 Million Illiterate Adults in the US (Quote)
If you can’t read, you aren’t using the internet, nor reading newspapers. How do you get your news and information?
My Homeschool High School Abstract Art Class
They now understand some of the range of options one works with when creating an abstract work of art– that it is not only fun, but a thought provoking process.
The ‘Color Doctor’s’ Color Class
Particularly fresh for me was the “color wheel of light,” where color mixes very differently than on the “pigment color wheel.”