Saturday, May 5, 2007
THE IMPORTANCE OF LIGHT
Artists have a thing for light. After all, it's light that helps make shadows, intense the colors, provide ambiance and depth. Lighting is everything, especially when painting. A good studio provides the painter with lots of natural light. Windows are therefore very important to making your art...
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Sunday, April 29, 2007
THE ART OF ART AND FALLING IN LOVE WITH THE ARTIST/WRITER/PERFORMER
There is a process I call the art of art. It's a very individual process within each artist. Because every artist is different, the way he or she produces is dependent on the motivation within. Last night, I actually dreamed I was drawing. I was drawing faces and interesting lines and objects. I...
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Sunday, April 22, 2007
SORRY, SHELLY, I DIDN'T TAKE THE TIME TO PAINT YESTERDAY
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Saturday, April 21, 2007
I HOPE TO DO SOME PAINTING TODAY
Maybe this afternoon I'll take the time to do some painting. It's been a while. Meanwhile, here's a repost.
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Thursday, April 19, 2007
CREATING ART FROM MOOD
Those of us who paint, draw or create with our hands know that mood often dictates what we create. The same is true for writers, of course. Artists sometimes feel the colors, the textures, and images flowing to the surface, from mind to brush...People who paint every day often create from mood....
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Sunday, April 15, 2007
SOMETHING I ENJOY DOING
One thing I really enjoy doing is taking a sketch pad out into the woods or a park, sitting on a blanket or a ledge and begin a sketch. There are so many details around, however, making it hard to decide on a target. I often practice what I call 5 minute sketches. They may look pretty rough and...
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Thursday, April 12, 2007
HOW TO BECOME AN ARTIST
Some believe artists are born. Others believe artists are made. I believe artists are a little bit of both. There's no denying that some people are naturally born great artists. They have an eye that can see and then reproduce what one sees. I have a brother who can do just that. He can recreate...
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Wednesday, April 11, 2007
HOW ART IS VISUALIZED
When I meet with clients and they tell me they want a large brochure with a certain theme and we go over the many details that they want to convey, I immediately start visualizing the final product...sometimes it comes to me in full color and layout. Other times, sketches come to mind...sometimes,...
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Monday, April 9, 2007
SOMETHING ABOUT ART
I realize I haven't posted in this blog in a while. I hope to do some more artwork soon. I've been out of it for a bit, but meanwhile, here's a pretty painting I didn't do. LOL I would love to be right there, right now!
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Saturday, March 31, 2007
HOW ART FEELS
Instead of posting a drawing, painting or something else artistic, I thought I'd describe how it feels to me when an artistic inspiration comes and I need to express it with a paintbrush or pen. The first thing I notice is a quietness of mind occurs. I see images, colors, vibrational patterns of...
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