Archive for the 'Art Insights' Category
The Power of Design
We’ve all heard this art instructor question, “Where is your center of interest or focal point?” We are encouraged to draw attention to our focal point by placing the lightest light next to the darkest dark. Creating a personal, visual expression is much more than developing a set of instructions about where to look! All [...]
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Shared Ponderings on Florals - Ratindra Das
I am delighted to share an insightful response to my last article from artist Ratindra Das.Lynn - I read the little article in the newsletter about flowers with interest. As you know, it is not one subject that I paint too often. However, I couldn’t help writing my feelings about it.
I heard a saying, [...]
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Ponderings on Florals
Lately, I’ve been thinking about why it is that paintings of flowers are generally not as highly regarded as paintings of people. I think a well done painting of flowers is every bit as difficult and nuanced as that of a human subject “¦ I think the riff lies else where.
The success of any painting [...]
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Get by with a little help from…
January 29, 2008
The week before last I finally made it back to life-drawing. Long ago I was a “regular” and I had become fairly comfortable with the drawing process. This time I found myself asking, “What the heck am I doing here?!”
Thankfully, a few friendly voices came to the rescue. (No, I don’t normally [...]
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MIXING IT UP
January 21, 2008
We were wrapping up development of the Gloria Page workshop right before Christmas, and I had the pleasure to view and review the project several times! Gloria inspired me to give it a shot! I have had very little experience in the craft arts, but I decided to make gifts for a group [...]
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