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The Puppies are meeting their forever families

2/28/2018

 
I am happy and sad at the same time. I know Roxy & Bruno's babies are going to be well loved but eight weeks is coming way too fast. Rileigh, Emerson, and Kerri, Ziggy can't wait to meet you.

Puppies

2/23/2018

 
They can't already be 6 weeks old! They are growing up too fast.

Class Notes -- Week 6

2/23/2018

 
Things to think about:
  • Paint what you are passionate about.
  • Follow and learn from other artists. "One who steals from one artist is a thief; one who steals from a thousand artists is a genius."
  • Action overcomes fear. Don’t quit trying, paint a lot! The more you do the “luckier” you get.
  • Don’t be afraid to start.
  • When painting, always strive for FEP—feeling, emotion, and passion.
  • The way to get “unstuck” is to start—jump in with both feet.
  • Be in a state that makes art inevitable. ​​
  • Using a grid can help with placement and composition.
Classwork: draw a grid on the following photo. Use the grid to make a sketch. Paint the sketch using what you have learned.

Class Notes -- Week 5

2/19/2018

 
Painting techniques:
  • Scrubbing or dry brush* is a technique used in which the brush is relatively dry but holds paint. The paint is applied to a dry canvas. The brush strokes look scratchy and has texture.
  • Scumbling* is a technique used in which a damp brush is loaded with opaque (non transparent) paint. The paint is applied so it only touches the high spots of the canvas. For the best affect the canvas needs to be textured.
  • Glazing* is where the pigment is diluted with acrylic gloss medium to create a transparent layer.
  • Buff titanium paint mixed with a gloss medium can be used over areas you want to recede into the background.
*Usually use neighbors on the color wheel for these techniques.

Over time acrylics will loose it's luster. It is best to use a varnish over finished work to protect  prolong the painting.

This is an exercise we did in class to practice the different techniques.
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Homework: Create a painting from the following photo and apply what you have learned.

Renovation progress

2/16/2018

 

Class Notes -- Week 4

2/12/2018

 
A few basic things to think about as you paint:
  • Don't try to put too much in a painting.
  • Paint about something you are passionate about.
  • Use bright and dull colors -- bright in the front, dull in the back.
  • Use value to help reinforce what you want to emphasis.
  • Color can be used to convey emotions.
  • Adding black deadens the color. Add a color that is adjacent on the color wheel to darken a color.
  • Have quiet areas and busy areas.
  • Study and critique paintings by other artist.
Homework:
Paint the following picture applying what you have learned.

Class Notes--Week 3

2/5/2018

 
It is important to use lost (fuzzy) and found (sharp) edges in a painting. Usually found edges are in the foreground and near the point of interest. Lost edges are usually found in the background. Philbert brushes are good to use when creating lost edges. 

Building a painting means to add colors in layers. Paint one color, allow it to dry. Add a layer of  another color and let it dry. Then another, and another as needed. This creates depth and texture.  

Below are notes, guidelines and a painting we worked on during class. The idea was to practice brush strokes, lost and found edges, as we "built" a painting by using layers.
Homework:
Build a painting using techniques we have studied so far. It can be a landscape or a still life.
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Progress

2/1/2018

 
Today was filled with progress--a forward or onward movement toward a destination. First I moved toward a destination of healing with my foot. A visit to the orthopedic this morning revealed that the pain I have been experiencing has a name, Morton's neuroma. The prescription--two shots of cortisone and flat shoes with a wide width.
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​The second forward movement was toward a destination of spiritual growth. It has taken a while to get connected with a Bible study after moving to Jacksonville. Most studies were coming to an end with the holidays approaching. One day I was leaving Fresh Market and happened to see a lady sitting at one of the outside tables reading her Bible. I stopped and talked with her and found out about a Bible study she went to. Today I went to the first study for the new year. It was wonderful to be in a home filled with women that love the Lord!
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Finally, I went by the house this afternoon and it was great to see the progress taking place. ​​Ray finished putting up the fence panels and is ready to begin building the gates. Overgrown shrubs have been trimmed and are in the process of being removed. The walls are sanded,  prepped, and painting has begun. The fireplace is ready for the stone to be installed. I must say, God is good.

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      • The Treasure Coast Art Project
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      • Annotated Bibliography Art & Global Diversity
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      • Telling Your Story Through Art
      • A letter to the Editor
      • Annotated Bibliography
      • Expressive Art Workshop
    • Curriculum in Teaching Art >
      • Identity Unit - A Group Project by Holly Berndt, Brenda McCullers, Joseph Moore, and Deena Scarborough
      • Art & Place
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      • A Self Portrait in Photos
      • Variations
      • The Mass Mediated Image
      • Animated Memes
      • The Counterfeit Image
      • A Human Hybrid--McEYEborg
    • Digital Studio: Mapping & Place >
      • Mapping Experiments
      • Symbolic Mapping
      • Online Mapping
      • Derives
      • Labyrinths
      • Mapping the Routine
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      • My Family Migration
      • Gateway to the Arts, Executive Summary
      • Globalization & Me--Data Portraits
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      • Pecha Kucha
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      • My Personal Art History
      • Victor D'Amico
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      • Art20/20 Website
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