New Drawing Hi! I’d like to share a recent drawing with you. I seem to becoming obsessed by drawing, which is a good thing. And eggs, shells and cups. This is an experience I want! Inspiring Articles I ‘d like to share a couple of links to articles with you that I think are inspiring. Both […]
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Habit for 2016 Greetings! I would like share with you my ideas about a daily habit I’m adopting this 2016. My intention in this post is to outline the why, what and how I’m going to establish this daily habit. Inspiration I follow artist Myrna Wacknov’s blog titled her “Creativity Journey”. At the beginning of the year,
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Abstraction – What? Early on, I thought I’d explore abstraction. I had never purposefully studied abstraction and wanted to know what it was about. I didn’t even know the difference between abstract and non-objective abstract. Defined, or Not. I looked up definitions for abstraction. Abstraction is the result of a process…and it gets much more
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Drawing while on the road I find challenging and rewarding. I would like to share my thoughts on time, subjects and materials. My guiding principle is to make it easy to draw anytime, anywhere and anything.
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Greetings! Yesterday I took part in a fun sketching class. Sponsored by the “Friends of Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument”, the class was part of their “Hike and Learn” program. The instructor was artist Sarah F. Burns. You may have noted from previous posts, I’m taking classical drawing from Sarah. I find landscape drawing challenging. Sarah gave a
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Yes, I’m a student. I think I will always be a student in the sense that one has something new to learn. I am also a student of artist Sarah F. Burns. I am learning about academic drawing and painting. Oddly enough, since the beginning of my life as an artist, I’ve been drawing from
I continue to work on my drawing skills. I’m taking a classical drawing class with a local artist, Sarah F. Burns. I’m enjoying the learning environment. With this particular still life drawing, I used a coffee cup and clay vase I collected while living in Germany. My focus is on learning how to draw
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Drawing Skills I have been working on my drawing skills. Hmmm, seems like I say that often. Do we ever quit? I hope not.
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Opinionated Student I once read that children of artists sometimes have trouble being an art student; they can be the hardest to teach drawing and painting. I can relate. I grew up in the household of an artist, my Dad, John H. Stermer. I have strong opinions about drawing, painting, art in general and my own
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The “Draw” Question. I’ve been wondering about what people mean when they say someone knows how to draw. Draw what? Draw how? How did they learn? Do we every finish learning?
