At my local dollar-a-plate sushi place I noticed 2 little kids fingering the sparkly ornaments on the fold-up Christmas tree with a true sense of wonder. I remembered at that age being completely enchanted and transported with the magic of … Continue reading
The practice of composition in painting is much like the practice of scales and chords in music. Once it becomes second nature the real business of the “art” comes more readily. The idea is not to think so much about … Continue reading
There’s a new premium channel “teaser” program on cable on which you can watch a pilot episode of a new series. On one of the channels is a series call Da Vinci’s Demons about Leonardo Da Vinci. I watched about … Continue reading
This week after our last class, Paula (Saturday), led me down the rabbit hole once again—she is full of good stories and amazing experiences. She sited Gordon Lish, 20th Century author, renowned writing teacher, editor and pioneer of words. (More … Continue reading
Last week we considered a subject with which we were familiar. We had 3 opportunities to express the idea of it, or to render it, 3 different ways after given a few days to think about it. The emphasis was on using imagination. We … Continue reading
The seeds of “good art” are various. So are the definitions. Some words to describe “good art” are: resonant (to whom); beautiful, (not always); engaging (to some); transformative (maybe); makes you think, makes you feel; makes you rich (HA!)l The … Continue reading
While watering the flowers on the deck late last June booming soul music from somewhere in the neighborhood beckoned. Following, I discovered an annual Street Party called “Good in the Hood”. Sparing you the description of my participation, I will … Continue reading
Although Richard Diebenkorn stayed here only a few years after his birth in 1922, I like to think that Portland exercised its influence on him just as it did on Marc Rothko. (I’m going to assume Aberdeen Washington had a … Continue reading
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Last Friday I was cutting raw potatoes to cook for potato salad pondering–how necessary is it to get these pieces close in size so they cook uniformly? On Top Chef competing chefs often have the challenge of cutting things unvaryingly. Those … Continue reading
“Drawing is not what one sees but what one can make others see.” Edgar Degas (1834-1917) Drawing is about both seeing and about expressing. But to make others see, as Degas, one of the world’s finest draughtsman suggests, a drawing … Continue reading
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