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Making Time for Art | Catherine Natasha Alexander
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Musings on art, natural history, and the great outdoors. Making Time for Art. Yesterday, a friend sent me a link to an article by Jim Collins, a Fortune 500 management consultant and business strategist. The article, titled “Best New Year’s Resolution? A ‘Stop Doing’ List,” asks the hypothetical question “If you were given $20 million dollars and ten years to live, how would you change your priorities? What would you stop doing? To live, what top 10 things would I absolutely want to do or experience?
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Capitalizing on Creativity | Catherine Natasha Alexander
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Musings on art, natural history, and the great outdoors. Article, Brent Green, a 26-year-old self-taught animator from rural Pennsylvania, shared information about a career-defining experience that has relevance for other contemporary artists poised on the brink of an art career. But wait, you say, the artists pay the money back proportionally if they turn a profit? Given the nature of the art market at any given time, that sounds pretty risky for the funder. Yes, it is, but made much less so by the prof...
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Curious Little Object #3: Edith and Elizabeth (1930) | Catherine Natasha Alexander
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Musings on art, natural history, and the great outdoors. Curious Little Object #3: Edith and Elizabeth (1930). The third piece in my. Series isn’t finished yet and it isn’t very little. It’s titled. Edith and Elizabeth (1930). And it’ll be exhibited in an upcoming show at the Bush Barn Art Center titled. Parks for People: Lord and Schryver’s Legacy. As with my two previous pieces (. For more information about Lord and Schryver, visit: http:/ www.lord-schryverconservancy.org/. Date : February 19, 2011.
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Catherine Natasha Alexander | Musings on art, natural history, and the great outdoors | Page 2
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Musings on art, natural history, and the great outdoors. Visual artists often don’t think about branding in the course of their daily activities. Priority is justifiably given to creating artwork. But creating a unique and consistent identity is important if you’re going to distinguish yourself from the thousands of other artists currently making living in today’s art market. How to Create an Artist’s Brand. Has done a nice job of summarizing exactly what an identity package is and how companies (and you...
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About Me | Catherine Natasha Alexander
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Art Retreats in Nature | Catherine Natasha Alexander
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Musings on art, natural history, and the great outdoors. Art Retreats in Nature. A recent episode of OPB’s Oregon Field Guide highlighting Opal Creek reminded me that, though our rainy winters aren’t always condusive to nature studies, spring is actually only a few months away. And with spring comes the opening of of seasonal state parks, hiking trails and natural areas throughout Oregon. For artists who draw direct inspiration from nature, this is the beginning of prime time. Silver Falls State Park.
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Creative Inspiration: Volcanoes National Park | Catherine Natasha Alexander
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Musings on art, natural history, and the great outdoors. Creative Inspiration: Volcanoes National Park. Not only was I inspired by the lush flora and colorful fauna, I also saw an amazing exhibition of bird illustrations by Marion Berger at the Volcano Art Center: http:/ www.volcanoartcenter.org/. In addition to the fresh, vegetarian fare at Cafe One, I also enjoyed tasty thin crust gourmet pizza at the Kiawe Kitchen: http:/ www.yelp.com/biz/kiawe-kitchen-volcano. Laquo; Capitalizing on Creativity. Curio...
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How to Deckle Art Papers | Catherine Natasha Alexander
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Musings on art, natural history, and the great outdoors. How to Deckle Art Papers. Even if your watercolor or other art paper is not handmade, it’s easy to hand deckle the edges to replicate this rough-hewn look. 1 Using a ruler, score the backside lightly with an Exacto knife. 2 Fold the paper back and forth long the score. 3 With the paper folded toward the side on which your artwork will be, wet the fold on the backside of the paper with a brush dipped in water. If you’re really adventurous, you...
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