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Archive for the ‘The School of Oops’ Category. Laquo; Older Entries. Casting Light on Lights. Sunday, May 15th, 2016. When striving to get our lightest values light enough, the temptation is to substitute white for a more accurate color. Although this practice is both expected and acceptable in watercolor, since the lightest tones are actually taking advantage of the brilliant white of the underlying paper. So what’s the answer? Saturation to those of the canvas that her head (which should have been a se...
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Orangeblossomfarm Greece: Review 2014 New crops - Peanuts, Sweet potatoes and rice growing on our organic farm in Greece
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Vegan organic farming and self sufficient living in Greece, volunteer and work opportuntunities, information on natural farming and gardening. Saturday, 3 January 2015. Review 2014 New crops - Peanuts, Sweet potatoes and rice growing on our organic farm in Greece. In 2014 we grew peanuts for the first time, quite successfully. We expanded our sweet potato cultivation and are very thrilled. This crop hardly needs any attention and is highly productive. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Watermark templat...
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The Creative Block: August 2013
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Tuesday, August 27, 2013. Online Learning - Craftsy.com. Melissa at Craftsy.com recently introduced me to their website which has instructional classes for just about any art or craft. Have you wanted to branch out from painting and learn to crochet in the evenings? Maybe you'd like to learn more about container gardening. Or maybe you feel you need some more instruction in color mixing. This site has much to offer! Deadline to enter is Sept. 30. Online / Video Instruction. Created by Deluxe Templates.
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The Creative Block: September 2013
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Thursday, September 26, 2013. Place offering video/online classes thanks to Ken Auster posting his upcoming class on Facebook. Tuscon Art Academy. I wish I had known of it sooner. Its an interesting concept and I would like to hear if anyone out there has taken any classes online like this. Can you share with us? VVaughan and I have been considering this idea also. Maybe we can share some of our cafe sessions through this media. James Gurney is using an interesting format too with Concert Window.
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The Creative Block: February 2011
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Monday, February 28, 2011. Lazy titles or great motivation? There’s a lot of artwork titled I, II, III from the 1960s. Working on “errors and fixing” has its merits, but if you find yourself always beating yourself up into a creative block, consider working in series. Going with the positives and the intriguing may motivate you more. It’s kind of the half full vs. half empty thing. Working in series can be a great motivator and causes focus in your work. I, II, III, give it a try! Let us know how you do.
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The Creative Block: November 2012
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012. Keep Throwing that Clay (Or Swinging those Brushes). From David Bayles and Ted Orland's excellent book Art and Fear. The ceramics teacher announced on opening day that he was dividing the class into two groups. All those on the left side of the studio, he said, would be graded solely on the quantity. Of the work they produced, all those on the right solely on its quality. Online / Video Instruction. Keep Throwing that Clay (Or Swinging those Brushes. Created by Deluxe Templates.
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The Creative Block: Wicki's Top Ten Ways to Put the Fun Back in Painting
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Tuesday, January 3, 2012. Wicki's Top Ten Ways to Put the Fun Back in Painting. Really great ideas to start the new year off from the wonderful Vicki Ross at MyArtTutor.com. Avoid social media for a day.the world won't spin off its axis. Unless you are using your computer as photo reference for a painting, don't allow it in your studio area. Even turn off email. 'Oh, no, say it ain't so, Wicki'! If you paint tight, paint ten small (8x10) with the largest brush you own. If you paint loose, paint ten p...
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The Creative Block: September 2011
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Friday, September 23, 2011. Where Does the Time Go? This week has really gotten away from me. Here it is, Friday afternoon, and I have one incomplete small painting to show for my week. Last week, I painted 5 larger paintings. Well, last week I was determined and focused. I took my daughter to school and came directly to my studio to get to work. I didn't schedule interruptions and luckily didn't have any crop up. Tuesday, September 13, 2011. Do you admire another artist - to distraction? Learning to exp...
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The Creative Block: October 2011
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Monday, October 17, 2011. From Jeff Mahorney - 120 Paintings. Excerpt from Jeff's blog post. I'd like to thank artist and instructor Larry Seiler. For featuring some of my work (and blog) in a recent Wetcanvas live Webinar (and soon to be DVD). Larry's work and wisdom have always been an inspiration to me. In fact, the name of this blog is taken from his oft quoted mantra. Friday, October 14, 2011. The past two weeks have been a struggle. But I keep trying at least. I have granted myself permissi...I not...
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The Creative Block: Keep Throwing that Clay (Or Swinging those Brushes)
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012. Keep Throwing that Clay (Or Swinging those Brushes). From David Bayles and Ted Orland's excellent book Art and Fear. The ceramics teacher announced on opening day that he was dividing the class into two groups. All those on the left side of the studio, he said, would be graded solely on the quantity. Of the work they produced, all those on the right solely on its quality. Online / Video Instruction. Keep Throwing that Clay (Or Swinging those Brushes. Created by Deluxe Templates.
