Monthly Archives: June 2018
For the quote box
Invention does not consist in creating out of void, but out of chaos… — Mary Shelley
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Painting goes on
And here we are like one big WHOOOOSH, at the end of June. I’ve gone a few times now to the OOMS conservation south of me toward Chatham. It’s a nice little spot with different options for parking and sitting … Continue reading
Posted in badass-ness, clouds, Do the Work, taking time to look, the creative process, watercolor, weather
Tagged clouds, dothework, process, TakingTimetoLook, watercolor
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We The Peoples
From the Norman Rockwell Museum description of this piece, which was shown at the UN in 2015, part of the We the Peoples exhibit of his work. (Click image for larger view) In 1952, at the height of the cold … Continue reading
Posted in Art in the world, life around us, RESIST, Ripped from the headlines
Tagged BeKind, dotherightthing, RESIST, Rockwell, UN
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What I Learned on My Vacation
There might not have been any lying around on beaches, sipping iced beverages and reading trashy novels but it was a great vacation. As you’ve seen, I spent the week with two other painters and an instructor Tony Conner from … Continue reading
Posted in Classwork, Do the Work, en plein air, taking time to look, the creative process, watercolor, weather
Tagged class, dothework, enpleinair, process, watercolor
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Thursday, Already?
Yes it’s Thursday night and I’ve been super-bad about getting photos on here from the week-long watercolor class I’m taking. I can’t believe tomorrow’s the last day! The first day was 92F and I think we were all suffering from … Continue reading
Posted in badass-ness, Do the Work, en plein air, taking time to look, the creative process, watercolor
Tagged Berkshires, dothework, enpleinair, IS183, watercolor
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