tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51970008474928247832024-03-13T23:19:20.567-07:00Studio MusesThoughts for the young at art!Jill Jeffers Goodellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508213404296393702noreply@blogger.comBlogger151125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5197000847492824783.post-13596463100617354702024-02-05T15:36:00.000-08:002024-02-05T15:36:57.816-08:00Newsletter: Drawing with an ink pen<p><span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Let’s draw with an
ink pen WITHOUT using a pencil first. </b></span></span></span></p><p><span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Some of you may say I'm crazy. </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;">You want me to draw with only an ink pen? Yeah, I know this is scary stuff. I can hear the questions now.</span></span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial; text-indent: -0.25in;">I can’t draw with an ink pen?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial; text-indent: -0.25in;">What if I make a mistake?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial; text-indent: -0.25in;">How do I correct mistakes?</span></li><li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I feel more comfortable starting with a pencil and then using my ink pen.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial; text-indent: -0.25in;">This will be nerve ranking for me.</span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This past class session in my studio (via Zoom), I taught my students how to do something they thought was impossible: draw with only an ink pen. It's been four weeks now, with the last class this week, and I must say the students have done a remarkable job, even outstanding. In this newsletter, I want to share some of the nuggets I passed on in my classes.</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">For years I've been teaching students to draw with pen and ink. In fact, I hold workshops on the subject. However, I always told everyone to start with a sketch in pencil, getting things just the way you want it, then add ink. If you want to add watercolor, erase the pencil marks and add color. Most people did a pretty good job.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">From the outset, I was a bit trepidatious about this method myself. Not only did I have the same fears and questions listed above, I also was afraid I couldn't teach it without making a complete fool of myself. But as they say, I carried on.</span></p>
<p align="right" class="b-qt" style="background: white; line-height: 27.75pt; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span><span><i style="color: #3d85c6;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Dreaming Outloud Script Pro"; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">Perfection is not attainable, <br /></span></i></span></span><i><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Dreaming Outloud Script Pro"; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">but if we chase perfection, </span><br /><span style="color: #3d85c6;">we can catch
excellence.<br /></span></span></i></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Vince Lombardi</span></p><p class="b-qt" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #101010;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Perfection is overrated.</b></span></span></p><p class="b-qt" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #101010;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I think the hardest part of drawing with a pen—any kind from
fountain to technical—is fear. For myself, I have always drawn with my pencil
first. My biggest fear was, “What if I make a mistake.” There
are a whole slew of other fears as well. It’s sort of funny, because I’m one of
those teachers who encourages students to “throw it out” and begin again. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="b-qt" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #101010;"><span style="font-family: arial;">But working exclusively with ink to create your sketch is just
learning another skill. Remember when you started out, the hard part was even
putting pencil to paper. Then little by little you learned a new skill. The
same can happen here.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="b-qt" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #101010;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Here are some advantages and/or reasons to use ink alone. </span></span></p><p class="b-qt" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="color: #101010; font-family: arial;">Sloppy is good. Really? Just ask some of my travel workshop students about using sloppy copies. It’s a great way to just let go and sketch.</span></li><li><span style="color: #101010; font-family: arial;">Wobble lines are good; they create lively ones and are more expressive.</span></li><li><span style="color: #101010; font-family: arial;">Creating a line without a ruler is a skill and well worth the effort.</span></li><li><span style="color: #101010; font-family: arial;">Increases creativity.</span></li><li><span style="color: #101010; font-family: arial;">Fast and fun.</span></li><li><span style="color: #101010; font-family: arial;">Somewhat representational and full of life.</span></li><li><span style="color: #101010; font-family: arial;">When you start, ignore the mistakes and don’t sweat the details.</span></li><li><span style="color: #101010; font-family: arial;">Once you begin to master this type of sketching, you discover a whole new sense of freedom.</span></li><li><span style="color: #101010; font-family: arial;">Go with shapes first, details last.</span></li><li><span style="color: #101010; font-family: arial;">You’re responding to the world around you; it’s like a narrative of your life.</span></li><li><span style="color: #101010; font-family: arial;">Learn to “restate” your lines. There are no mistakes, just lines to be restated.</span></li></ul><div><span style="color: #101010; font-family: arial;">For this article, I will cover fountain pens and technical pens. If you want to learn more about dip pens, please <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyAoj0a1sMw&t=8s">go to this link </a>at my YouTube channel to see a two-part series on dip pens.</span></div><div><span style="color: #101010; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #101010; font-family: arial;"><b>The Fountain Pen.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #101010; font-family: arial;">There are all sort of pens available today: ballpoint, rollerball, gel, felt tip and so on. I especially like fountain pens. What?? Didn't that go out of fashion in the 1950s when the ballpoint pen was invented. Well, yes but that doesn't mean the fountain pen is not a good drawing tool. I like how the ink flows out of the nib, making it easier for me to draw and even write. Speaking of nibs, there are also different sizes that help when drawing a line. They come in extra fine to fine to medium. Not only that but the Platinum Preppy comes in point sizes: .02, .03 and .05. </span></div><div><span style="color: #101010; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #101010; font-family: arial;">While a complete review of fountain pens can be covered in another blog article, I'd like to share a few products with you today. The two disposable pens I use the most are the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pentel-Tradio-Stylo-Sketch-TRJ50BPA/dp/B005Z42UU4/ref=sr_1_7?crid=13WCMTZP9WXB0&keywords=tradio+pen&qid=1706838171&sprefix=tradio+pen%2Caps%2C294&sr=8-7">Pentel's Tradio </a>style sketch pen made in Japan and the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/PILOT-Everyday-Fountain-Stainless-17052/dp/B09QD3FHP3/ref=sr_1_5?crid=3L367VF87KS9V&keywords=pilot%2Bvarsity%2Bpen&qid=1706838358&sprefix=pilot%2Bvarsity%2Bpen%2Caps%2C269&sr=8-5&th=1">Pilot Varsity </a>made here in the USA as well as France and Japan. My favorite non-disposable fountain pen is <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Platinum-Fountain-Preppy-Medium-1716013-0/dp/B074TD8GKJ/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=platinum+preppy+fountain+pens+medium+nib&qid=1706910373&sr=8-1">Platinum Preppy</a> from Japan (you'll notice Japan is mentioned a lot because they make some good stuff, along with Germany). These pens are also rather affordable at just a little over $5 a pen. If you get further into this subject, you will find that some fountain pens are extremely expensive. The most expensive pen, the </span><span style="font-family: arial;"> <a href="https://luxurylaunches.com/other_stuff/take-a-look-at-the-worlds-most-expensive-pen-it-costs-8-million-and-is-studded-with-black-diamonds-and-rubies.php">Fulgor Nocturnus by Tibaldi</a>,<span style="color: #101010;"> </span></span><span style="color: #101010; font-family: arial;">has a gold nib and studded with black diamonds which recently fetched $8 million at auction.</span></div><div><span style="color: #101010; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlX1-J6OxwxvDNiqqvWJ1FiSe2ioe2FVNaSSwPYwZMzMBPhNYBXfeElo8pdsbV694zU5U0ZukIQb4ae0vxuRLcc3zhPcgcWRry5lMcu-9JF0MJsNPDIkwNllHkKfkydWMrl6r8sr9cG5dDh8myHsA_UTgmORnyR8Vn4SMrgAc1Y-ZDb-fMRrKj0TWDStI/s1170/Most-Expensive-Pen-1170x798.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="1170" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlX1-J6OxwxvDNiqqvWJ1FiSe2ioe2FVNaSSwPYwZMzMBPhNYBXfeElo8pdsbV694zU5U0ZukIQb4ae0vxuRLcc3zhPcgcWRry5lMcu-9JF0MJsNPDIkwNllHkKfkydWMrl6r8sr9cG5dDh8myHsA_UTgmORnyR8Vn4SMrgAc1Y-ZDb-fMRrKj0TWDStI/s320/Most-Expensive-Pen-1170x798.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b style="color: #101010; font-family: arial;"><br />The Technical Pen/Fine Liners</b></div><div><span style="color: #101010; font-family: arial;">Rotring originally offered the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/rOtring-S0699370-Isograph-Technical-Drawing/dp/B001W1036M/ref=sr_1_13?crid=EPWV7Z53SOD2&keywords=Rotring&qid=1706838461&sprefix=rotring%2Caps%2C400&sr=8-13&th=1">Isograph techincal pen</a>. Architects and commercial artists used them for their detail work. However, these pens can be persnickety with ink drying out often and then having to clean them often. In years since, the technical pen has been replaced by fine liner pens that have a nib size as small as .003 to .08, basically the same size of the Rotring brand. My favorite is <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004QHI43S?ref=nb_sb_ss_w_as-reorder_k2_1_6&amp=&crid=1UN2QPMW1AFBM&sprefix=micron&th=1">Micron</a> with <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Copic-Multiliner-Black-Ink-Marker/dp/B002UCYCBE/ref=asc_df_B002UCYCBE/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=167152767982&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13353104142858450058&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9032034&hvtargid=pla-311784755231&mcid=0495b830f2aa37b5b0e52adc21c5f0f6&gclid=Cj0KCQiAwvKtBhDrARIsAJj-kTgY58a4nJuNAVGSfQUs25oh819sh6V8X1ASioabL-yXw8hEFR5fimoaAlmyEALw_wcB&th=1&psc=1">Copic</a> pens coming in a close second.</span></div><div><span style="color: #101010; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #101010; font-family: arial;"><b>Ink</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #101010; font-family: arial;">What's nice about these fine liners is their varied nib sizes and the ink is usually permanent. Fountain pen ink has traditionally been water soluble, which has always been a negative for me. The reason for this phenomenon is that the permanent inks have been India ink (which contains shellac) and acrylic ink. Both of which will clog the fountain pen. </span></div><div><span style="color: #101010; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #101010; font-family: arial;">But there's good news! During the past few years, some ink companies have developed permanent products: pigmented and carbon inks. Both are supposed to be permanent. Two of which I can totally recommend are: Platinum's <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Platinum-carbon-bottle-black-japan/dp/B0028MTSFQ/ref=sr_1_6?crid=381RY1ZVT4YLA&keywords=carbon%2Bink&qid=1707076602&sprefix=carbon%2Bink%2Caps%2C301&sr=8-6&th=1">Carbon Ink</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Platinum-carbon-bottle-black-japan/dp/B0028MTSFQ/ref=sr_1_6?crid=381RY1ZVT4YLA&keywords=carbon%2Bink&qid=1707076765&sprefix=carbon%2Bink%2Caps%2C301&sr=8-6&th=1">Sketch Ink</a>. There are others but these are the ones that have worked for me.</span></div><div><span style="color: #101010; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4MEedLuWVgudA4xXtjdPNiYS2tCLiAMMpu9fS2yai8hAnLG4LNPZB6snMniUXusRUc-j6Sq516YM8-y3c7Zm3UBFolN_-rUwp5Ycaljc-Ci5MkHcKDOgJZc4K5WrJ_vWDsffDGK99T9mmwLls2kbup4qv-aLIk-vz_ucJCvqF8UVW5VlbKJLEVCWio94/s909/51rsQTNQJ9L._AC_SL1000_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="909" data-original-width="487" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4MEedLuWVgudA4xXtjdPNiYS2tCLiAMMpu9fS2yai8hAnLG4LNPZB6snMniUXusRUc-j6Sq516YM8-y3c7Zm3UBFolN_-rUwp5Ycaljc-Ci5MkHcKDOgJZc4K5WrJ_vWDsffDGK99T9mmwLls2kbup4qv-aLIk-vz_ucJCvqF8UVW5VlbKJLEVCWio94/w107-h200/51rsQTNQJ9L._AC_SL1000_.jpg" width="107" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigUbKeV4_ZYCbH06G-UfdVQ-p0c4IA4vdT-yv8BWIfb9pbT3y05Lc246TTL7UBx3YeNhnVIC8Nz7yHLY083_kOhU2wXyqnMs_mXzCrxQx1ioKimlAS9Sahyphenhyphenv7UBDGU3v9K7jciAM1IL6yzxx2qRqWYtp7DeGOAWpHDQCT4c7R1yKXDD_NyTzcC1D0xPbE/s1158/61pz-1sJnLL._AC_SL1500_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1158" data-original-width="915" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigUbKeV4_ZYCbH06G-UfdVQ-p0c4IA4vdT-yv8BWIfb9pbT3y05Lc246TTL7UBx3YeNhnVIC8Nz7yHLY083_kOhU2wXyqnMs_mXzCrxQx1ioKimlAS9Sahyphenhyphenv7UBDGU3v9K7jciAM1IL6yzxx2qRqWYtp7DeGOAWpHDQCT4c7R1yKXDD_NyTzcC1D0xPbE/w158-h200/61pz-1sJnLL._AC_SL1500_.jpg" width="158" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;">Do NOT put India or Acrylic ink </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;">into a fountain pen as this will ruin the pen.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>One last pen: Fude</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">I ran across the Fude pen last year. It is a funky looking pen, and I just had to have it (of course, I'm addicted to art supplies--better than alcohol!)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here's a photo of a Fude by Sailor:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTcK2qtTmPbqz63mZ9yv_f0JLeQgLHy5UEceXgAzNIOYnCqYJ2FZZ2G9vYguQw5QLvqscLz4oNLHmeqIegBrYYFzIRD40dkhSofY1qxSRsj2ZuiAbAJ2ghSwCk6i4u3K5my3aOAzKczYZFZ-o7fBcP7bQRNXH1x6hgxCtn4JQXtG_ylfWCjJiV4acGkvk/s706/Screenshot%202024-02-04%20121032.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="706" height="85" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTcK2qtTmPbqz63mZ9yv_f0JLeQgLHy5UEceXgAzNIOYnCqYJ2FZZ2G9vYguQw5QLvqscLz4oNLHmeqIegBrYYFzIRD40dkhSofY1qxSRsj2ZuiAbAJ2ghSwCk6i4u3K5my3aOAzKczYZFZ-o7fBcP7bQRNXH1x6hgxCtn4JQXtG_ylfWCjJiV4acGkvk/w400-h85/Screenshot%202024-02-04%20121032.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Notice the nib, it's lifted a bit. In fact, it may look like it's broken but it isn't. The lifted edge makes wide lines. For smaller lines, just turn the nib around and draw very nice fine lines.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbwW8Y1VGc8Ask8SFeLlORzpXTgRMSdY7p_w0btO249F9Ta2r7e3EMZR2qCrdgcDCbzDhfDt4hiz2YqqlUdiO8U058iwhyyK5BV0xXvCCu1H2q8yI6PwWXoUIKnnKbDJBsXqCwzWK0EJB2tdSYsfc6odQ2jXi2V4DhqDHJzvon1qPA5zuS5HguRCWVWeY/s2124/fude.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2124" data-original-width="1603" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbwW8Y1VGc8Ask8SFeLlORzpXTgRMSdY7p_w0btO249F9Ta2r7e3EMZR2qCrdgcDCbzDhfDt4hiz2YqqlUdiO8U058iwhyyK5BV0xXvCCu1H2q8yI6PwWXoUIKnnKbDJBsXqCwzWK0EJB2tdSYsfc6odQ2jXi2V4DhqDHJzvon1qPA5zuS5HguRCWVWeY/s320/fude.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Notice the fine lines and then the bold. I used watersoluble ink, which I could use as a nice wash. It's a fun pen. By the way, you can find lots of videos on YouTube on Fude pen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That's it for the time being. I'll cover more next month, such as continuous drawing and paint first, ink second.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-sTqktGrdUs-psSK0Yk1EC197Qbn0h6PdZjVMswue4SpHN-uB8ezknULW74ThnWG3ltZpFkT4xplpc4wkHWG2ykyMRJF6okqqjHX70pSOj3nTtyIsIWPBOA2ybH-7SfZ5_F2n0IQiA-eoY1A4YlkRovk1nZyqkcs9DtRSvy3plNcoHWV5KWI3FoZ0r14/s320/1Fall%202023%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="259" data-original-width="320" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-sTqktGrdUs-psSK0Yk1EC197Qbn0h6PdZjVMswue4SpHN-uB8ezknULW74ThnWG3ltZpFkT4xplpc4wkHWG2ykyMRJF6okqqjHX70pSOj3nTtyIsIWPBOA2ybH-7SfZ5_F2n0IQiA-eoY1A4YlkRovk1nZyqkcs9DtRSvy3plNcoHWV5KWI3FoZ0r14/s1600/1Fall%202023%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilR5trOn38H8hI4WYcek6MfzNUmp5xSiWLYb3-1zWLVvv6ySgF6mtw67Ch9Jkze_fSCxJpuHYSRbSPY6VzYfdnu7FjUicX-VsAgWAkaUuU0DCvaVediXK0p-3EGYWYVbuzPXXKsZIK-29HzXPIZGw50Mh_LnDkkyDU8kUXypgpNWr_LEbfeJ2kuQHO2Gk/s3000/Winter%20II.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="1865" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilR5trOn38H8hI4WYcek6MfzNUmp5xSiWLYb3-1zWLVvv6ySgF6mtw67Ch9Jkze_fSCxJpuHYSRbSPY6VzYfdnu7FjUicX-VsAgWAkaUuU0DCvaVediXK0p-3EGYWYVbuzPXXKsZIK-29HzXPIZGw50Mh_LnDkkyDU8kUXypgpNWr_LEbfeJ2kuQHO2Gk/w398-h640/Winter%20II.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></span></div><p></p><p class="b-qt" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt;"></p><p></p>Jill Jeffers Goodellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508213404296393702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5197000847492824783.post-19547273324405422412024-01-02T13:41:00.000-08:002024-01-02T13:41:03.649-08:00Winter 2024 Newsletter<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy New Year!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Last fall, I talked about drawing in pen and watercolor. It was a fun session, but not as much as the one we had in the November/December session. We were planning on studying acrylic. A student requested that we do holiday cards. So I took up the challenge. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">To be honest, I hadn't touched my acrylic paints for months, so I was a little rusty. It was difficult to rev up in the beginning, but once I started going, I had an immensely wonderful time. I think the students did too. So much so, they requested we do the same this year during the holiday season. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Here's a glimpse at some of the cards we produced:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfUq-GlyGVqHWyQxhhyphenhyphen9elZgVCOnxsW0udzY95hGw9e-iPwHUksMtkXZhyh6HUUBTKdc6I3LMwCCJ1yD3ndmtNE-C_xhd7weqlJyWFbLijWT6klmJ89erox9JhR3o4n3I5H81FA4beCQ7hOBDulTOfWkudKUzElU4lrkG6316EtRNqhEWcO98UdvzsDA/s2313/Ornaments.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2051" data-original-width="2313" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfUq-GlyGVqHWyQxhhyphenhyphen9elZgVCOnxsW0udzY95hGw9e-iPwHUksMtkXZhyh6HUUBTKdc6I3LMwCCJ1yD3ndmtNE-C_xhd7weqlJyWFbLijWT6klmJ89erox9JhR3o4n3I5H81FA4beCQ7hOBDulTOfWkudKUzElU4lrkG6316EtRNqhEWcO98UdvzsDA/s320/Ornaments.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">This was done in an Impressionism style. Once you get the idea of dabs going in different directions, the painting gets easier.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Hey, some snowmen. One is the traditional and the second he fell down against a tree. Maybe later this year, we'll create snow girls.<br /></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMl3nhywnL5NF5qJx2ulM5NAmv7Gqzdi52tgK3W_dtmGZbBhqQg-uZVlvJlbYYnQLJCaXKjnwaLWtT7FyHmljxoAmqVj9keckuZDrcJivoBV0o6ZaZUmtVgp_824k5EfoXjYtUWbguvpX4jkIUQPXXhtn6L0ZBdtU8HAE83BW_gfz-FFhSipxlQ89Ju7M/s1817/Snowman%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1817" data-original-width="1356" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMl3nhywnL5NF5qJx2ulM5NAmv7Gqzdi52tgK3W_dtmGZbBhqQg-uZVlvJlbYYnQLJCaXKjnwaLWtT7FyHmljxoAmqVj9keckuZDrcJivoBV0o6ZaZUmtVgp_824k5EfoXjYtUWbguvpX4jkIUQPXXhtn6L0ZBdtU8HAE83BW_gfz-FFhSipxlQ89Ju7M/s320/Snowman%204.jpg" width="239" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYKWUDqF4R4bIBQeoi_hyphenhyphen42FT8ZSnRjQUwiVttlM7VHYxcYPOq_WtJNInDXeVis8CGjo5Nvla9jTwNF_ln8SAU3l3aoDe_iPwMQhV6djuo1tYyfStYT61JQs5D-RWoP4X-0fted57yURsTPLGl6Vcq04nEwFafsfDjO2A4yr1etJEtJC6Syfs1zvsf-uY/s1752/snowman6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1355" data-original-width="1752" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYKWUDqF4R4bIBQeoi_hyphenhyphen42FT8ZSnRjQUwiVttlM7VHYxcYPOq_WtJNInDXeVis8CGjo5Nvla9jTwNF_ln8SAU3l3aoDe_iPwMQhV6djuo1tYyfStYT61JQs5D-RWoP4X-0fted57yURsTPLGl6Vcq04nEwFafsfDjO2A4yr1etJEtJC6Syfs1zvsf-uY/s320/snowman6.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A Christmas tree done exclusively with a fan brush. New technique learned, new skill earned.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjFlgTB3MoEtfpWi9DEgO0dDzVH4KmsXwJNMURePM4Crk3naVOk7iS5srqcz-z49N-6uqrIQM9rkIirxbnNatSO1UywSaUzA4dpL2TampoRmJ4-WUgSpy-0meCdHHGzPrRaDfxnWJFPm3645UjRIdWj1AK1cyfEU4Cj8TD50vFwev8A2YPyiFM757N5WY/s1760/christmas%20tree%202023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1760" data-original-width="1312" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjFlgTB3MoEtfpWi9DEgO0dDzVH4KmsXwJNMURePM4Crk3naVOk7iS5srqcz-z49N-6uqrIQM9rkIirxbnNatSO1UywSaUzA4dpL2TampoRmJ4-WUgSpy-0meCdHHGzPrRaDfxnWJFPm3645UjRIdWj1AK1cyfEU4Cj8TD50vFwev8A2YPyiFM757N5WY/s320/christmas%20tree%202023.jpg" width="239" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sleigh bells. I always called them jingle bells--must be a family thing. But in fact, they are sleigh bells and date back centuries. This was a card where we painted the front and continued to the back.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieHziLW2aW6mqzVpIgeavdiDJu5NAN83_TUpNi0IF6I4ptizIfsdXHfYtuac2d234UicPEP_J2MydlgRHb_5hAmSAv0suS6jW4wTZBjGsB9zWZotS0oDVyzjz_RWPtHwMRlyoQ6zoHKLL1lXPKvmBeNLe8UY_qR8jGeGe8_ji2xJPZb_CFffgB3TB98BY/s2810/Scan-001.BMP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2810" data-original-width="1961" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieHziLW2aW6mqzVpIgeavdiDJu5NAN83_TUpNi0IF6I4ptizIfsdXHfYtuac2d234UicPEP_J2MydlgRHb_5hAmSAv0suS6jW4wTZBjGsB9zWZotS0oDVyzjz_RWPtHwMRlyoQ6zoHKLL1lXPKvmBeNLe8UY_qR8jGeGe8_ji2xJPZb_CFffgB3TB98BY/s320/Scan-001.BMP.jpg" width="223" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">One more example, a wreath done with a cotton swap. What fun that was. I first painted the barn door, then the wreath. That's the beauty of acrylics. It is so flexible. You can paint over anything you don't like or add stuff you do. I love it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7NN1u_XX-Ylsx_NJFMC8GrVWc1mFr29f69rPaapTDDR9cEs9Wqfr-1kh0jGmV0vvIR4jxkC1ReBGVtJ05a0apCYN97d0KcHHoD-ML0tCBOKr5JDF9fNoS-zj9cakRHYKzHiJeu0x6FpfjI7aqQMm08lKu3LAWGl5p_EAzlsHUYZGz5fNdmhWhhMLjGHA/s1750/wreath.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1750" data-original-width="1323" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7NN1u_XX-Ylsx_NJFMC8GrVWc1mFr29f69rPaapTDDR9cEs9Wqfr-1kh0jGmV0vvIR4jxkC1ReBGVtJ05a0apCYN97d0KcHHoD-ML0tCBOKr5JDF9fNoS-zj9cakRHYKzHiJeu0x6FpfjI7aqQMm08lKu3LAWGl5p_EAzlsHUYZGz5fNdmhWhhMLjGHA/s320/wreath.jpg" width="242" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">So what's up next?</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This next session we will be exploring drawing with ink again, but this time, we will eliminate the pencil and eraser. Yikes! In other words, we'll be drawing strictly with the ink pen. While it may seem scary, it's actually rather fun and freeing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This next session, which begins January 9/10, we will be exploring drawing with ink again, but this time, we will eliminate the pencil and eraser. Yikes! In other words, we'll be drawing strictly with the ink pen. While it may seem scary, it's actually rather fun and freeing.<br /><br />We meet every Tuesday or Wednesday for five weeks from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Fee is $90.00 for the five-week session.</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Here's the syllabus:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="Body P-6" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; color: #002435; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; line-height: 1px; margin: 0px 0px 13px 10.1px; vertical-align: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><li class="Body P-7" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #002435; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1px; margin: 0px 0px 13px 96px; text-align: left; vertical-align: 0px;"><span class="C-14" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; line-height: 23px; vertical-align: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Week One:<span class="C-12" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 23px; vertical-align: 0px;"> Introduction to the fountain pen.</span></span></span></li><li class="Body P-7" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #002435; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1px; margin: 0px 0px 13px 96px; text-align: left; vertical-align: 0px;"><span class="C-14" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; line-height: 23px; vertical-align: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Week Two:<span class="C-12" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 23px; vertical-align: 0px;"> Techniques using the technical pen (Micron).</span></span></span></li><li class="Body P-7" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #002435; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1px; margin: 0px 0px 13px 96px; text-align: left; vertical-align: 0px;"><span class="C-14" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; line-height: 23px; vertical-align: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Week Three:<span class="C-12" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 23px; vertical-align: 0px;"> Creating perspective without a ruler.</span></span></span></li><li class="Body P-7" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #002435; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1px; margin: 0px 0px 13px 96px; text-align: left; vertical-align: 0px;"><span class="C-14" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; line-height: 23px; vertical-align: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Week Four:<span class="C-12" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 23px; vertical-align: 0px;"> How to draw continuously (without lifting your pen).</span></span></span></li><li class="Body P-7" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #002435; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1px; margin: 0px 0px 13px 96px; text-align: left; vertical-align: 0px;"><span class="C-14" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; line-height: 23px; vertical-align: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Week Five:<span class="C-12" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 23px; vertical-align: 0px;"> Having fun with monochromatic drawing/painting.</span></span></span></li></ul><p class="Body P-8" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; color: #002435; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; line-height: 1px; margin: 0px 0px 13px 10.1px; text-align: center; vertical-align: 0px;"><span class="C-15" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; line-height: 17px; vertical-align: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Topics or sequence subject to change.</span></span></p><p class="Body P-9" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; color: #002435; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1px; margin: 0px 0px 13px; text-align: center; vertical-align: 0px;"><span class="C-16" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; line-height: 25px; vertical-align: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Register at<a class="C-17" href="mailto:jjgoodell@gmail.com" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #119ee4; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; line-height: 25px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: 0px;"> </a>jjgoodell@gmail.com</span></span></p><p class="Body P-9" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; color: #002435; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1px; margin: 0px 0px 13px; text-align: center; vertical-align: 0px;"><span class="C-16" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; line-height: 25px; vertical-align: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">All levels of experience welcomed</span></span></p><p class="Normal P-10" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; color: #1a678c; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1px; margin: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: 0px;"><span class="C-18" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; line-height: 23px; vertical-align: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Come learn in a fun, safe and encouraging environment.</span></span></p></div></div></div></div>Jill Jeffers Goodellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508213404296393702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5197000847492824783.post-79892275298813389672023-10-05T13:55:00.000-07:002023-10-05T13:55:13.014-07:00Thoughts under my drawing pencil<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Hello</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I've been busy this month teaching pen and watercolor. It's been a lot of fun, not only for me, but I think for the students too.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">One of my favorite mediums is pen. I love drawing the subject in pencil first and then adding the pen. What a difference it makes. When I add color, such a watercolor paint, it sometimes really sparkles.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We studied frogs, butterflies, trees, sunflower and more this past session. It was fun to learn about each subject for our journals. I conducted demonstrations and of course, offered my encouragement. But I must say, the gals did a spectacular job!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUZUMyHPRpa6Atwq-08EyL4562Oms1ivM0zrQNOz4W_W0z2Kr2scZCMc-fmVHi-JCFDw5gbrQgF4aSe0HbcDe9jJlOtbaVKH4J8N121pBjyVIZEmPeA4MLuhb0W6eEYFSHP6e6GiEBZYZyLr0nTBfQURKZSJUmMFBXB-W1dovZBjKDPy6mNjNG85gV11k/s1468/Scan-001.BMP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1319" data-original-width="1468" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUZUMyHPRpa6Atwq-08EyL4562Oms1ivM0zrQNOz4W_W0z2Kr2scZCMc-fmVHi-JCFDw5gbrQgF4aSe0HbcDe9jJlOtbaVKH4J8N121pBjyVIZEmPeA4MLuhb0W6eEYFSHP6e6GiEBZYZyLr0nTBfQURKZSJUmMFBXB-W1dovZBjKDPy6mNjNG85gV11k/s320/Scan-001.BMP.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A mixture of wet-on-wet and wet on dry.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxxxfgxREamFXXmftEmdlxuPWjOfDK7c4DCZtIqz4A0hE2OMTpjQzQ_CzC6_F0ENW4A6EO_m9ht5b1HgBt0XJSImCDxBrHn0UV7s6gaeUT0CC2TrdkLacilH1weIIbGB33ZSivALBUrqILp5ufEr8punj4pc7d3tIaolmGjgnZWlG8P3X56EvEmkK60Q/s2572/Scan-002.BMP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2572" data-original-width="1860" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxxxfgxREamFXXmftEmdlxuPWjOfDK7c4DCZtIqz4A0hE2OMTpjQzQ_CzC6_F0ENW4A6EO_m9ht5b1HgBt0XJSImCDxBrHn0UV7s6gaeUT0CC2TrdkLacilH1weIIbGB33ZSivALBUrqILp5ufEr8punj4pc7d3tIaolmGjgnZWlG8P3X56EvEmkK60Q/s320/Scan-002.BMP.jpg" width="231" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Learning how to do layers to create depth.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyR9Bc0pJp2RUmASHW2bU2WdRMp3oPdUNVERNq5GlnXrJqXwNQVSDCSgXIcz7SpdYm5d94NK69JEWwLVhtR0lHYwEWV47UA9R6bRuozpCOng6Ih81pEQ-Ni7XWgLcv-TuGgc1HOaj9GUkOFxDC3k4P1VbmL9jF8vVrGk_Gv-8sPvdljxv_e_jD9MhF9UY/s1753/Scan-003.BMP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1572" data-original-width="1753" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyR9Bc0pJp2RUmASHW2bU2WdRMp3oPdUNVERNq5GlnXrJqXwNQVSDCSgXIcz7SpdYm5d94NK69JEWwLVhtR0lHYwEWV47UA9R6bRuozpCOng6Ih81pEQ-Ni7XWgLcv-TuGgc1HOaj9GUkOFxDC3k4P1VbmL9jF8vVrGk_Gv-8sPvdljxv_e_jD9MhF9UY/s320/Scan-003.BMP.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Drawing a tree in ink.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGxR32MDjWVp_q-XbY32FoehA83GLpwAWkNh49qpY1opvRm1LuPuiltWcYBLRZXQOpcQKYRdw_-hIJgxA2jh5wlSvy1QI32PzrGznPeb0JdftuadJAV1eiolE-du1slNRYHEG3dUywjmAxjDbqAkUU4lLep_qehvYQU7obFxVFy_HHp2hI1KsQ1BXmKR8/s1606/Scan-004.BMP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1378" data-original-width="1606" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGxR32MDjWVp_q-XbY32FoehA83GLpwAWkNh49qpY1opvRm1LuPuiltWcYBLRZXQOpcQKYRdw_-hIJgxA2jh5wlSvy1QI32PzrGznPeb0JdftuadJAV1eiolE-du1slNRYHEG3dUywjmAxjDbqAkUU4lLep_qehvYQU7obFxVFy_HHp2hI1KsQ1BXmKR8/s320/Scan-004.BMP.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Then adding color.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8xEw7lWR8V2p_p_IXS2LPf9mTSXtRprQJWVAZIw0u_QPSW27rJ7GLMIloS18F5TA8Z0HsRa0vc15jXLfDFk60A1hxm0-mLl5BOGalWRt-JA918WQQZab3IOqmqIUtiElFo31D9KhYeEA_L67uXefgYLSCv2zy8x_oyec3WI6oKCjLF5Mndb1XNIdO0c/s2168/Scan-005.BMP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1552" data-original-width="2168" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8xEw7lWR8V2p_p_IXS2LPf9mTSXtRprQJWVAZIw0u_QPSW27rJ7GLMIloS18F5TA8Z0HsRa0vc15jXLfDFk60A1hxm0-mLl5BOGalWRt-JA918WQQZab3IOqmqIUtiElFo31D9KhYeEA_L67uXefgYLSCv2zy8x_oyec3WI6oKCjLF5Mndb1XNIdO0c/s320/Scan-005.BMP.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Providing space for salutations!</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP8U7rQgQw_jkTgiyMS2tH-w-wKxDlsORyDQ8WJW6y513kHwd3uZDzFaCnhH9KqLIuPKmyauChvc3knsdG8egopd9IeFyZ2fKLp2EdIwjhFJ679Ge-REbJ_EriGFMYEPIGBt9t6KRwmuFcUVQBFBehgWQeoZKS1Jj2BpTZJ5-GllQcbo4-ivfeLAY7uC4/s1838/Scan.BMP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1369" data-original-width="1838" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP8U7rQgQw_jkTgiyMS2tH-w-wKxDlsORyDQ8WJW6y513kHwd3uZDzFaCnhH9KqLIuPKmyauChvc3knsdG8egopd9IeFyZ2fKLp2EdIwjhFJ679Ge-REbJ_EriGFMYEPIGBt9t6KRwmuFcUVQBFBehgWQeoZKS1Jj2BpTZJ5-GllQcbo4-ivfeLAY7uC4/s320/Scan.BMP.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Learning how to fix a mistake</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> (the frog's right foot)</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm offering another fall class session, entitled <i>Fall is in the Air</i>. We'll be covering some fun subjects. See below for more information.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXLnJzD-RZkjLsUIb4iVXjhLKzEg_jT_Ce3j0Q2dJfK7_0m8krze0NM6EkQaQ8hn-8lTn2dPZqI2e5LAEbxcBXYw7W5-ljwk2kqj6qyC5UvYhFohBneKcJMIEuhDqH2ec0Dsvm0ajobXE8N-XPD6wpsE1RzSq1d0aP21LMkC4WVRtLgc4fE4SpqZ-w5E4/s3000/Fall%202023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="1865" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXLnJzD-RZkjLsUIb4iVXjhLKzEg_jT_Ce3j0Q2dJfK7_0m8krze0NM6EkQaQ8hn-8lTn2dPZqI2e5LAEbxcBXYw7W5-ljwk2kqj6qyC5UvYhFohBneKcJMIEuhDqH2ec0Dsvm0ajobXE8N-XPD6wpsE1RzSq1d0aP21LMkC4WVRtLgc4fE4SpqZ-w5E4/w398-h640/Fall%202023.jpg" width="398" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Hope I can see you in one of the classes soon. BTW, we will be exploring acrylics in a special four-week session in December. See you soon.</span></p>Jill Jeffers Goodellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508213404296393702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5197000847492824783.post-27263291456008081152023-08-30T13:12:00.002-07:002023-08-30T13:12:14.631-07:00 Fall 2023 Newsletter<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Visual Journaling</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm back to playing with Visual Journaling (VJ). I've covered this topic before, but I want to revisit it since the process is so calming. With all the bad news we read and watch these days, it's nice to have a place to go that is safe, free of judgement (except maybe our own) and be yourself.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Some history</b><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Obviously, keeping a journal or diary is good for the soul or people would not have done it for centuries. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">For instance, the earliest diary was found in 2013, more of a logbook, called </span><i style="font-family: arial;">The Diary of Merer</i><span style="font-family: arial;"> (aka Papyrus Jarf), written 4500 years ago. In Japan, Pillow Books were common among court ladies and Asian travelers. These works consisted of essays, anecdotes, poetry and some art, created around the 1000s. Additionally, mo</span><span style="font-family: arial;">st</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> great artists and scientists have maintained visual journals, such as: </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqek4-WQ-GkQ1G6idWuRaD5UdbzqOKhAZEldFOKH2rApGKxQHCck2d3DfKvh3pnI1mOnw7wOiBc22jg5Pc8dENyu-5XndiFm86wJrSdnuuPCZibQi5KU0vrTwaqUPzbWe8Gpaj0A-aGn8-j66WedRpspNXxRv8g8eX-4Ngc2uQ29uiWf8JW98BklBMwZc/s1669/CodexForster_07-960x568@2x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1099" data-original-width="1669" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqek4-WQ-GkQ1G6idWuRaD5UdbzqOKhAZEldFOKH2rApGKxQHCck2d3DfKvh3pnI1mOnw7wOiBc22jg5Pc8dENyu-5XndiFm86wJrSdnuuPCZibQi5KU0vrTwaqUPzbWe8Gpaj0A-aGn8-j66WedRpspNXxRv8g8eX-4Ngc2uQ29uiWf8JW98BklBMwZc/w400-h264/CodexForster_07-960x568@2x.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">Leonardo da Vinci.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyTa_CT1PffQkpfYyxubPEfzaHrkPkazQW87LsSrAHj3EmN-ymaDCRoeT8NlWaV4fNt2iTtsoSu5oUVXe7aCgqQdQuzhq7GlSH2v29YfeEY9pRXrX4m6iBjuc7GZXGmY78idYtkOQ1qJ_qNS_WaYajxMETCbZw8Oz-tBiIBc4ZBZE8b0JMPeP6rpq_M4U/s523/darwin%20secret%20notebooks.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="437" data-original-width="523" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyTa_CT1PffQkpfYyxubPEfzaHrkPkazQW87LsSrAHj3EmN-ymaDCRoeT8NlWaV4fNt2iTtsoSu5oUVXe7aCgqQdQuzhq7GlSH2v29YfeEY9pRXrX4m6iBjuc7GZXGmY78idYtkOQ1qJ_qNS_WaYajxMETCbZw8Oz-tBiIBc4ZBZE8b0JMPeP6rpq_M4U/w400-h334/darwin%20secret%20notebooks.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: arial;">Charles Darwin</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYC8xALu5nnC2gGONFsPn2tGh923d0_epVmvphXTwmQfb-K8UpR7MLlfGBc7J0NTLhgsQxw9qiceBswXhHNvLaDa4RQM4Y8HJAmatkybCpykNAFr2wQKFgNnlMmWmhAolcrDTFn6xqALdwrZh7VEhOCKQHG7KxAy18FkbxLAyMch5bLmY1KeLyHFS93Q/s483/Sie%20pillow%20book.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="483" data-original-width="473" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYC8xALu5nnC2gGONFsPn2tGh923d0_epVmvphXTwmQfb-K8UpR7MLlfGBc7J0NTLhgsQxw9qiceBswXhHNvLaDa4RQM4Y8HJAmatkybCpykNAFr2wQKFgNnlMmWmhAolcrDTFn6xqALdwrZh7VEhOCKQHG7KxAy18FkbxLAyMch5bLmY1KeLyHFS93Q/s320/Sie%20pillow%20book.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">From Sie Shonagon's Pillow Book</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Studies have shown that visual journaling can reduce stress and anxiety (I am living proof of that). Some say it even enhances immunity and decreases cortisol levels, while also increasing dopamine and serotonin. I'm not sure about the chemistry involved, but I can say that this mindfulness exercise relaxes me, drains me of my anxiety and helps to increase my sense of wellbeing. So, something is working.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>What is visual journaling?</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Traditionally, journaling (or keeping a diary) has been the practice of placing words on paper into a notebook. It's a space where you can express your thoughts, worries, ambitions, grief and so on. VJ is the same but enhanced by the use of art. You can add drawings, sketches, hand-lettering, doodles, clips of photos or other images. And that's the beauty! You are NOT restricted by a list of rules or assignments. Your VJ is yours, all yours and can be self-directed or</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> followed by prompts (ideas). </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>How do you start?</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Of course, your first step is buying a journal. Some of the products out there are just wonderful. The best place to start is perhaps purchasing the </span><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Strathmore-Visual-Watercolor-Journal-Sheets/dp/B003YIXDKE/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=Qxe3Y&content-id=amzn1.sym.5f7e0a27-49c0-47d3-80b2-fd9271d863ca%3Aamzn1.symc.e5c80209-769f-4ade-a325-2eaec14b8e0e&pf_rd_p=5f7e0a27-49c0-47d3-80b2-fd9271d863ca&pf_rd_r=HBAVD1SF9NHCMFAET519&pd_rd_wg=ZXfnm&pd_rd_r=795be615-dfad-4423-b2fe-793c5c298e1c&ref_=pd_gw_ci_mcx_mr_hp_atf_m&th=1">Strathmore Visual Journal</a>. I started with a similar product but mine wasn't a good. What did I know; I was just a beginner? This journal offers good workable paper. It comes in watercolor, Bristol smooth, Bristol vellum or mixed media. They run about $15 each.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXMMjKoHKECD0iBSb3asr1DIn4rEDfF5ydZhyZctNFgZrRvrf6ioy1ewb2NJWTqJQlwlvpVGNcDLaxl4D3-iY0gLoiSufCmOVBdsEP5bJWDRxT7zoqa6cS9D54sq6TsyOHSokWrhdcWpYbFuFbTiv90J-wtVnXOTVaQ7XnWl3kCjULJTc-9ulurWHv-w8/s1178/81Uk3AclgnL._AC_SL1200_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1178" data-original-width="903" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXMMjKoHKECD0iBSb3asr1DIn4rEDfF5ydZhyZctNFgZrRvrf6ioy1ewb2NJWTqJQlwlvpVGNcDLaxl4D3-iY0gLoiSufCmOVBdsEP5bJWDRxT7zoqa6cS9D54sq6TsyOHSokWrhdcWpYbFuFbTiv90J-wtVnXOTVaQ7XnWl3kCjULJTc-9ulurWHv-w8/w306-h400/81Uk3AclgnL._AC_SL1200_.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I especially like <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Leather-Embossed-Notebook-Handmade-Gbag/dp/B01JA4LZ5U/ref=pd_ci_mcx_mh_mcx_views_0?pd_rd_w=gTIDE&content-id=amzn1.sym.225b4624-972d-4629-9040-f1bf9923dd95%3Aamzn1.symc.40e6a10e-cbc4-4fa5-81e3-4435ff64d03b&pf_rd_p=225b4624-972d-4629-9040-f1bf9923dd95&pf_rd_r=3KTZP55ABD4ZAV2QA3CC&pd_rd_wg=ARQog&pd_rd_r=5ef9586a-b17b-406e-bf9e-db0a966440d9&pd_rd_i=B01JA4LZ5U">leather bound books</a>. They usually have handmade paper inside, which means you have to double or triple glue your pages together, but I love how my work looks on these pages.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQ_c0YUcj0mJFT3O7-ybF-1fmFvN077l-s6MSIGKsquKqRQr8cYkQFbxMIFxKRjNBApEjgs6930nStXlRmluhXKkv_lIuHukOKgNDN2FbDSbPNwpqTcNDYycD8pXT3GKi69mL5ZqtRQVvF0JF1-BHBOwwDAqYnJy9cnwVAR8cl8lj2zjsuQRChja6asY/s1500/81ed2SmaCwS._AC_SL1500_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1151" data-original-width="1500" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQ_c0YUcj0mJFT3O7-ybF-1fmFvN077l-s6MSIGKsquKqRQr8cYkQFbxMIFxKRjNBApEjgs6930nStXlRmluhXKkv_lIuHukOKgNDN2FbDSbPNwpqTcNDYycD8pXT3GKi69mL5ZqtRQVvF0JF1-BHBOwwDAqYnJy9cnwVAR8cl8lj2zjsuQRChja6asY/w400-h308/81ed2SmaCwS._AC_SL1500_.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br />Then select any and all art supplies you have. I would not recommend oil paint, soft pastel or oil pastels. But everything else is fine: pens, markers, crayons, pencils, acrylic craft paint, watercolor, ink and so much more.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>What subject matter?</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Everything! If you see something online that gets your goat or hugs your heart, print it out and paste in your book. Then write about it. I find this very helpful when I'm stressing out about something. Remember, it's my space, so I can say whatever. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Along with the words, draw or sketch to your heart's content. Draw your favorite flower, like I do. I enjoy daisies and sunflowers. Draw fruit, vegetables, outside, inside, clothes, your breakfast. Draw a vegetable you don't like and explain why. I hate brussels sprouts.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Or you can find prompts online. Here are a few I like:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Do I call myself an artist, why?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Who is my favorite artist, why?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Paste down a picture of your father, mother and tell them how much you love them (or are angry with them or whatever emotional feelings you have).</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Paste down the flag and talk about how much this country means to you.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Find some favorite quotes and write about them. I love Mark Twain's: <i>If you love what you do, you'll never work a day in your life. </i>I can write and draw volumes on that subject.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Pick a season you like, sketch and write about it. I love to draw and talk about pumpkins in the fall.</span></li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial;">Whether I'm glad or sad, I grab my journal to express my feelings. I feel free to express my thoughts here from beginning to end, I often visit my created pages. You can also pick it up, play for awhile and then leave it for a time. It's up to you. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span face="hero-new, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;">For example, I hadn't done much journaling for a spell. Then, my brother died. Wow, what a set back. I did the usual writing about our lives together, even wrote the Eulogy for his service and Facebook. And while, these helped, I found going back to VJ has helped more. Actually, I haven't really talked about him much in my current journal, just random thoughts and drawings.</span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><b>No perfection necessary</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I love to draw sunflowers. I don't need a reference. I just go for it. I enjoy their brilliant, sensual petals and the texture of the central florets. I put NO pressure on myself to create a "perfect" drawing/painting. As you can see from the picture below, I just let it all go. I could have chosen a more detailed study on sunflowers here, but I didn't want to. Here is where I let my art and my story flow as they are.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span face="hero-new, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><br /></span></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7iCCklnyHnNOzJGH-EYmTFkVkPp8JV0SavBlhdyXTfF21WZkqbYQsaPifHm-Ozo7md3JXStZ27zpMm4a-20zRajJlS_moH2wllDxGsw9-ydinCHsLmmErA804QpmdB07xogNWj71688r3KGqt28IbxX1pQvKclyJyAHVj0PPM7wk19IRkwaNvWZuUnR4/s1931/Scan-001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1693" data-original-width="1931" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7iCCklnyHnNOzJGH-EYmTFkVkPp8JV0SavBlhdyXTfF21WZkqbYQsaPifHm-Ozo7md3JXStZ27zpMm4a-20zRajJlS_moH2wllDxGsw9-ydinCHsLmmErA804QpmdB07xogNWj71688r3KGqt28IbxX1pQvKclyJyAHVj0PPM7wk19IRkwaNvWZuUnR4/w400-h351/Scan-001.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Pictures, scrapbooking...sort of</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As I've said, you can also add pictures and other scrapbook type of stuff to your journal. I often use Washi tape that comes in all sort of designs, sizes and colors. But be careful with this fun product. You can find yourself using it with your cards, notes and even shopping lists.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Here is a sample of the type of washi tape you can buy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHLYxLvyGFdUYyL6mUkwApxjoEKc9E9x4uFwQUKNqIcIzwJf3EOORT6YaKaNHWB2t3VukVDyY3ANKd0Vw9xMF2EKSppaQfcsXe5nNWCCURER6T47j0YCfCQc_ptOPzygrRv4ndwu6s1nUZ0UBS8nkyex2OGVFaAAD1aOecdV34m4Zmegr-oMS328Pr3sQ/s1244/Scan-008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1244" data-original-width="994" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHLYxLvyGFdUYyL6mUkwApxjoEKc9E9x4uFwQUKNqIcIzwJf3EOORT6YaKaNHWB2t3VukVDyY3ANKd0Vw9xMF2EKSppaQfcsXe5nNWCCURER6T47j0YCfCQc_ptOPzygrRv4ndwu6s1nUZ0UBS8nkyex2OGVFaAAD1aOecdV34m4Zmegr-oMS328Pr3sQ/w320-h400/Scan-008.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Notice the different widths and designs. I love this product and can't get enough of it. While they aren't very expensive (that's the problem), there is a financial limit to everything, isn't there? So as I said, be careful. Before you know it, you will have hundreds of these <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=washi+tape&crid=3CCMF0QHTQT34&sprefix=washi+tape%2Caps%2C237&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_2_10">Washi tapes</a>. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As for pictures, I usually pick up some very cool sayings or pictures from my Facebook page. I guess I'm lucky. I don't get a lot of worrisome topics on my page. Instead I'm flooded with positive axioms, which I promptly save and print out for later. I have a whole stash of these uplifting sayings, which I review before I start my page for the day. Here are two pages that were started with something I got on Facebook.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgugUlhYmgJFzyRN4XodSu-3qMJjkPLL7-9v6oKVzfUm6Y4lJi-X1qtTxdmNAV6ANAy7GZtjT5bgsVlqDW-qEOxjFt7ouu-rH869Pvt7AIuJz6pK6R2sHVpad0cMonVf79wrWSTm_rHMrpvsgn30TPxZv7Op1TKd0ij6dECV4_WGArFvtuhxHlt2TH704c/s1838/Scan-004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1838" data-original-width="1474" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgugUlhYmgJFzyRN4XodSu-3qMJjkPLL7-9v6oKVzfUm6Y4lJi-X1qtTxdmNAV6ANAy7GZtjT5bgsVlqDW-qEOxjFt7ouu-rH869Pvt7AIuJz6pK6R2sHVpad0cMonVf79wrWSTm_rHMrpvsgn30TPxZv7Op1TKd0ij6dECV4_WGArFvtuhxHlt2TH704c/w321-h400/Scan-004.jpg" width="321" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUx6-cJaq5BQNC3xbEKHE0q6pJRGsM769Mlv1jcags6Z1e8-xwH68dOMNCftrnHk_Gu0TdpCRF8n5szr4Z6hhEF8E9ngnE7qPagloQMCfTPrVqHvG641jEE7Xswm5R4EC3WWR7oWnSEkwIUHEDUyjhBWLhiheALc6EOKx2BzaYf1HtQab5U_UsbiQViuQ/s1962/Scan-006.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1962" data-original-width="1298" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUx6-cJaq5BQNC3xbEKHE0q6pJRGsM769Mlv1jcags6Z1e8-xwH68dOMNCftrnHk_Gu0TdpCRF8n5szr4Z6hhEF8E9ngnE7qPagloQMCfTPrVqHvG641jEE7Xswm5R4EC3WWR7oWnSEkwIUHEDUyjhBWLhiheALc6EOKx2BzaYf1HtQab5U_UsbiQViuQ/w265-h400/Scan-006.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Adding photos and Washi tape and a whole slew of stuff can make your page pretty busy, but a lot of folks like that. Here's a page I did about women who try to stay young way past their prime. It contains photos of a contemporary woman and a painting called <i>The Ugly Duchess</i> by Quentin Massys--another woman who was desperately trying to look younger.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAPxzCpxTthjG0-Jg5SizeTT4GA6R9zfcY29ld8hoam_Uck2zLeKHKp2oTZitY4tKx5qQl9Fz1Nx7rdDzDsLfPi0DJ8CF21x5ZazTZDhHuoWSo4FQ5VlJy6ORjQ3AESp1dlzh_kRPdHUMX2YHSt-XIb8xBfkAqX2sO-ViyAIKiA9e8WaXDB83NvFzdB2g/s1896/Scan-009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1896" data-original-width="1516" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAPxzCpxTthjG0-Jg5SizeTT4GA6R9zfcY29ld8hoam_Uck2zLeKHKp2oTZitY4tKx5qQl9Fz1Nx7rdDzDsLfPi0DJ8CF21x5ZazTZDhHuoWSo4FQ5VlJy6ORjQ3AESp1dlzh_kRPdHUMX2YHSt-XIb8xBfkAqX2sO-ViyAIKiA9e8WaXDB83NvFzdB2g/w320-h400/Scan-009.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>A place to be sloppy</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I think what I like most about VJ is being sloppy. There are so many things in life where we have to be exact from following a recipe (although there are the courageous ones who don't) to using good grammar for a simple email message.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">But in my journal I can throw everything into the wind. My words don't necessarily have to be perfect, my handwriting is just good enough to read, my choice of colors is solely up to me and so on. I LOVE it. And that's probably why VJ is such a solace, peaceful and happy place for me. There are no judgements or cares, but a place to be whatever I want, including sloppy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>A place to workout some issues</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Way back years ago, I helped cancer patients create their own visual journals. Being a cancer survivor myself, I used VJ a lot!! And so I wanted to pass it on to others. What I personally did and eventually witnessed through other patients is that the journal helps to dig deep into some places you'd rather forget. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sometimes though you may not be ready to grapple with your subject. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">For example, back to my brother's death, I printed out his picture, prepared it with a nice cutout border and then just couldn't put any paste on the back to include him in my book. It seemed so final, so difficult. So I didn't and I still haven't done so yet. That's okay.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I have found that political cartoons have helped me with issues I can't control. I may be right or wrong with my opinions, but I let it hang loose in my book. That's because I can. I was looking at a page from a old book I worked on during COVID. It now seems so far away but not really. It's good to see the feelings today though. Helps me to be sooooo glad that is over.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitBMZVovwci719h-ODDFBqHWUetEQN6dMK6NMUnJGCgUgHfgRPqxcWDIbkgpd4ifEyWDLQwU0BbzAd8O9dlyO-qM6F2uFnDZeTNVktAEP5SypN9g1FcbHh-c7xs_AbHSc5tXn8qbDk2gWRCM0z1-QbHMjp64leu2164rGWKm4zs9Kj_uwaRQZrBY2qowY/s1604/Scan-002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1604" data-original-width="1470" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitBMZVovwci719h-ODDFBqHWUetEQN6dMK6NMUnJGCgUgHfgRPqxcWDIbkgpd4ifEyWDLQwU0BbzAd8O9dlyO-qM6F2uFnDZeTNVktAEP5SypN9g1FcbHh-c7xs_AbHSc5tXn8qbDk2gWRCM0z1-QbHMjp64leu2164rGWKm4zs9Kj_uwaRQZrBY2qowY/w366-h400/Scan-002.jpg" width="366" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Doing it daily</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We have all heard about daily painting. I've tried it with fondness. I enjoy facing a challenge everyday. But after awhile I lost interest, perhaps I ran out of subject matter or just went back to my favorite thing to do and that is drawing. Whatever the case, I do find if I can set aside an hour or maybe two a day and work on my VJ, I am happy. The possibilities seem endless.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">So that's what I've been doing for the past couple of weeks. I may not finish a page in the time I've set aside. I can always go back to it the next day. But again, unlike a painting or even a drawing project, there are no rules. I can do whatever I want, when and where. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">My final example is the tree I recently drew and then painted in metallic acrylic. It's not done yet and I haven't even figured out if I want to say anything. It was fun to draw and play. Perhaps I'll keep it that way or maybe I'll find a poem or a saying on Facebook that will be perfect to add. Until then, it will stay in my book, waiting for my final touch, like a fairy with a magical wand.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE8H5n4kS45elVFNB3o2P9ZE5i4NSrT7IFYlgo4tcDH63pMf6hh2MuHgHhEYTvSC_I-r-HV-cFvTPhlajab3Z9krYJv7vs894mb2QzHRG3VkzlLI5tMHHbVyJjYMrntfnaEQ_Jm6m1QiWR83cELW5VKaRi3SrsPeWgNYkJ93EDMSLucugvwoUv2txZZn8/s2338/Scan-003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1700" data-original-width="2338" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE8H5n4kS45elVFNB3o2P9ZE5i4NSrT7IFYlgo4tcDH63pMf6hh2MuHgHhEYTvSC_I-r-HV-cFvTPhlajab3Z9krYJv7vs894mb2QzHRG3VkzlLI5tMHHbVyJjYMrntfnaEQ_Jm6m1QiWR83cELW5VKaRi3SrsPeWgNYkJ93EDMSLucugvwoUv2txZZn8/w640-h466/Scan-003.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Fall 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><ul><ul><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Three-hour online workshops</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Scheduled for Saturdays 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Professional teaching and demonstrations</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Workshop handouts in PDF form</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Limited to 12 students</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">$75 per workshop</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Topics include: drawing trees, watercolor pencils, Pan pastels, holiday projects.</span></li></ul></ul></ul></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">For scheduled workshops go to:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.jillgoodell.com/workshop.html">Fall 2023 Workshops</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">and </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> For registration information</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="mailto:jjgoodell@gmail.com">jjgoodell@gmail.com</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">*******************************</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: large;">Plus!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQye1JPqO6cRZ0E-B35dlBRid1sdf8OiKMPJwWugslozF23e4_Uwnr2RbNrXRllXPt4z-ou7nGxq3cti0LNyqJGBrI3Cuu8ZWG0aNWufI5Cef7tpXQn-maeFlpfZME0oTixc7Xg_1dTeeSbRc8UiHBsZPYIXP2O9AnlFJxPcNKVulG8HN_V9ohFCHmqx0/s3000/Fall%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="1517" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQye1JPqO6cRZ0E-B35dlBRid1sdf8OiKMPJwWugslozF23e4_Uwnr2RbNrXRllXPt4z-ou7nGxq3cti0LNyqJGBrI3Cuu8ZWG0aNWufI5Cef7tpXQn-maeFlpfZME0oTixc7Xg_1dTeeSbRc8UiHBsZPYIXP2O9AnlFJxPcNKVulG8HN_V9ohFCHmqx0/w324-h640/Fall%202023.jpg" width="324" /></a></div></div></div></div></div>Jill Jeffers Goodellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508213404296393702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5197000847492824783.post-59509491106508274932023-07-21T13:01:00.000-07:002023-07-21T13:01:44.620-07:00Soft pastels, a great summer past-time<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP4YWc1z6wQLzOjra3mm23ry1JOd53WNKYfzRjX6HkrVEJBKYN1eGDKH0KJhXojZyIKG7EB3Ul4aMtOtxwpmZ4_dJkQhhJIVwg4h69G9sZyMr99KFv3W-X9ghVk06gKwprr3F39iRGLBEyOusyR09S6S9fKM5e-oub2iInoNCJT89l31MIZmPcUTd20jw/s1723/summer23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="901" data-original-width="1723" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP4YWc1z6wQLzOjra3mm23ry1JOd53WNKYfzRjX6HkrVEJBKYN1eGDKH0KJhXojZyIKG7EB3Ul4aMtOtxwpmZ4_dJkQhhJIVwg4h69G9sZyMr99KFv3W-X9ghVk06gKwprr3F39iRGLBEyOusyR09S6S9fKM5e-oub2iInoNCJT89l31MIZmPcUTd20jw/w400-h209/summer23.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif">Wow, what a hot summer this year. It seems
the only place that's cool is Barrow, Alaska (now referred to as </span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #202124;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/5197000847492824783/1043197538124624051">Utqiagvik,
Alaska</a>)at 64 degrees today. </span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #202124;">The most northern
city of the United State, Barrow isn’t where I’d want to spend my winters with
the average high of 3 degrees.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124;">Even with the heat,
there's a lot of art to produce in the summer. One medium that’s always a bit dicey
in the winter is soft pastels. That’s because the dust can get all over the
place (including in your lungs), so it’s always best to work with it outdoors or at least, in a room with an opened window.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #202124;"><b>Drawing Pastels<br /></b></span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124;">Right now I’m working
on a flower piece from the magnolia tree in front of our house. What a lovely
flower and because it’s all white, it’s a bit hard.to capture the shadows.</span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; mso-no-proof: yes;"><br /><!--[endif]--></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbhNtxOMV00OBS5UWosHiQcAtNalTUtD_HfTcR2ZmyIeYq0vLkgFTVbx0RVbZF--nz8Wr0aogbBGQhxh531S1hxPmR2QJF80oa10nZ8G6X_hnmIrzP15Q1lwdKj-gqb_HOYXRIW7HHDF8SISuBWvFDvjkyGMe6nh8UM4PeSFpkef6NMl4rP4MKr14WjYE/s2033/magnolia.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1571" data-original-width="2033" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbhNtxOMV00OBS5UWosHiQcAtNalTUtD_HfTcR2ZmyIeYq0vLkgFTVbx0RVbZF--nz8Wr0aogbBGQhxh531S1hxPmR2QJF80oa10nZ8G6X_hnmIrzP15Q1lwdKj-gqb_HOYXRIW7HHDF8SISuBWvFDvjkyGMe6nh8UM4PeSFpkef6NMl4rP4MKr14WjYE/w400-h309/magnolia.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: arial;">As you can see above,
I’m just starting the project. I am using whites and greys but will add more
colors as I go along. White is very challenging because it not only has lots of
shadows, but it also picks up reflective colors. Hope I’ll do justice to this
piece. I’ll let you see the finished project as I go along.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124;">For now, I’d like to
talk more about soft pastels. Last summer I covered </span><a href="http://jillgoodell.blogspot.com/2022/07/">oil pastels</a><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124;">. So what is the
difference? While both can be used on pretty much the same paper (Mi-Tientes, sandpaper,
color pencil paper, thick drawing paper), the difference lies in how the pastel
sticks are made. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124;"><b>Oil pastels</b> are made with pigment, oil and fillers. I do
enjoy working with them, especially in the winter, because they provide
immediate color, can be very smooth and present little danger to me.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #202124; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Soft pastels</span></b><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #202124;"> on the other hand do
present a health risk as the little particles of dust can be inhaled, causing
some upper respiratory problems. If I had to choose between the two, however, I
will always opt for the soft pastel. I simply love them. The color goes down so
beautifully, the remaining effect on the paper is brilliant and, although messy
at times, are so much easier to clean up after.</span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background: white; color: #202124; font-family: arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Besides that, there are
pastel pencils and small hard pastel sticks that make your job so much easier
for those itsy-bitsy spots you must deal with. For example, although this is a
charcoal pencil drawing, you can see what I can execute with a small point,
i.e., the eyes on the lion.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Century Gothic, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"><span><br /></span></span><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #202124; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6bOTRr0FhJ_pLNPcMaHvqkHAlnjthe_0z2L-7rJUfRsuj_T65y0pi9wMBKf9Zew0etRkpKmD_DoggpfjIK217CxKUqigtFza6Ll8bjk7eSyAp77jxTS7AuyGx1oASiw2fP4z7nu392vA7A1qqFzreY1Wqo_SjgjOvMukRqNxriyzk11_USUTla-l78q0/s2245/20221211_104332.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2245" data-original-width="1624" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6bOTRr0FhJ_pLNPcMaHvqkHAlnjthe_0z2L-7rJUfRsuj_T65y0pi9wMBKf9Zew0etRkpKmD_DoggpfjIK217CxKUqigtFza6Ll8bjk7eSyAp77jxTS7AuyGx1oASiw2fP4z7nu392vA7A1qqFzreY1Wqo_SjgjOvMukRqNxriyzk11_USUTla-l78q0/w289-h400/20221211_104332.jpg" width="289" /></span></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202124; font-family: arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">The Products</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background: white; color: #202124; font-family: arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Soft pastels come
usually in boxes. First off, I want to stress that you definitely get what you
pay for in soft pastels. Unlike oil pastels where you can purchase perhaps a cheaper
set like Pentel’s oil pastel and get somewhat of a good result, you cannot do
the same with the soft product. That’s because you will get far more filler
than pigment in the cheap stuff. Believe me, I’ve tried several products.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><b>What to look for when buying soft pastels?</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="background: white; color: #202124; font-family: arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Good color selection</span></li><li><span style="color: #202124; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">Strong pigment</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #202124; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">Soft, but not so soft, they crumble.</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #202124; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">Good reviews</span></span></li></ul><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;">So how does one start out? I found a product years ago that works for me. It's in the middle--not too cheap and not too expensive. The company's name is <a href="http://www.mungyo.co.kr/eng/01_company/company_05.php">Mungyo</a>. It's Korean and has been in business since 1946. Their products are good for starters. For instance, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mungyo-Pastel-Assorted-Colors-Square/dp/B00R63X6YG/ref=asc_df_B00R63X6YG/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=241987694781&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2877701094081862388&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9032034&hvtargid=pla-523150772606&psc=1">their 48 set</a> is small and not too costly (around $7.50).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgAhJudE_oOZPUBQKRf8IiYihoa_xxPCTiuOucJWvsq1U7KbiWG3Zfa1bQCAZ4C1Syn7N4u1-yaGm945je0anoY8OVwArydr-6hXSs3zGVWxHKnvgKRJuz1R1K--yWyKDjobuAibEXlKY0leFpmOvxqczFY1ihz00UfV5vfrsIkUT7WRUZKHstCH5fZHE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="467" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgAhJudE_oOZPUBQKRf8IiYihoa_xxPCTiuOucJWvsq1U7KbiWG3Zfa1bQCAZ4C1Syn7N4u1-yaGm945je0anoY8OVwArydr-6hXSs3zGVWxHKnvgKRJuz1R1K--yWyKDjobuAibEXlKY0leFpmOvxqczFY1ihz00UfV5vfrsIkUT7WRUZKHstCH5fZHE=w400-h228" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">These pastels are NOT professional grade, but a cheaper way to see if you like them. I used to teach a class on pastel drawing. The morning half would consist of oil pastels and the afternoon would be soft pastels (with the good stuff). Often, students definitely liked one over the other. So it's important to try the product first before making too much of an investment.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I have gone up the ladder over the years and have bought their "gallery" pastels (around $25) . They are much better and again, good for starters. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mungyo-Gallery-Pastel-Squares-Cardboard/dp/B0049UZD86/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1ANGOU7AZUEW1&keywords=mungyo+gallery+soft+pastels&qid=1689637074&sprefix=mungyo+gallery+soft+pastels%2Caps%2C166&sr=8-3" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif;"><u><span style="font-size: small;">Mungyo Gallery Soft Pastel Squares</span></u></a></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFeUiEAxDe1GaksjF_jGhW11A6cEKtk1k43hdllB8Mdmg88b9FW4RdEMmuJTyStZRRfGvlf9i5yPsAOhajyMRBt4tS2IqehzfIBc5rs4x5gGxmRLRL_QFt-1HRxsumUNhAOYlX4Up92zfQmR3KCOmq_xBh7FSbU0_TYDcsQ2lI-mye4Xmt6kMgHRoOYIs/s620/2023-07-17_16-40-41.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="620" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFeUiEAxDe1GaksjF_jGhW11A6cEKtk1k43hdllB8Mdmg88b9FW4RdEMmuJTyStZRRfGvlf9i5yPsAOhajyMRBt4tS2IqehzfIBc5rs4x5gGxmRLRL_QFt-1HRxsumUNhAOYlX4Up92zfQmR3KCOmq_xBh7FSbU0_TYDcsQ2lI-mye4Xmt6kMgHRoOYIs/w400-h272/2023-07-17_16-40-41.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Then there are the handmade soft pastels ($40) that Mungyo makes. Oh my goodness, they are fantastic, but of course spendy. I bought them this past year and I'm thoroughly enjoying them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><h1 class="a-size-large a-spacing-none" id="title" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span class="a-size-large product-title-word-break" id="productTitle" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: small; line-height: 32px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; word-break: break-word;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Honsell-4400030-Handmade-Hand-Rolled-Consistency/dp/B0056NPT52/ref=sr_1_2?crid=OTM0ILSJXPXC&keywords=mungyo+gallery+soft+pastels+handmade&qid=1689637743&sprefix=mungyo+gallery+soft+pastels+%2Caps%2C327&sr=8-2">Handmade Soft Pastels, Set of 30</a></span></h1></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4MazlgEVjw2TueO4bHBrXu5X1aMU0BNA33-HBZsTw9v_iJ2IZ7fdBUBHOnQ35H5_DSJgmVD6auHBXlJZzYmlu-z7Ovzyxyv1W6fibY17XcAoeVJXygxyaJyrTuGVQC1_JyJQGAv5PyKxVOfjoNGQtNGfTpGFYpTISJyXHgEEGN1WrWj0vaWNHVK8z7tg/s531/mungyo%20handmade.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="226" data-original-width="531" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4MazlgEVjw2TueO4bHBrXu5X1aMU0BNA33-HBZsTw9v_iJ2IZ7fdBUBHOnQ35H5_DSJgmVD6auHBXlJZzYmlu-z7Ovzyxyv1W6fibY17XcAoeVJXygxyaJyrTuGVQC1_JyJQGAv5PyKxVOfjoNGQtNGfTpGFYpTISJyXHgEEGN1WrWj0vaWNHVK8z7tg/w400-h170/mungyo%20handmade.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: arial;"><b>Hard Soft Pastel</b></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I know the above sounds a bit oxymoron, but bear with me. There are two companies that offer soft pastels in hard stick form: Nupastel (by Prismacolor) and </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: arial;">Conté à Paris Crayons. Again, in the early days when I was just starting out, I often used Nupastel.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: arial;">They are great to start your drawing, fill in as a base coat and then cover over with more expensive/higher quality soft pastels. I also like them because sometimes, they are just perfect for filling in small places when I don't have my pastel pencils handy (around $12-$25).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><h1 class="a-size-large a-spacing-none" id="title" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span class="a-size-large product-title-word-break" id="productTitle" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 32px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small;">Conté à Paris--both sets work well. I like the compact box version, easier to store in my bookcase.</span></span></h1></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivIRZyMeDKOt4MelAFEpAw_6jUJlsglypidFNCgGVlhhm-93e2eaKqtux7jihnhU0r6qGpvBGKzTNMLl5GkiGzPducE9zUgNQrX8Q3XVXiLEwt8ZjcVGILbORULmXRAUwcCBrWoTNA86Mo4mLl6poMSh6XjGo_fB4q5RtFFPZqrjo2Dgix3jpIuyamHhc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="339" data-original-width="987" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivIRZyMeDKOt4MelAFEpAw_6jUJlsglypidFNCgGVlhhm-93e2eaKqtux7jihnhU0r6qGpvBGKzTNMLl5GkiGzPducE9zUgNQrX8Q3XVXiLEwt8ZjcVGILbORULmXRAUwcCBrWoTNA86Mo4mLl6poMSh6XjGo_fB4q5RtFFPZqrjo2Dgix3jpIuyamHhc=w400-h138" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span class="a-size-large product-title-word-break" id="productTitle" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: small; line-height: 32px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; word-break: break-word;">Conté à Paris</span></h1><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Conte-Crayon-18-Box-Set/dp/B00A0LDG50/ref=asc_df_B00A0LDG50/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=167121005230&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=12287068290378272138&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9032034&hvtargid=pla-310630488842&psc=1"> Soft Pastel 18 box set</a><br /><br /></div><br />NuPastel </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVPPxsyXiq3KZwxhdJoAgBAPCsDRcbBMerjl2CdHcJMbKTX2lZEpzNQZ5TQLt9fMeWUkc5-74ShUamI-dImr00ixCO4HgtAJHgxP4Q7kLMZNWGIw-OtNV2HU5WSfVdFWdAyCNdqoIayK1UH0dkm4T2kFa30Re2be1EOJ-zg3Xuu4CDiGYD2UOIl4e_HRE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1381" data-original-width="1500" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVPPxsyXiq3KZwxhdJoAgBAPCsDRcbBMerjl2CdHcJMbKTX2lZEpzNQZ5TQLt9fMeWUkc5-74ShUamI-dImr00ixCO4HgtAJHgxP4Q7kLMZNWGIw-OtNV2HU5WSfVdFWdAyCNdqoIayK1UH0dkm4T2kFa30Re2be1EOJ-zg3Xuu4CDiGYD2UOIl4e_HRE" width="261" /></a></div><br /></span><h1 class="a-size-large a-spacing-none" id="title" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span class="a-size-large product-title-word-break" id="productTitle" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 32px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Prismacolor-NuPastel-Artists-Pastels-Assorted/dp/B000N2Y6P0/ref=sr_1_2?crid=5X3VSJDBSHFQ&keywords=nupastel+sticks&qid=1689802395&s=arts-crafts&sprefix=nupastel+sticks%2Carts-crafts%2C194&sr=1-2">Prismacolor NuPastel Firm Pastel Color Sticks, 12-Count</a></span></span></h1></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Next Level: Rembrandt soft pastels</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I used to work with Rembrandt exclusively for years until I was able to afford the more expensive pastels. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">They are harder (but not as much as NuPastel), but they still hold an important place in my pastel drawer (starting at around $40).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Best: Sennelier</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In my opinion, the best soft pastel on the market is made by Sennelier, a French company that's been around since 1887. I love the amount of pigment (lots), the softness of the stick and the way it thickly lays down on the paper. Starting at around $30. What I have done for years is look for sales on Amazon, Dick Blick, Jerry's Artarama. Occasionally they go on sale for a short period of time. Pictured below is a half stick set at $34 on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sennelier-Soft-Pastel-Sets-set/dp/B0048DISXQ/ref=sr_1_32_sspa?crid=3J873IC4MCF4T&keywords=sennelier+soft+pastels+starter+set&qid=1689803483&s=arts-crafts&sprefix=sennelier+soft+pastels+starter+set%2Carts-crafts%2C166&sr=1-32-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9idGY&psc=1">Amazon</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgi1iwcC57Dq7DEOT8FnyW4qHrCzRO5IW58cC8DHlTBR1RIOTlUlqK06qz-Pjwr3zjqTg3bIxd5s9fQYSDctumWxibnXXYNci3jNOZfjK2rvcVCNaMAkezAm8JAXuS0iB9qmoQn2nfDxbU4c1R172d8HtbUQR5ymRc4e2HZq-2LwzGO2gdc1eaCYQ9wYx4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgi1iwcC57Dq7DEOT8FnyW4qHrCzRO5IW58cC8DHlTBR1RIOTlUlqK06qz-Pjwr3zjqTg3bIxd5s9fQYSDctumWxibnXXYNci3jNOZfjK2rvcVCNaMAkezAm8JAXuS0iB9qmoQn2nfDxbU4c1R172d8HtbUQR5ymRc4e2HZq-2LwzGO2gdc1eaCYQ9wYx4=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: left;">But on <a href="https://www.dickblick.com/items/sennelier-soft-pastels-set-of-12-introductory-colors/">Dick Blick online</a>, you can find the following set (full sticks) for $48.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-uQ03H1RonL3sCba3ctk6rIvIgCNrQ0RyeqFY9u-3l0wEIU9T2hPY_QOqivo7retLcMYe3FcKCPCOgR65Q6fCxrw_p10WMAxmFXI--nxbUsW5T7ZJIlQKsSj2mT-hz1iBXBNOFSSeBCN3XQrN2i3vQNFQxL3cKRCp_5BlQP6XEP7pedZktT0PpWKsvso" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="356" data-original-width="162" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-uQ03H1RonL3sCba3ctk6rIvIgCNrQ0RyeqFY9u-3l0wEIU9T2hPY_QOqivo7retLcMYe3FcKCPCOgR65Q6fCxrw_p10WMAxmFXI--nxbUsW5T7ZJIlQKsSj2mT-hz1iBXBNOFSSeBCN3XQrN2i3vQNFQxL3cKRCp_5BlQP6XEP7pedZktT0PpWKsvso=w182-h400" width="182" /></a></div>When it comes to soft pastels, it does pay to shop around. In fact, I scour the Internet for deals for all my art supplies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Pan Pastels</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: left;">Recently, there has been a new product offered to pastel artists and that's <a href="https://panpastel.com/home">Pan Pastels</a>. They offer a unique way of laying down your pastel colors. There are no sticks, but instead you use soft tools and layout your colors in a palette form.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWN12cYTlldJ5tnODxNVeYtHEjEQBvRcCS51x-6tEuu5kHBOUqtqlrNFs41AzkEPJJg1vxlM7RY2QQ1J0rUDeewj9RZzTrRiL3cwfZyaSvJ2QhVbOffg4YQ2leKDbqMsDRv63mgpYDheJA4uVFZ131p3omC2XTrGgmar7FnGti_74BQVX6WiYUu59d-CE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWN12cYTlldJ5tnODxNVeYtHEjEQBvRcCS51x-6tEuu5kHBOUqtqlrNFs41AzkEPJJg1vxlM7RY2QQ1J0rUDeewj9RZzTrRiL3cwfZyaSvJ2QhVbOffg4YQ2leKDbqMsDRv63mgpYDheJA4uVFZ131p3omC2XTrGgmar7FnGti_74BQVX6WiYUu59d-CE=w273-h400" width="273" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: left;">I have a video on this one on my YouTube channel. To learn how to use this new product/method, please go to the following <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LULve48-5Ls&t=24s">link</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: center;">++++++++++++++++++++</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Pastel Pencils</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: left;">These pencils are great to use for small places or to create the perfect detail. But, they are difficult to keep sharpened. I have several sets and there isn't any one product that I have found that doesn't have a sharpening problem. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: left;">This problem is such a difficulty, you will see loads of videos on the Internet that try to help. There is one video, however, that I think does a pretty good job of explaining things. Here's the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjJ9PzgfP_Q">link</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: left;">Okay, having given my warnings, here are the pastels pencils I use.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #0b5394; font-family: arial; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjn2vii-EctN3N1IgHkFZfMu7aZ66gzxiDtpJtC0Hj_CK7rEPH3JtYK8UyckyYDNAxj6-wIDoVvjMM8pC5UaykhFC1N2SWINdlD_2b7EPpVAnS2hiAcuNmUMpM5YVQaWRduBxtTD-hpdErbuhavnFbuaNGRrXbYHsSgS0PcPdJGxk0uCrOgauUF07Vd-Aw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1331" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjn2vii-EctN3N1IgHkFZfMu7aZ66gzxiDtpJtC0Hj_CK7rEPH3JtYK8UyckyYDNAxj6-wIDoVvjMM8pC5UaykhFC1N2SWINdlD_2b7EPpVAnS2hiAcuNmUMpM5YVQaWRduBxtTD-hpdErbuhavnFbuaNGRrXbYHsSgS0PcPdJGxk0uCrOgauUF07Vd-Aw" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: center;">Austrian Cretacolor Art Pastels</div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Cretacolor-Pastel-Pencils-12-colors/dp/B000MQL66E/ref=sr_1_3?crid=11FLYHYB64PJB&keywords=cretacolor%2Bpastel%2Bpencils&qid=1689890951&sprefix=createacolor%2Bp%2Caps%2C175&sr=8-3&th=1">Basic Set</a> ($23)</div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhyjbnBKAa6XBdeJIkKklwlxJJ5Vy9mLh_BIhrUq_p6sAxA3yHCXDpDSKvL9JJl-IjYw3ZhGkt6WaLRhdmcuw5bDEP0cYQ8gozx0aKbPXzOlt_k32A4WjLvszWcdpirhHvC73zbY0iVWtiG-1DTR6LgSxJXYAocWnYFJfisOwYMlAeLTgWjY2GNl1POOM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1169" data-original-width="1200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhyjbnBKAa6XBdeJIkKklwlxJJ5Vy9mLh_BIhrUq_p6sAxA3yHCXDpDSKvL9JJl-IjYw3ZhGkt6WaLRhdmcuw5bDEP0cYQ8gozx0aKbPXzOlt_k32A4WjLvszWcdpirhHvC73zbY0iVWtiG-1DTR6LgSxJXYAocWnYFJfisOwYMlAeLTgWjY2GNl1POOM" width="246" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: center;">Derwent Pastel Pencils</div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Derwent-Pastel-Pencils-Metal-32992/dp/B000J6DCL4/ref=sr_1_2?crid=392SJM0OBZ7PW&keywords=derwent%2Bpastel%2Bpencils&qid=1689891484&sprefix=derwent%2Bpastel%2Bpencils%2Caps%2C196&sr=8-2&th=1">Basic Set</a> ($23)</div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvPEabzSWkLTWi_cEKe-Ocb8OZ8WjKw7ZSgt61hMDcCClJNLvB9IHpJZwJdv_GPhDGTiJOuxB0sFWhJT3Mk_s5nFHfG7EBsg00ykOnIeBPUIgEVptIWdrqBnVqxdUsarv4dEcPj5ln_RiMdtKusZl6-QETf6bVGfFHiLYBIRrancqYZIyIj8iuCIntoSY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="842" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvPEabzSWkLTWi_cEKe-Ocb8OZ8WjKw7ZSgt61hMDcCClJNLvB9IHpJZwJdv_GPhDGTiJOuxB0sFWhJT3Mk_s5nFHfG7EBsg00ykOnIeBPUIgEVptIWdrqBnVqxdUsarv4dEcPj5ln_RiMdtKusZl6-QETf6bVGfFHiLYBIRrancqYZIyIj8iuCIntoSY" width="135" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stabilo Pastel Pencils</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/STABILO-CarbOthello-Metal-Box-Colours/dp/B0014EHTR8/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?crid=1K6PK9S3Q6HEI&keywords=pastel+pencils+for+artists+professional&qid=1689891675&sprefix=pastel+pencils%2Caps%2C184&sr=8-2-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1">Basic Set </a> ($17)</div><br /></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Paper</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: left;">Last but not least, we need to talk about paper. I use Canson's Mi-Tientes paper. The same stuff I use for colored pencil. But I also have found that sanded paper is wonderful. Here are some suggestions:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidmlts4n4EGeCz_uhfBRM2aPVDQKXb8xE7pkgxW2Z7iaQ3BPM3Miln9krkxNuTk6ZvE77Cci_cs2jEsZR6WNK6WnZh9UGEuUM9Ho3DqMSdDRmNsXGOh3ygMoA8jxaGqWXzafQGKCZDaQzoZHixd_rB0kMnvO5w-WtjIRLFNJ4GWKhLQwPuu83fsgF0cNc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidmlts4n4EGeCz_uhfBRM2aPVDQKXb8xE7pkgxW2Z7iaQ3BPM3Miln9krkxNuTk6ZvE77Cci_cs2jEsZR6WNK6WnZh9UGEuUM9Ho3DqMSdDRmNsXGOh3ygMoA8jxaGqWXzafQGKCZDaQzoZHixd_rB0kMnvO5w-WtjIRLFNJ4GWKhLQwPuu83fsgF0cNc=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mi-Teintes-Pastel-Assorted-Colors-Fold/dp/B0024KO2RG/ref=sr_1_4?crid=3KGOQEN06UDN1&keywords=mi+teintes+pastel+paper&qid=1689805186&sprefix=Mi+Tientes%2Caps%2C220&sr=8-4">Canson Mi-Tientes</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: left;">Comes in lots of sizes and colors. Made in France. (Starting at $12)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEht1QtMtX5Tg4iXAF1J9W5GFm_QEHNX_bd2F5bADbRmWHPbVf_cFRy0IpG6ggXz1l9_kQsyslrY-Zu69YWjRjtBsmiV5gHPnj9VYPzj2l49sEti5TgqgHoRXMBi_0nEmvIPXe0aUlkZlNUi8HM_pul_8GrmxyDDG5Kb2v4qffiw2DhLaCcN--mTxgJ9_Jg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="371" data-original-width="286" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEht1QtMtX5Tg4iXAF1J9W5GFm_QEHNX_bd2F5bADbRmWHPbVf_cFRy0IpG6ggXz1l9_kQsyslrY-Zu69YWjRjtBsmiV5gHPnj9VYPzj2l49sEti5TgqgHoRXMBi_0nEmvIPXe0aUlkZlNUi8HM_pul_8GrmxyDDG5Kb2v4qffiw2DhLaCcN--mTxgJ9_Jg" width="185" /></a></div></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Clairefontaine-EXA-96016-Pastelmat-18x24cm-Assorted/dp/B00XPPZPHK/ref=asc_df_B0018BY0HO/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=309763877940&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8349393606004051330&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9032034&hvtargid=pla-451238920724&th=1">Pastelmat</a></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: left;">Great texture, good color selection. Comes in six different color formats. Made in France. (around $30)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiMWTpJdo6abZX5dorlq4PYkkJqiU2nWKXsR2nDiL5c1gv-XgRE0C26d9Qz5Oao1N0QgaTl-j3Te5_UTOXudPcEUwKQJdYmf9Tqd7nCc9rj7w0kCP3wCIRdDUrDOs8VXqtxRF5b4PjoEkQ8hpnlkjY3Jj_VZOmYK9ga2wLya5nc9Im0sv7pLm49g-AXlI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="326" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiMWTpJdo6abZX5dorlq4PYkkJqiU2nWKXsR2nDiL5c1gv-XgRE0C26d9Qz5Oao1N0QgaTl-j3Te5_UTOXudPcEUwKQJdYmf9Tqd7nCc9rj7w0kCP3wCIRdDUrDOs8VXqtxRF5b4PjoEkQ8hpnlkjY3Jj_VZOmYK9ga2wLya5nc9Im0sv7pLm49g-AXlI" width="188" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Art-Spectrum-Colourfix-Paper-Rainbow/dp/B003U2HGVG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2TKTS8OQL5GUL&keywords=art+spectrum+colourfix&qid=1689805967&s=arts-crafts&sprefix=art+spectrum+colourfix%2Carts-crafts%2C187&sr=1-1">Art Spectrum's Colourfix</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: left;">An outfit from Australia, Colourfix is a nice smooth sanded paper that comes in a lot of different colors. The one above is the cool packet . There are other packet colors to choose from. (starting around $30)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Conclusion</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: left;">I have really only scratched the surface regarding soft pastel products. There are all sorts of color sticks and papers on the market today. I haven't tried all of them, but I can say that the ones I use are time-tested by me since 2006!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><b>The art project</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: left;">Here's the same flower from above but more complete. Just need to add more reflective colors and clean it up a bit. Done on Pastelmat, dark blue. BTW, this doesn't take long to complete--another advantage of soft pastel, quick and easy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwNp41nM9UyE9o3UrYNMvO7qTbIB5VvaH9Qr2bnODKL8myFJ-fQfcE1mzaYjKkmr6agN1e0SwqzuBUFPsDEyDbNls95lKrb3ARKHzDETi7eq_YyoIMMUUsL2JX2-pqca-2lUU5axM5UEgaOE1rWjg280Z8d5JawlTh16VeVjXSW8lmBkCAP0Jz5GTymcE/s3307/magnolia2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2384" data-original-width="3307" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwNp41nM9UyE9o3UrYNMvO7qTbIB5VvaH9Qr2bnODKL8myFJ-fQfcE1mzaYjKkmr6agN1e0SwqzuBUFPsDEyDbNls95lKrb3ARKHzDETi7eq_YyoIMMUUsL2JX2-pqca-2lUU5axM5UEgaOE1rWjg280Z8d5JawlTh16VeVjXSW8lmBkCAP0Jz5GTymcE/w400-h289/magnolia2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: center;">Happy Summer!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: medium;"><b>What happening this fall 2023</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVyIBGcvGJ5UxHLSRNTO2De-NHA-swdGV39Ox25vA3CGPiixnrao5Kp_qb0tVg5cp6HQU4ZN9wErHbnySmwlKOCBE0o6P_PvByI0yURgTWV-xNS_TP_bLkzpLIiyV0v3m5bzvMRBM_iQl7hCrSbhylHUABlcx_ji9whyzDzZC_x_R_vDP0wIm49saeHnc/s3000/sept%20online%20classes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="1517" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVyIBGcvGJ5UxHLSRNTO2De-NHA-swdGV39Ox25vA3CGPiixnrao5Kp_qb0tVg5cp6HQU4ZN9wErHbnySmwlKOCBE0o6P_PvByI0yURgTWV-xNS_TP_bLkzpLIiyV0v3m5bzvMRBM_iQl7hCrSbhylHUABlcx_ji9whyzDzZC_x_R_vDP0wIm49saeHnc/w324-h640/sept%20online%20classes.jpg" width="324" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div>Jill Jeffers Goodellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508213404296393702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5197000847492824783.post-70269762432719311272023-03-20T16:51:00.000-07:002023-03-20T16:51:32.201-07:00<p style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">Spring in the Studio</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Mb0Bg2mFxdOJuo1pXr2DD1STggIJsAuFXKsmL4XTPUO8Ack5cF_R8W80diLApd63mfxjNW6yl38ACYvJ-fbWSDdbDALO-Ule7hmt7uLLVmi94xQBgEYTSaruCExOhIU4DT6Nq1O4jb-L12BjlJeR3vobP07BuYDnLQFouR2dyqbIYElv6I0Uk9ws/s1472/Publication1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1472" data-original-width="735" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Mb0Bg2mFxdOJuo1pXr2DD1STggIJsAuFXKsmL4XTPUO8Ack5cF_R8W80diLApd63mfxjNW6yl38ACYvJ-fbWSDdbDALO-Ule7hmt7uLLVmi94xQBgEYTSaruCExOhIU4DT6Nq1O4jb-L12BjlJeR3vobP07BuYDnLQFouR2dyqbIYElv6I0Uk9ws/w320-h640/Publication1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 24px; text-align: left;">Here's your chance to learn how to sketch during your travels this spring and summer. We will visit five countries: USA, Italy, Canada, Russia and France, using photographs.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 24px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 24px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 24px; text-align: left;">As always we will meet on Tuesdays or Wednesdays (3/28 or 3/29) via Zoom from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Learn how to capture scenes with both your camera and your sketchbook. We will use pen, watercolor, colored and watercolor pencil.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 24px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 24px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 24px; text-align: left;">It's a five-week course for only $90. Interested? Contact Jill to register at </span><a href="mailto:jjgoodell@gmail.com" style="background-color: white; color: #007c89; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 24px; text-align: left;" target="_blank">jjgoodell@gmail.com</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 24px; text-align: left;">.</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLvfhVcCu7iJmzyKY7uP5sjCxPFgSeVR2566yV0cj1zCLwH8lIhvCZjVkmHEjc2jQbtUC2rcch8_ULllXSFIa9HwNUXKETR3MCP3whO2l2qZN6wgnEmfR0SkG6I_ijWFwuT95i4pDdGF7B5fO_4Z516sDZxW_JFHvT4BMQFlHR-P4YOKg92LEM2iND/s157/Logo%20small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="157" data-original-width="132" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLvfhVcCu7iJmzyKY7uP5sjCxPFgSeVR2566yV0cj1zCLwH8lIhvCZjVkmHEjc2jQbtUC2rcch8_ULllXSFIa9HwNUXKETR3MCP3whO2l2qZN6wgnEmfR0SkG6I_ijWFwuT95i4pDdGF7B5fO_4Z516sDZxW_JFHvT4BMQFlHR-P4YOKg92LEM2iND/w168-h200/Logo%20small.jpg" width="168" /></a></div>Jill Jeffers Goodellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508213404296393702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5197000847492824783.post-65813034717050394062023-02-01T14:44:00.003-08:002023-02-02T10:28:16.526-08:00Playing with pen and ink<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Nature Sketching</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">For the past five weeks, our online class has been playing with pen and ink with watercolor. It's been fun because the subject has been Nature Sketching. I can never get enough of working on nature. There's a connect to the universe and the Gods when trying to relate what I experience. I love the concentration it takes and the true "seeing" of an object. Besides the subjects are all so perfect!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We've also been working on a Nature Sketching Journal. That includes the subject matter, prose, poetry or whatever you like. I'm especially into Washi tape, so you'll see a lot of decorating in my book as page dividers, borders and/or simple visual statements. (Click on photos for enlargement)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Here are few examples: </b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqFL89Ms23AMO8e6wx7aj6EQPDG5exnrHzD5_UI9OLfIm8prrIMd_B-S_aEmMSmBH7jmpoSY2krSaEx9b2BJ4VWc0e8ZwUmLMznJlVxU8u8dM9aDzEXfBb584bTCiPy4yFPqWdmqj3NnPYi8rjNQzyaCA8ctL0BJ1C0olMNRF3G4C1V9tUHUHH7Zs/s2449/artbook1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1689" data-original-width="2449" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqFL89Ms23AMO8e6wx7aj6EQPDG5exnrHzD5_UI9OLfIm8prrIMd_B-S_aEmMSmBH7jmpoSY2krSaEx9b2BJ4VWc0e8ZwUmLMznJlVxU8u8dM9aDzEXfBb584bTCiPy4yFPqWdmqj3NnPYi8rjNQzyaCA8ctL0BJ1C0olMNRF3G4C1V9tUHUHH7Zs/w400-h276/artbook1.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Rb5ryFFOWFwKNI4ZEluJvwpjpGuMZiIAUoXwKf40Qkjo8Wkyb6PB3LQNh_Ojz1VsrTkCBtuRP-6zhiB3Qy8jykeRj7yIWrR8JvDtEXcfPwxsc901VhsFjJqrsZDPgQ1Ye5KMFVjAC3TMFKPu3wmjHJkZ84tdcT6G-QDQJm-muBMrM7jsol5t88-I/s2524/artbook2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1653" data-original-width="2524" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Rb5ryFFOWFwKNI4ZEluJvwpjpGuMZiIAUoXwKf40Qkjo8Wkyb6PB3LQNh_Ojz1VsrTkCBtuRP-6zhiB3Qy8jykeRj7yIWrR8JvDtEXcfPwxsc901VhsFjJqrsZDPgQ1Ye5KMFVjAC3TMFKPu3wmjHJkZ84tdcT6G-QDQJm-muBMrM7jsol5t88-I/w400-h263/artbook2.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXmfcVdDmgQ9h5mV2VkzphfoD8TbLsm2Wfpw8gW0Y4671q3NaZEM8t5JB44Zz2anDeaAKF8IqoBQU-BYGWmHFUIkz858Hn7Fv5VpiO-_NwWZESju6ui9LuNt7t5EB4vL9gB8EJ9c9wZUjkHns9zhCfL-T0vkO93AcIRhDTioAaz7ijIqov8KOpZ0Wu/s2470/artbook3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1662" data-original-width="2470" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXmfcVdDmgQ9h5mV2VkzphfoD8TbLsm2Wfpw8gW0Y4671q3NaZEM8t5JB44Zz2anDeaAKF8IqoBQU-BYGWmHFUIkz858Hn7Fv5VpiO-_NwWZESju6ui9LuNt7t5EB4vL9gB8EJ9c9wZUjkHns9zhCfL-T0vkO93AcIRhDTioAaz7ijIqov8KOpZ0Wu/w400-h269/artbook3.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFMaPHYZnWiAlFeFrYkfblXWSJIhpObKhWe9Q7rm3UqlCv-6YRmgGkIo5VSeiRhOojjoGmlaBEgnAROiF7VLRkC3qdF0nY6vmL-whkfhf0aiONzWAsrN99JZjqCMTgcT0J-WKU397vkJ_6o9g1jMjPrOki6qnIxHpsk0SFRHY7lxcYvmJgHvf_huhm/s1643/artbook4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1643" data-original-width="1259" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFMaPHYZnWiAlFeFrYkfblXWSJIhpObKhWe9Q7rm3UqlCv-6YRmgGkIo5VSeiRhOojjoGmlaBEgnAROiF7VLRkC3qdF0nY6vmL-whkfhf0aiONzWAsrN99JZjqCMTgcT0J-WKU397vkJ_6o9g1jMjPrOki6qnIxHpsk0SFRHY7lxcYvmJgHvf_huhm/w306-h400/artbook4.jpg" width="306" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We all have a lot of fun with our art journals. This past session we covered mushrooms, insects, sea creatures, flowers and trees. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Moreover, I am using a new notebook or should I say sketchbook now. It's made in India with handmade cotton paper. The artisan actually writes you a note, saying thanks. I found this book (see below) at <a href="https://www.hobbylobby.com/Art-Supplies/Painting-Canvas-Art-Surfaces/Art-Journals/Embossed-Leather-Sketchbook---8-1-2-x-11-3-4/p/8350">Hobby Lobby</a>. However, you can get similar books at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Embossed+Leather+Sketchbook+-+8+1%2F2%22+x+11+3%2F4%22&crid=23WJPRLMDOCO3&sprefix=embossed+leather+sketchbook+-+8+1%2F2+x+11+3%2F4+%2Caps%2C193&ref=nb_sb_noss_2">Amazon</a>.</span></div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcFnZuovl2rlR__HpVRZlzZtiKCEGH-SaEsTjZL4mu71eoGQTWdsrtdXGb3b0rwqNfmCMiYKL3vNkYoft1stwkJf4gGaUyjVpNoHRQ9RC8s2MR4CLzdz_8lOe7vh58IjwYpFntJUttYnJCycb4re3_gg3o8bRzzScxMBfPM5TCJcH_57wxF6u5oPBr" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="369" data-original-width="265" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcFnZuovl2rlR__HpVRZlzZtiKCEGH-SaEsTjZL4mu71eoGQTWdsrtdXGb3b0rwqNfmCMiYKL3vNkYoft1stwkJf4gGaUyjVpNoHRQ9RC8s2MR4CLzdz_8lOe7vh58IjwYpFntJUttYnJCycb4re3_gg3o8bRzzScxMBfPM5TCJcH_57wxF6u5oPBr=w287-h400" width="287" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><b>Study in ink and it's properties</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: left;">One more thing, we also learned about the darkness of different black inks. It was a fascinating study. See below to learn what we found out:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBqWfSEzQUicPtuX1hnxednZcneZYUfg5nUzYkRhw3f3xQ8fTMgqUYucGRYDd6naNf90Z6Jomx0tVx99jKrDZn57MDRsVSxRo8irz6iUAPX7kay_YtV6OtM9_oJEQaMLSSJgL1j1HI0a_YDyo61IivvmpVdv3ebc8w7VXiDau8byJP8ToAwxtrm1Yh" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="571" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBqWfSEzQUicPtuX1hnxednZcneZYUfg5nUzYkRhw3f3xQ8fTMgqUYucGRYDd6naNf90Z6Jomx0tVx99jKrDZn57MDRsVSxRo8irz6iUAPX7kay_YtV6OtM9_oJEQaMLSSJgL1j1HI0a_YDyo61IivvmpVdv3ebc8w7VXiDau8byJP8ToAwxtrm1Yh=w475-h640" width="475" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4c9Moa222VLZyIk75hJuEqsQqbpLvE40k4grH8cjr0ZJrXQ9LvJXXjohP6R1TNXh_Q8MqgxTCbHHDDSszcCZY1SJ-dp16C_FOpJ8-sttF94zOdaBgq60CZ9b9aBzzlgfe-fxXwblWTak0XOCd1A9pmpw6YCUPz4Wu8tiMWCSLqV4kHE3-DGrPr_fW" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="581" data-original-width="568" height="543" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4c9Moa222VLZyIk75hJuEqsQqbpLvE40k4grH8cjr0ZJrXQ9LvJXXjohP6R1TNXh_Q8MqgxTCbHHDDSszcCZY1SJ-dp16C_FOpJ8-sttF94zOdaBgq60CZ9b9aBzzlgfe-fxXwblWTak0XOCd1A9pmpw6YCUPz4Wu8tiMWCSLqV4kHE3-DGrPr_fW=w532-h543" width="532" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Why is this important?</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Very often you may want to have a black or grey background. You can of course create black in watercolor (brown and blue), buy some black watercolor already made or even acrylics. But if you want a really striking black, try using ink. And from this short little study I found that <a href="https://www.dickblick.com/products/sennelier-india-ink/?clickTracking=true&wmcp=pla&wmcid=items&wmckw=21126-1030&gclid=CjwKCAiAuOieBhAIEiwAgjCvcjyCXOz3jnkONoFkCwd3bNLJpfofLzxMGQOXra3YL1zIalRQGh-qsBoCMdkQAvD_BwE" target="_blank">Sennelier's A La Pagode </a>is the darkest. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Zig-Cartoonist-Highly-Opaque-Sumi/dp/B006N9LVEG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=30UQEG6EUU27D&keywords=Zig%27s+Sumi&qid=1675287532&sprefix=zig%27s+sumi+%2Caps%2C180&sr=8-1">Zig's Sumi </a>comes in second.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>What about opaque white ink?</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">One of the best things to have in your stock when it comes to working with ink is opaque white ink or white gouache. While I haven't created a visual list for these, I do prefer <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Deleter-Manga-Ink-White-2/dp/B000UF3IUE/ref=sr_1_1?crid=GIU4585B6S42&keywords=Deleter%2Bwhite%2Bink%2B%232&qid=1675287647&sprefix=deleter%2Bwhite%2Bink%2B2%2Caps%2C177&sr=8-1&th=1">Deleter white ink #2</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/CARTOONIST-illustration-highlights-corrections-professional/dp/B01K13CDG4/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1I3TGFW0LF81L&keywords=Zig%27s+white+ink&qid=1675287742&sprefix=zig%27s+white+ink%2Caps%2C189&sr=8-2">Zig white ink #3</a>0. As for gouache, I prefer Lascaux. When you make a mistake these media can help with a good cover up. I've tried white watercolor paint (some call it Chinese white), but haven't had good luck with that at all.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Next session: Nature Sketching II</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">The next online class session, held Tuesdays and Wednesdays, start on February 14/15. As always the cost is only $90 for five weeks, and we meet from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The subject matter and media are as follows:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Week One</b>: Bulb flowers/Graphite pencil</li><li><b>Week Two</b>: Skies/Watercolor with ink</li><li><b>Week Three</b>: Rocks and pebbles/Colored pencil</li><li><b>Week Four</b>: Sea creatures/Oil pastels</li><li><b>Week Five</b>: Landscapes/Watercolor</li></ul><div>To register email me at<a href="mailto:jjgoodell@gmail.com"> jjgoodell@gmail.com</a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: large;">Thanks for your continued support!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRUb0tSgkCvTprNnmtyx7kz_fijCr78LovzRkp9wRUlfgIbh2wpJAvd00PN2pYciEVhUYEOYtCUgEzbx6ZnihOIkg2BDgYs0Dac3QYhbyPfk0XsRyRWwdlxjrE60gbvOYjUhZ_oHroDE9poryTUmqhYWMXv9I8mJJAp6b5MZlclIw4iQPmhOzDexbw/s914/february%20ad.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="914" data-original-width="473" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRUb0tSgkCvTprNnmtyx7kz_fijCr78LovzRkp9wRUlfgIbh2wpJAvd00PN2pYciEVhUYEOYtCUgEzbx6ZnihOIkg2BDgYs0Dac3QYhbyPfk0XsRyRWwdlxjrE60gbvOYjUhZ_oHroDE9poryTUmqhYWMXv9I8mJJAp6b5MZlclIw4iQPmhOzDexbw/w332-h640/february%20ad.jpg" width="332" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div></span>Jill Jeffers Goodellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508213404296393702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5197000847492824783.post-29906404931463994832022-12-14T13:17:00.000-08:002022-12-14T13:17:07.319-08:00<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">M E R R Y C H R I S T M A S</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Happy Holidays</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj_JJC3RPSjMZ7HA0uV6lDXggizreZhyxHA8EZLsh0aquE34o8H5rfcx3EHaGQgWVtd8FXP2yea3NHvicwW-OQnyvbW260zLJbLa0ONE5u4wNorCCu2N3ntftkz2vikzqUoDvMyiJ76XGp2rlkMaGD53__EAFm752G463roHhmZ568bAouopIyUTTI/s719/Santa1.png" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="624" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj_JJC3RPSjMZ7HA0uV6lDXggizreZhyxHA8EZLsh0aquE34o8H5rfcx3EHaGQgWVtd8FXP2yea3NHvicwW-OQnyvbW260zLJbLa0ONE5u4wNorCCu2N3ntftkz2vikzqUoDvMyiJ76XGp2rlkMaGD53__EAFm752G463roHhmZ568bAouopIyUTTI/w348-h400/Santa1.png" width="348" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Free Christmas card video</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Hello from my studio. In the spirit of the season, I'd like to share a short</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">video on creating Christmas cards using <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bee-Paper-Watercolor-6-Inch-1153P50-609/dp/B0044SAXKQ/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=bee+company+watercolor+paper&qid=1671047981&sr=8-2">Bee Company 6 x 9 watercolor paper.</a> These are pre-cut for only around $26 and have 50 sheets--plenty for making cards or just practicing. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">In the video I'll show you how to make simple Christmas trees that are quick and easy. Go to this </span><a href="https://youtu.be/-dkZpVA49fQ" style="font-family: arial;">link</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> to view.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGU5NRRNowtLKeyTAsNkfwx1nEE_svmx1ft6PP5vz4qsqJMSZSoHIYuJS-Z_7ZQ5Uc3dWefZMH8t44wjRTbZhJpKO3e6mmmWzSDPrq530L6us95AZiM4E910T0MX5D8T5ALhXOH6xoEJvuv3l1PAjyllXT9gjScUMyFTQV28qzSZlNCyl0heamW8EN" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1048" data-original-width="775" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGU5NRRNowtLKeyTAsNkfwx1nEE_svmx1ft6PP5vz4qsqJMSZSoHIYuJS-Z_7ZQ5Uc3dWefZMH8t44wjRTbZhJpKO3e6mmmWzSDPrq530L6us95AZiM4E910T0MX5D8T5ALhXOH6xoEJvuv3l1PAjyllXT9gjScUMyFTQV28qzSZlNCyl0heamW8EN=w295-h400" width="295" /></a></div></div></div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>A look back at 2022</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I hope you had a good year in 2022 and more importantly, I wish you all the best in 2023. As a review for the year, I'd like to list what we covered with links. If you missed an article, just click on the link to see it again.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://jillgoodell.blogspot.com/2022/10/october-2022-beatrix-potter-lake.html">Beatrix Potter</a></span></div></div></div></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://jillgoodell.blogspot.com/2022/09/fall-2022-newsletter-daily-art.html">Daily art</a></span></div></div></div></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://jillgoodell.blogspot.com/2022/07/summer-2022-newsletter-oil-pastel-sole.html">Oil pastels</a></span></div></div></div></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://jillgoodell.blogspot.com/2022/06/art-for-arts-sake.html">Art for art's sake</a></span></div></div></div></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://jillgoodell.blogspot.com/2022/04/">Sloppy copies in art</a></span></div></div></div></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://jillgoodell.blogspot.com/2022/03/march-2022.html">Storing your art properly</a></span></div></div></div></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://jillgoodell.blogspot.com/2022/02/february-2022-newsletter.html">Composition</a></span></div></div></div></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: arial;">It's been a good year, art-wise, not so much health-wise. I've had some challenges, which has brought me to the decision to stop taking students on <i>Sketch'n-on-the-Go</i>™ outings.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> I was hoping we could take a sketching trip to the Lake District in England next fall, but that's not going to happen. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">On the more positive side, we completed our animals series a couple of weeks ago via Zoom and I think everyone had fun. The biggest challenge for us was drawing foxes and the best fun was our lions in charcoal. See below:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrjY-L0sJc2HUF3LFsHXhhsDQMlZ83D5gksjdtoqQoGid6fhKatFuabZfKBnEV0ywqtMSKIdSh1dyBKVr6-WrccY2JIqxzUWE9STNYFTZUGj6j5jgqQ-1rzjCvbjYQFWuehyvj5aJ9slfzLI860vkLbRjmm435wbR3uCmD8jardKThFT4XXDO8Ozne" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="521" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrjY-L0sJc2HUF3LFsHXhhsDQMlZ83D5gksjdtoqQoGid6fhKatFuabZfKBnEV0ywqtMSKIdSh1dyBKVr6-WrccY2JIqxzUWE9STNYFTZUGj6j5jgqQ-1rzjCvbjYQFWuehyvj5aJ9slfzLI860vkLbRjmm435wbR3uCmD8jardKThFT4XXDO8Ozne=w290-h400" width="290" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Upcoming classes and workshops</b></span></div>Next year's classes will start on January 3rd and 4th. We will be exploring pen and ink with watercolor wash. Our subject will be nature sketching with the following topics:</span><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: left;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Mushrooms</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Insects</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Sea creatures</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Flowers</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Trees</span></li></ul><p></p></blockquote></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Classes are from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Tuesdays or Wednesdays. I teach the same subject on both days and they are still only $90 per five-week session. If you're interested, please let me know by email: jjgoodell@gmail.com</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">By the way, I am still teaching at PCC online. This fall we're going to cover Basic Drawing, January 14; Nature Journaling, February 4; Oil Pastels, March 4. Registration fills up quickly, so go check it out today. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Hope you have a wonderful holiday this year. Thanks for your continued support.</span></p><p></p>Jill Jeffers Goodellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508213404296393702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5197000847492824783.post-6870318468024571792022-10-13T12:34:00.002-07:002022-10-18T12:35:33.829-07:00October 2022: Beatrix Potter & Lake District<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Correction to original article. Classes begin in October, not September. Please see announcement after the article.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiyKaN5FzOfxTS3TFQEqvXZ9CdpFMsfom7z8_4sepxr4S6nPIxXx7U4l8CWr_IUNwYM2Aofb-isndUv71EWklCQFuGTBIYRx_dhaPjJ0OJFIEevsd6HFVOk2tR5xSicfz1gExUJzZHAfYKFOLnCLc2GgLJ7K5C2VT2SRWMelo0VvmzMHUHcvxpWPQ3/s716/Peter-Rabbit-Beatrix-Potter.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiyKaN5FzOfxTS3TFQEqvXZ9CdpFMsfom7z8_4sepxr4S6nPIxXx7U4l8CWr_IUNwYM2Aofb-isndUv71EWklCQFuGTBIYRx_dhaPjJ0OJFIEevsd6HFVOk2tR5xSicfz1gExUJzZHAfYKFOLnCLc2GgLJ7K5C2VT2SRWMelo0VvmzMHUHcvxpWPQ3/s320/Peter-Rabbit-Beatrix-Potter.webp" width="268" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Beatrix Potter (born Helen Beatrix in 1866) was mostly known for her delightful stories of Peter Rabbit. That's really the only knowledge I had. Well, maybe I had heard she lived in the Lake District, a beautiful part of England. But that was all. Then the movie </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjcFIXLYI9o" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">Miss Potter</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> came out. I was enchanted by her determination and grit. While in real life she certainly had those qualities. There's so much more to tell.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">For instance, if it hadn't been for the all-male board of <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #4d5156;"><a href="https://www.linnean.org/the-society/history-of-science/beatrix-potter-the-tale-of-the-linnean-society" target="_blank">The Linnean Society of London</a>, we probably wouldn't have heard of Peter Rabbit and possibly Beatrix Potter. The story goes that she had a passion for bontany, especially mushrooms or fungi (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycology" target="_blank">mycology</a>). Employed by the Royal Botanical Garden in </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kew_Gardens" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Kew, London</span></a><span style="color: #4d5156;">, Beatrix must have been in heaven because the garden is still considered to have the best mycological collection in the world. In fact, she was so fascinated by mycology she penned her own scientific paper called <i>On the Germination of the Spores of Agaricaceae </i>by Helen B. Potter in 1897<i>. </i>It was presented to the</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: arial;"> Linnean Society.</span></p><p><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">Some say that the paper was rejected because she was a woman, but on further study, I've learned that her paper was indeed read (not by her, woman weren't allowed to do that until 1905). She withdrew the paper herself after it was read and discussed. Who knows why, but it appears she<br /> redirected her attention to the little stories and illustrations that she sent in letters to her nanny's children. In the end, a friend suggested Beatrix put these stories in book form. One such picture letter is below, where she writes in 1893 to Noel Moore:</span></span><span face="helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #595959; font-size: 20px; font-style: italic; text-align: right;"> </span></p><p><i><span face="helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #595959; font-size: 20px; text-align: right;">"</span><span face="helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #595959; font-size: 20px; text-align: right;">I don't know what to write about so I shall tell you a story of 4 little rabbits, whose names were Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail and Peter."</span><span face="helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #595959; font-size: 20px; text-align: right;"> </span></i></p><p><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyVZfpTMhCjgWhUv529U5sELIMB9tjf5VvApw_p8qZWBka3kOIXE3rZO3l_QT11R8g9imCrqay0DV4kDkSBn1ZC-rCwjOmfwh3Ry8DqSTYPSVwZ1azqbcmOKvOIX6ToumxiaHJJrtCbSSFR8K0UBvcRKgqfxSGaGQkRUqP6VHtbAJBA5sRthYNzkq7/s1453/242253%20portrait.jpg.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1453" data-original-width="905" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyVZfpTMhCjgWhUv529U5sELIMB9tjf5VvApw_p8qZWBka3kOIXE3rZO3l_QT11R8g9imCrqay0DV4kDkSBn1ZC-rCwjOmfwh3Ry8DqSTYPSVwZ1azqbcmOKvOIX6ToumxiaHJJrtCbSSFR8K0UBvcRKgqfxSGaGQkRUqP6VHtbAJBA5sRthYNzkq7/w249-h400/242253%20portrait.jpg.webp" width="249" /></a> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYh9i34SYR71GwKBSqbnA8jLiEMjNyAr6Eak6RhQFI8H0DPbHnzkwRRhhUvcWn_HhbtA6dvIfcEK9yKZnALZ_K1LYDKr9IIGURoMebWKDUIDZCKNYlEn6aSMcx2OhZBTne6I0JQaCscDheGuHE9KpelHuWkVh45FkQhzp0NH3ZcBJGS3iisegPxkTf" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="644" data-original-width="877" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYh9i34SYR71GwKBSqbnA8jLiEMjNyAr6Eak6RhQFI8H0DPbHnzkwRRhhUvcWn_HhbtA6dvIfcEK9yKZnALZ_K1LYDKr9IIGURoMebWKDUIDZCKNYlEn6aSMcx2OhZBTne6I0JQaCscDheGuHE9KpelHuWkVh45FkQhzp0NH3ZcBJGS3iisegPxkTf=w400-h294" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span></div></div><p></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2-tasl74iT4ZcJtekaLwtmgZ5UWWGJHY_CJGWzJ0MGzB6gWu7J_36A_OaiFvy-mvuVclZVo_EtG4leC5KOpSsH51uqae2AWMwvD3oaOZlGsLivIv7HjowPkeqVM-aShUsaIE4RSo_SXf6lL7YmaYLz3OUZ3tjNicVDXsCxRuAXugKAt2HxZLsS7wh/s982/beatrix-potter-art-4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="982" data-original-width="750" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2-tasl74iT4ZcJtekaLwtmgZ5UWWGJHY_CJGWzJ0MGzB6gWu7J_36A_OaiFvy-mvuVclZVo_EtG4leC5KOpSsH51uqae2AWMwvD3oaOZlGsLivIv7HjowPkeqVM-aShUsaIE4RSo_SXf6lL7YmaYLz3OUZ3tjNicVDXsCxRuAXugKAt2HxZLsS7wh/w153-h200/beatrix-potter-art-4.jpg" width="153" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">First addition of Peter Rabbit</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: arial;">Interestingly, but not a surprising, six publishing houses rejected her book. She therefore self-published it in 1901. Publisher Frederick Warner & Company saw the book and offered Beatrix a contract, publishing the book in 1902. It was a smashing hit; so much so, she was the first to merchandise a book with a stuff rabbit.</span><p></p><p><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: arial;">Of course, Beatrix's background is filled with a love for drawing and painting. <span style="background-color: white;">Both s</span></span><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: arial;">he and brother, Bertrand, had isolated childhoods, schooled mostly by nannies and tutors. They spent much of their free time exploring nature. On holidays (vacations), they would go to the Lake District or Scotland. They had a deep appreciation of animals (having lots of pets) and nature.</span></p><p><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhYtjkQ9tg36CipwqXimxP1E4VqJ3g_Ww7HrP3InJM61rvbqmIifNggrgE9SePQzOEdhqdbD8b8teCa1i2a_clJa7KQ4KvhnBjqH3-_cHQusv7gnvd6PYGxXKlAtz8jRXgu6tSP8HpqwaIVVwmucM482hVeBZ6o3DCJwMp0Oj503T3Jko_pNPbJdob" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="603" data-original-width="762" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhYtjkQ9tg36CipwqXimxP1E4VqJ3g_Ww7HrP3InJM61rvbqmIifNggrgE9SePQzOEdhqdbD8b8teCa1i2a_clJa7KQ4KvhnBjqH3-_cHQusv7gnvd6PYGxXKlAtz8jRXgu6tSP8HpqwaIVVwmucM482hVeBZ6o3DCJwMp0Oj503T3Jko_pNPbJdob=w400-h317" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: arial;">While the whole family was artistic, Beatrix started illustrating traditional rhymes and stories, such as <i>Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty </i>and<i> Puss in the Boots.</i> Just like all of us, she had to practice, practice, practice.</span></p><p><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: arial;">Loved pierced her heart with Norman Warne, who she worked closely with her at the publishing house. In one of Norman's letters, he proposed. Beatrix's parents disapproved because he was a tradesman and she an upper-class woman. Both exchanged rings anyway. Within a month though, </span><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: arial;">he was gone with pernicious</span><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: arial;"> anemia. She wore his ring on the right hand until she died.</span></p><p><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: arial;">In total, Beatrix wrote 60 books, 23 of which were children's stories. In 1905 she bought Hill Top Farm at Near Sawrey, a village in the Lake District. She married William Heelis in 1913, who was a solicitor. She was 47 and he was 42. Both she and William became involved in preserving the land within the Lake District and became rather good at farming. </span></p><p><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: arial;">I have grown to love Beatrix Potter's work. Her mycological work is exquisite. Here are a few examples:</span></p><p><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVv-A63-p3wgXcOxS0CIvm6qoFhpEl45RQ1enFmGzI_TB7Z7-dXQVFJ2NtoYXkp6j8MShYSfoROKpJRQ4hU7s5fotJzElomVax5VbtmnzPbGmivYTjjq1xEBZcWZdelaz9lC1DkaQtzB7mADzQTUTDtYMcEbYwQN8QVBrUKuo-JR9sqdk3OjSMmwTs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="546" data-original-width="694" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVv-A63-p3wgXcOxS0CIvm6qoFhpEl45RQ1enFmGzI_TB7Z7-dXQVFJ2NtoYXkp6j8MShYSfoROKpJRQ4hU7s5fotJzElomVax5VbtmnzPbGmivYTjjq1xEBZcWZdelaz9lC1DkaQtzB7mADzQTUTDtYMcEbYwQN8QVBrUKuo-JR9sqdk3OjSMmwTs" width="305" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: arial;">rabbit</span></div><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidxQUD05vW4SaQqk7zCN7FwavobwoNYoxzQn0bsftu6vXuIt60-pJVXZw9eisEoquNaXU9yPDX165Yiw3Z2dWqnAJeiDNqT2ejDMjajR5H8bxryrRB63hRIIKbumXrxD5UzEUVoBD7LFx5CY095tzgQPwBEIBKxVSY4jFC1VC_nObLaLTkMzZsmaIm" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="955" data-original-width="1400" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidxQUD05vW4SaQqk7zCN7FwavobwoNYoxzQn0bsftu6vXuIt60-pJVXZw9eisEoquNaXU9yPDX165Yiw3Z2dWqnAJeiDNqT2ejDMjajR5H8bxryrRB63hRIIKbumXrxD5UzEUVoBD7LFx5CY095tzgQPwBEIBKxVSY4jFC1VC_nObLaLTkMzZsmaIm" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoo4Ph7OpOVNaspEe9ehCxVJ5XcMcbrS0Vxro7EoB6H8tB2KO5mcah3DX7gtB6HN98TQsQ5TQ3F4fdioEa1Mf1MjHgPQQYk4B0V-HXY2-w3Q6cMsIw8MM3Lk3dOUHuB8RwQuPBtWJTXWFECzIKQsGNufzXXUQ9o3BOx8Frjf7FBJfWkiEri7kV__fG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: arial;">And her lovely characters</span><div><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrF4TNUeMENTXnDttg_IcYGFLgazICu8ueIf8b8mIW3Rka-vaZinub4Sr_ze0TLQ4ngGqyEEAgt9Ch_SsI6ARaK4pVjg8FPvh4qUsV1W8liDvCLtzWQctTSwTGoITvX2smQiDKPq1TJaamopZQ6z79Wkheucue2Vai8ye1QSif_Qs2cuQtPGfCuEya" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="440" data-original-width="816" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrF4TNUeMENTXnDttg_IcYGFLgazICu8ueIf8b8mIW3Rka-vaZinub4Sr_ze0TLQ4ngGqyEEAgt9Ch_SsI6ARaK4pVjg8FPvh4qUsV1W8liDvCLtzWQctTSwTGoITvX2smQiDKPq1TJaamopZQ6z79Wkheucue2Vai8ye1QSif_Qs2cuQtPGfCuEya=w640-h346" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgW8Uyouaipx8n7Dnzoy6q9Kch04yI2n__GHBpkE8u9YLzRMTyM9MOim6SQ_v-UwwpcWE6jlmc7R9fCJRwTTJd4pRyD-Ev3PykUvmakeXF3fXr8MXCCUWPlo5kQDtXDnIoCbclrwQfuEBvt9y7ohWFAuewwwxhsfaTplkJalB732F2za-sosuD76_uc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="211" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgW8Uyouaipx8n7Dnzoy6q9Kch04yI2n__GHBpkE8u9YLzRMTyM9MOim6SQ_v-UwwpcWE6jlmc7R9fCJRwTTJd4pRyD-Ev3PykUvmakeXF3fXr8MXCCUWPlo5kQDtXDnIoCbclrwQfuEBvt9y7ohWFAuewwwxhsfaTplkJalB732F2za-sosuD76_uc=w312-h640" width="312" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Beatrix Potter died of pneumonia in 1943. </div><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: arial;"><b>Would you be interested in seeing more of Beatrix's work first-hand?</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHLl9v1PR5jQivhiJFGx094iNH5mURVCxfvAx8a1qjDTg3jSnblTLBGIdsT7I1phJhy99YJ8zEMs5GDEPbDw-T1OR1ZgbU7thztiWGZFA5zn3ITEtp6n0o7j2ltA6LtE6tp912qsrP9ZMG8ciaxa2tbpUmRWUOJmjkJ-u6Bcg1uuNtAxyJZ-PaK8F7" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="314" data-original-width="960" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHLl9v1PR5jQivhiJFGx094iNH5mURVCxfvAx8a1qjDTg3jSnblTLBGIdsT7I1phJhy99YJ8zEMs5GDEPbDw-T1OR1ZgbU7thztiWGZFA5zn3ITEtp6n0o7j2ltA6LtE6tp912qsrP9ZMG8ciaxa2tbpUmRWUOJmjkJ-u6Bcg1uuNtAxyJZ-PaK8F7=w640-h210" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: arial;">That's possible! We are planning a sketching trip to the Lake District next September 3-10, 2023, which will include a tour of the Derwent Pencil Factory, Beatrix Potter's home and a short trip to Scotland. Not all the details are settled yet, but if you're interested let me know. I'll need at least ten people to make it a reality. I'll try to keep the workshop cost at $600, excluding lodging, food, transportation. </span></p><p><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCLdoVfoUMY6vHexTvY7CGupuJWCPJ2kfl-Tm5aLtp5cMNyaWJ3UZVZUhaXVb1PwcUw5Ft2CyvUxmvpxRCAcNqPeR5RA8DvKH2yuckpjHQJqsw6D21-PYQz0Ij9XWEpwM42Y0Ibo24dBxnmXnusRLVPLV2uRouY5t6E0l_psr_D5Y5A74mJS8xuXJh" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCLdoVfoUMY6vHexTvY7CGupuJWCPJ2kfl-Tm5aLtp5cMNyaWJ3UZVZUhaXVb1PwcUw5Ft2CyvUxmvpxRCAcNqPeR5RA8DvKH2yuckpjHQJqsw6D21-PYQz0Ij9XWEpwM42Y0Ibo24dBxnmXnusRLVPLV2uRouY5t6E0l_psr_D5Y5A74mJS8xuXJh=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">What's coming up?</span></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Correction to original announcement. Classes are not in September but in October.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg03Ir5MjXmZ1ObqKi-WpOVyFfjyG1Gpwo2GcHU0SjYpHARrLRmqWS2xM6LHOupnFDmlQ7sZnCpGXdcbWTwzRegtEcfn89SfLHvbB8pyLBQHMW-8LXf-evNlJ1wliQM89t45PCKZhMBNKfIJqwgbKY5Utb2KUi0RkgCPl8_8mgE60UGyMkNfQtajOcY/s851/online%20class%20ads.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="851" data-original-width="473" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg03Ir5MjXmZ1ObqKi-WpOVyFfjyG1Gpwo2GcHU0SjYpHARrLRmqWS2xM6LHOupnFDmlQ7sZnCpGXdcbWTwzRegtEcfn89SfLHvbB8pyLBQHMW-8LXf-evNlJ1wliQM89t45PCKZhMBNKfIJqwgbKY5Utb2KUi0RkgCPl8_8mgE60UGyMkNfQtajOcY/w356-h640/online%20class%20ads.jpg" width="356" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p></div>Jill Jeffers Goodellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508213404296393702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5197000847492824783.post-53054961023497016032022-09-01T14:06:00.000-07:002022-09-01T14:06:28.892-07:00Fall 2022 Newsletter: daily art<p>Result: It was fun!</p><p>Back in early July I began a project, drawing or painting everyday. I stopped mid-August when my brother died. Then, everything was put aside. But I'm here to say that I put in a good month and I learned a lot.</p><p>From the start it was hard. Even though I was just beginning, it was difficult to develop a daily discipline. Up until then, I looked upon my work as a casual process, doing stuff when I was in the mood. There was no such luxury on a daily basis. </p><p>Over time though, I started to enjoy my "art time." It usually lasted for a couple of hours and in the meantime, everything was dropped. It actually became my "me time." Whatever I would normally do with those two hours was now devoted to me and my art. </p><p>To keep things interesting, I tried a lot of subjects and a lot of different media. After teaching for over 15 years in person and suppling most of the materials, I have a large inventory here (although I gave away a massive amount to the local high school). So I have lots of choices from ink and watercolor to colored pencil and oil/soft pastel. </p><p>One important thing I learned from the outset was that I had to except that I would create some mediocre--common, everyday--art. I didn't expect to create an outstanding piece every day, but I would produce. This acceptance gave me license to just create. It was liberating.</p><p>Below you are going to see some pieces I did. Some are not so great; some I'm feeling good about. I certainly would recommend this process to everyone. It's a creative learning experience, super fun and challenging. I'll probably pick up the daily practice again soon.</p><p style="text-align: center;">=====================</p><p><span style="color: #b45f06;">Just a note here, Fall classes are beginning again, so check out the listing at the end of this blog. I hope you can attend. We'll be covering domestic animals for the first five weeks and then wild animals for the last five weeks--using a variety of art media. We meet on Tuesday or Wednesday mornings from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. And it's only $90 per session (not per class, but for each five week session). Come join us, it's a fun group.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;">=====================</p><p style="text-align: center;">All listed below <span style="text-align: left;">© 2022 Jill Jeffers Goodell </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSgKvwSDeL9GlaDhrMexlEHf2Ko2Y7jyLo7VhZk44WrZv-E4K_sYM7MkpNWz9yLEleAei4OOIuvj53dtBTJYzvePM8aB__vOdBd3eAh2x7W_11ujttscEfqrPTp2bh_S_EuNJ8dNuMMB5mzZ5CLfI1jPxrEoJM9RIVHH3C3wCAbjf-9oOqbPT8FoIu/s4000/20220716_152436.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSgKvwSDeL9GlaDhrMexlEHf2Ko2Y7jyLo7VhZk44WrZv-E4K_sYM7MkpNWz9yLEleAei4OOIuvj53dtBTJYzvePM8aB__vOdBd3eAh2x7W_11ujttscEfqrPTp2bh_S_EuNJ8dNuMMB5mzZ5CLfI1jPxrEoJM9RIVHH3C3wCAbjf-9oOqbPT8FoIu/w400-h180/20220716_152436.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Quick online travel sketch<br />Cinque Terra, Italy; ink and watercolor</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaoElvSBGvVPBsdYuyt9NaeenqJfDdlj2moUInFInjiD2KuNRCMLUPtHHTRzaWOYxbXGDoR7TeLy0TPeUe0IGA3NnB9lXWFJXhau-wCU2J60-oeEy8a6MVKrtkMRQY3FpX1SWCJB03RCuZJ8MM-WXV6YapXSgyL-zDBAYbYCzTe7b9b9Zv0-KZzkL6/s2644/20220714_144703.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2644" data-original-width="1785" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaoElvSBGvVPBsdYuyt9NaeenqJfDdlj2moUInFInjiD2KuNRCMLUPtHHTRzaWOYxbXGDoR7TeLy0TPeUe0IGA3NnB9lXWFJXhau-wCU2J60-oeEy8a6MVKrtkMRQY3FpX1SWCJB03RCuZJ8MM-WXV6YapXSgyL-zDBAYbYCzTe7b9b9Zv0-KZzkL6/s320/20220714_144703.jpg" width="216" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Lighthouse in oil pastel</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNxwpTYOMtCrqbJ4n-Jx1wxwPNH5EKYxgH7lQKH588DqzSOqr49EqARYbOCs57WXv0P-z54mFEfLKf67nD-Ya6646hwPNMkpFdbmjW035YGiLOoOry0yiaOQVfqwZYsPNyBFb99KRNyR5HAXQ6tl8MiKW8aMlkzYM-TpY3Bq4R0kiTDtOOgs9kOgxV/s2172/20220719_122940.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2172" data-original-width="1599" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNxwpTYOMtCrqbJ4n-Jx1wxwPNH5EKYxgH7lQKH588DqzSOqr49EqARYbOCs57WXv0P-z54mFEfLKf67nD-Ya6646hwPNMkpFdbmjW035YGiLOoOry0yiaOQVfqwZYsPNyBFb99KRNyR5HAXQ6tl8MiKW8aMlkzYM-TpY3Bq4R0kiTDtOOgs9kOgxV/s320/20220719_122940.jpg" width="236" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Flamingo, oil pastel</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPJVcGmOGvBGw2FynePriJ7OpL0OCXuuig_jcluybHDIeYFGVYmkGLs3De6ntWl4ayh4UDaFO_VnL08Pu_Y3AvPdzvom1dfnI9DT4sUBrKZez30zuVkGyNmCO9RYrZHQsusau8FtD3XzJv9FG8x1AfbsFkUrV0KtNFdV4TVsVVDoVdm7rWjn-PAdzJ/s712/296103052_10228990547979107_3162898849233176000_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="712" data-original-width="526" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPJVcGmOGvBGw2FynePriJ7OpL0OCXuuig_jcluybHDIeYFGVYmkGLs3De6ntWl4ayh4UDaFO_VnL08Pu_Y3AvPdzvom1dfnI9DT4sUBrKZez30zuVkGyNmCO9RYrZHQsusau8FtD3XzJv9FG8x1AfbsFkUrV0KtNFdV4TVsVVDoVdm7rWjn-PAdzJ/s320/296103052_10228990547979107_3162898849233176000_n.jpg" width="236" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rabbit, soft pastel</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJvtMxD9Zk7JG5QKrYiZ1dun9tAUJxqF7Ih6fnpvECQGQRyAjNzQB6gILnfKNSSe0iJPWzNBudKgjSEFQh9i0pX5JhWGGNjH7qV-pk_YzFQLuD4Z8huF8TsugFbt03bHR5E9or5sXoanzod1k5qEuDtV28rQwkbpzUxUlpLGM1YXiGK0vPFnn4y0rV/s2240/20220727_120325.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1725" data-original-width="2240" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJvtMxD9Zk7JG5QKrYiZ1dun9tAUJxqF7Ih6fnpvECQGQRyAjNzQB6gILnfKNSSe0iJPWzNBudKgjSEFQh9i0pX5JhWGGNjH7qV-pk_YzFQLuD4Z8huF8TsugFbt03bHR5E9or5sXoanzod1k5qEuDtV28rQwkbpzUxUlpLGM1YXiGK0vPFnn4y0rV/s320/20220727_120325.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Lily, soft pastel</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidsfHkxwmgbl4kw9ERh_yQZBFC42tAdIJ-NVOjnyvcjP0jQecx3xUXmbdmPuM8eMSJCm76Uqw_fVhxIybvEy_4MfWCGbcekmTrPWOKrYJH1yK-q42etgzev0v28Ke_93HFR6sjOu29t9zyfqNj0F_MpfB88_HmvfKP4UbI0A36w9tEVLeN0kE9ugTr/s720/297266002_10229053698557832_6263329787169172182_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="502" data-original-width="720" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidsfHkxwmgbl4kw9ERh_yQZBFC42tAdIJ-NVOjnyvcjP0jQecx3xUXmbdmPuM8eMSJCm76Uqw_fVhxIybvEy_4MfWCGbcekmTrPWOKrYJH1yK-q42etgzev0v28Ke_93HFR6sjOu29t9zyfqNj0F_MpfB88_HmvfKP4UbI0A36w9tEVLeN0kE9ugTr/s320/297266002_10229053698557832_6263329787169172182_n.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pencil sketches</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjthfMroh9VJ9L1m6xzhTyahG4g9irWnKAJOZxTxxeloGBBTH-k9TZxRU1G_zHJZlE45BUiAWotRpRA45NgLpnqOZI-QhSIuObO9Xjvf_UIF_bcpvKzyalerKTtjokUeo8Bz03bVVOKuNtAL3xTo2Gmwlch3K-Es6NfmEQAlqFMjC9nRPFuuPUt0Gm5/s510/Picture1.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="485" data-original-width="510" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjthfMroh9VJ9L1m6xzhTyahG4g9irWnKAJOZxTxxeloGBBTH-k9TZxRU1G_zHJZlE45BUiAWotRpRA45NgLpnqOZI-QhSIuObO9Xjvf_UIF_bcpvKzyalerKTtjokUeo8Bz03bVVOKuNtAL3xTo2Gmwlch3K-Es6NfmEQAlqFMjC9nRPFuuPUt0Gm5/s320/Picture1.png" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rabbit II, black and white charcoal</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyX8uIU-GzeWTuWDjsrI23MDfAiwM7R1KPXn3S_LUq0wCjD8SDlRTglhOjydVxr9Dd-FCJKN4bEPYmFtI4z3Q12hD9i10uyDiEfAEyq5sLys_3FYXcJSnzy8JVk94ScHIdWPP9WR7w9HvaRRfvQfv3cHD8XWbiWuJnQYVqkurb2vjy0SRbDOwxfJ7B/s409/goats88.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="232" data-original-width="409" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyX8uIU-GzeWTuWDjsrI23MDfAiwM7R1KPXn3S_LUq0wCjD8SDlRTglhOjydVxr9Dd-FCJKN4bEPYmFtI4z3Q12hD9i10uyDiEfAEyq5sLys_3FYXcJSnzy8JVk94ScHIdWPP9WR7w9HvaRRfvQfv3cHD8XWbiWuJnQYVqkurb2vjy0SRbDOwxfJ7B/s320/goats88.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Goats, soft pastel (1), charcoal (2)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNrn01ottGUCc_OwUu70cpUZ_Br-4O-2u4tEP0i1fzg4fWQWxng23nAO03n_ri7zc8LOMEhOB2iABwmMFr3ZdTrbwA1BzWd2Q16Lli7lSoe8m5Dalbg9BgQB4EsZ_4Gw25Nk0-mI6lTEJTdANF961IJYAM3-2ePNyvYDJLNXg6VuicNY8W0b7Hp9k2/s2114/fruit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1589" data-original-width="2114" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNrn01ottGUCc_OwUu70cpUZ_Br-4O-2u4tEP0i1fzg4fWQWxng23nAO03n_ri7zc8LOMEhOB2iABwmMFr3ZdTrbwA1BzWd2Q16Lli7lSoe8m5Dalbg9BgQB4EsZ_4Gw25Nk0-mI6lTEJTdANF961IJYAM3-2ePNyvYDJLNXg6VuicNY8W0b7Hp9k2/s320/fruit.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Peppers, oil pastel</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWYLz23vLcIs7SqKIyqhvQJdKs-MiT07jXF1NvWT4AYM4HzGKAbkEo0UhoYtKgDNm1x3f88bJvZvXd46cUVbtzjIciZNwz0I9oHPJP6slsbSCjG1WwMJ_5Ind89qN0_NQVX_H0K2BGU3j0XRNCpiOzB1rsEmaVVif4sGl5hXerXXnSsAnAvOD1iZ82/s1297/peppers.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="861" data-original-width="1297" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWYLz23vLcIs7SqKIyqhvQJdKs-MiT07jXF1NvWT4AYM4HzGKAbkEo0UhoYtKgDNm1x3f88bJvZvXd46cUVbtzjIciZNwz0I9oHPJP6slsbSCjG1WwMJ_5Ind89qN0_NQVX_H0K2BGU3j0XRNCpiOzB1rsEmaVVif4sGl5hXerXXnSsAnAvOD1iZ82/s320/peppers.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Peppers II, pen</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzCsOWctca2nnfpQytGr-zf4q88KowmZ0ob2q0Ncy8D0TE6GTBYt66k-ejhvbw2eOSAbMgDzJ8egqlF4cZRmaJTjPf2sRlxSKVziuNhRvfxgUWtRjgPYFUb7vSA88fSotyKdsPflbCBzKJTlh12g8K-CCMXCsCMXQOz2nJWO3gATu_i5fOL1zPgtex/s2216/pig3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2216" data-original-width="1589" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzCsOWctca2nnfpQytGr-zf4q88KowmZ0ob2q0Ncy8D0TE6GTBYt66k-ejhvbw2eOSAbMgDzJ8egqlF4cZRmaJTjPf2sRlxSKVziuNhRvfxgUWtRjgPYFUb7vSA88fSotyKdsPflbCBzKJTlh12g8K-CCMXCsCMXQOz2nJWO3gATu_i5fOL1zPgtex/s320/pig3.jpg" width="229" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pencil sketches of pigs</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsYVOS8eXhuDsVt7RxaX0adi-zXMU6o1fjuhTTPfk52h6G7RTg6Rm9PQXnPjDVikFIGQH65ywx6KiMJiuuEg2beCVBA8JW3pMIkQJVYEkGwj78FPAPhyi-jKU4o97iYJ8WFSIbV_fexy0jOzjVDiKPLUHSkbMvcd1E1ipsal9dYzUzVTylRdHREauk/s3111/pelican1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3111" data-original-width="2063" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsYVOS8eXhuDsVt7RxaX0adi-zXMU6o1fjuhTTPfk52h6G7RTg6Rm9PQXnPjDVikFIGQH65ywx6KiMJiuuEg2beCVBA8JW3pMIkQJVYEkGwj78FPAPhyi-jKU4o97iYJ8WFSIbV_fexy0jOzjVDiKPLUHSkbMvcd1E1ipsal9dYzUzVTylRdHREauk/s320/pelican1.jpg" width="212" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pencil sketch of pelican</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtZvRPS3MCHXW8Qkun3YGGO69al2jtQUeBBhK9HHFf1YCmh1uY6iRj48jd3yGE_Eb45dDAKJMA-JjAccETV8bc5cG7nAaG5G5V7gB0A1X6fXOwtoBLGBd2ULRlpRd71XCVk54ePeFqMnrjo4g81HLQ-j7OpPaKcq2Bn5_SZRjpLjdj4A53nwI1NVu0/s2186/20220704_101620.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1647" data-original-width="2186" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtZvRPS3MCHXW8Qkun3YGGO69al2jtQUeBBhK9HHFf1YCmh1uY6iRj48jd3yGE_Eb45dDAKJMA-JjAccETV8bc5cG7nAaG5G5V7gB0A1X6fXOwtoBLGBd2ULRlpRd71XCVk54ePeFqMnrjo4g81HLQ-j7OpPaKcq2Bn5_SZRjpLjdj4A53nwI1NVu0/s320/20220704_101620.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">From Helen Carliss photo, Italy, oil pastel</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That's it, a sampling of my summer work. It is a good project and a great way to keep up your skills. Try it yourself!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBK0y51WlU4iL5kY06KPMKvTxy1PI0Z6E728iyvdpLaY8KYkFNnTTbpM2WIPlLCiwg5u07kXSfsXEUoPZjHzI_RucRE6Y7fN-X7uMj5UzY2KW6PYSrnH79_4up-CauFSob17fIt6_qm1_6x0E988xE9X343cIldSvtP7eZHONZ_uk4L8eDJlFBeJPg/s804/fallclasses.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="473" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBK0y51WlU4iL5kY06KPMKvTxy1PI0Z6E728iyvdpLaY8KYkFNnTTbpM2WIPlLCiwg5u07kXSfsXEUoPZjHzI_RucRE6Y7fN-X7uMj5UzY2KW6PYSrnH79_4up-CauFSob17fIt6_qm1_6x0E988xE9X343cIldSvtP7eZHONZ_uk4L8eDJlFBeJPg/w376-h640/fallclasses.jpg" width="376" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> </div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Jill Jeffers Goodellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508213404296393702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5197000847492824783.post-34500534353209177402022-07-24T10:42:00.002-07:002022-07-24T10:42:38.027-07:00<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="templateContainer" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px; color: black; max-width: 600px !important; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><h1 style="font-size: 26px; line-height: 32.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Summer 2022 Newsletter: Oil Pastel</h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td id="templateBody" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"><img data-file-id="6342105" height="352" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4dfdd2ec6125cde4800d735b2/images/df2c3ec1-c7ec-f57f-9075-891e3cd20d28.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 352px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 264px;" width="264" /><br /><strong><em>Sole Flamingo</em></strong><br />Oil pastel by Jill Jeffers Goodell ©2022</div><div><br />While taking some time off for the summer, I’ve challenged myself with a painting/drawing everyday. It’s been fun and surprisingly not as disciplined as I thought. Part of the secret I think is that I haven’t put any firm rules on what I'm drawing or painting-- anything and everything goes. (see <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Glastonbury-Studios-174657035884713" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Glastonbury Studios Facebook</a> page for my progress).<br /><br />And I’ve made a discovery: I like oil pastels. Just for fun I decided to pull out my oil pastels as a daily exercise and was amazed at how much fun they can be. I did so many pastel paintings for so many days, I actually had oil all over my hands, table and even some clothes. So, I’ve quickly learned to keep it at a minimum—no more marathon oil pastel days. Now I pull out my materials, create my “masterpiece,” then clean up—which isn’t too difficult, just soap and water.<br /><br />Additionally, I’ve also learned a few things about materials. I’ve always leaned toward <em><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pentel-Arts-Pastels-Color-PHN-50/dp/B00LFCWSPM/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=1FU7TOK3JPYCM&keywords=pentel+oil+pastels&qid=1658595864&sprefix=pentel+oil+%2Caps%2C157&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFLRjlONkJIWVdEVFAmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA4NDU5MDIyTlFVUzU4QlZEMlg5JmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTAxODIxMzUxTEdYVVE3T1BMOEJXJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Pentel</a> </em>sets. Heck for only $10, you can get a 50-stick set. So why not?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img data-file-id="6342069" height="290" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4dfdd2ec6125cde4800d735b2/images/29de8713-3baa-12d2-5cc9-475eb7ed788c.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 290px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 356px;" width="356" /></div><div>Don’t get me wrong. These pastels are still a good buy as well as a good choice, especially when the stick is at room temperature or warmer. But—there’s always a but isn’t there—I was recently introduced to <em><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Paul-Rubens-Suitable-Beginners-Students/dp/B08JTZFQ1J/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=DLHPLSMJ62WW&keywords=rubens+oil+pastel&qid=1658595813&sprefix=rubens+oil%2Caps%2C154&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExMVRZQlA5VDZXRFBCJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMjczNTg0MUpRWkY1NkJWQ1c5QSZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMTU4MzQwMloxRVQwUE5NV0QyRiZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Paul Rubens oil pastels</a></em>. Wow, what a difference. They are softer to the touch, larger in size (which means more color) and can make a bold impression when met with paper. I do have a problem with their “stickiness” because they have more oil in them, but that’s probably why they are so easy to apply. The cost is twice as much, though. So if you’re on a budget, it may cause you to go for Pentel, rather than Rubens at $25 for the same amount.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img data-file-id="6342073" height="300" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4dfdd2ec6125cde4800d735b2/images/67d741cc-58f1-bc60-e48e-7b9064b12f31.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /></div><div>Speaking of cost though, the most expensive oil pastels on the market are Sennelier (the first in Europe to create oil pastels). You will pay handsomely for these pastels, but they are the best and go down as if you are working with lipstick. The pigment is strong and they can be manipulated beautifully. However, all that will cost you. <a href="https://us6.admin.mailchimp.com/campaigns/12%20stick%20sennelier%20oil%20pastels" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;">A simple 12 stick set is $29.01.</a> I buy them when they are on sale. You can check out sales on <a href="https://www.dickblick.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwuO6WBhDLARIsAIdeyDLDgtermDJIs0caEJ_j4msdEd-zL8KCrvr_SOSzSS4PPFffO1t4DkcaAnXeEALw_wcB" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Dick Blick</a>, <a href="https://www.jerrysartarama.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwuO6WBhDLARIsAIdeyDKs63z9CnJ3uEwFu94K41GZEXG4fBnFCTz7KqWqwVkmgnpTiTcwm-oaAq4GEALw_wcB" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Jerry's Artarama</a> or <a href="https://www.cheapjoes.com/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Cheap Joes</a>.<br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img data-file-id="6342077" height="300" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4dfdd2ec6125cde4800d735b2/images/2d60acb4-d062-2d23-34d5-7be18246d36c.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /></div><div><strong>Keeping it clean</strong><br />With the Pentel sticks, you will not need to work too hard on keeping the oil feeling at bay. But both Ruben and Sennelier are chockfull of oil and can get all over your hands and work area—and if you not careful, on your clothes. I personally don’t like the feeling much, so I periodically head over to the sink and wash my hands with soap. I guess the best advice is to either lay down some paper around your work area or use an easel, which will keep the pastels on the paper and no on your drawing board.<br /><br /><strong>Blending</strong><br />By the way, I do NOT use my fingers to blend or manipulate oil pastel, ever! There are just too many chemicals—mostly the colored pigments—for me. Even my dermatologist recommends wearing gloves if I’m going to put my fingers into anything in art. Instead, I use two things:<br /><br />Color Shapers (also called clay shapers)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img data-file-id="6342081" height="300" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4dfdd2ec6125cde4800d735b2/images/72db1668-a6d1-6a6f-d629-ad066483dbf2.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 280px;" width="280" /><br /><br /><img data-file-id="6342085" height="197" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4dfdd2ec6125cde4800d735b2/images/1eb67e08-451d-fcf5-ec57-ca117abbee90.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 197px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 266px;" width="266" /></div><div>Or Finger Cots</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img data-file-id="6342089" height="300" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4dfdd2ec6125cde4800d735b2/images/c9d97028-e157-ca84-a57b-b92470cd615b.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 328px;" width="328" /></div><div>The color shapers I use were made for children and are larger than most. The ones shown above are a close match. You see thinner ones online (see selection above). While I have those in my arsenal, I find myself always leaning to the children’s set. By the way, these are also called clay shapers used by sculptors.<br /><br />I also use finger cots. Wearing full-size gloves doesn’t work out for me. My hands sweat too much. A good alternative is the finger cot. While I don’t usually mess with oil pastels by using my hand (I do more of that with soft pastels), I do find these are convenient and not too expensive.<br /><br /><strong>Grounds (paper, canvas, wood)</strong><br />Theoretically, you can use oil pastels on anything: paper, canvas, wood, even glass. I’ve used sandpaper, which eats up the pastel quickly but creates a deep, luscious color output, especially when using Pentel products. Recently, I found a paper/card called <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Clairefontaine-Pastelmat-Pad-170lb-9-5/dp/B00XPPZPHU/ref=sr_1_4?crid=3DHDT5RNN70C8&keywords=pastelmat&qid=1658603098&sprefix=pastelmat%2Caps%2C160&sr=8-4" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Pastelmat</a>. The surface is somewhat rough but not like sandpaper. The pastels go down very easily, and the paper has enough tooth for lots of layers. Made in France.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img data-file-id="6342093" height="300" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4dfdd2ec6125cde4800d735b2/images/949e9d82-161b-d88c-2a53-b58ca2ce8861.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 242px;" width="242" /></div><div>I also use <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Art-Spectrum-Colourfix-Paper-Rainbow/dp/B003U2FT0Q/ref=sr_1_4?crid=1ADDT6XMT87R0&keywords=colorfix+paper&qid=1658602382&sprefix=colorfix+paper%2Caps%2C177&sr=8-4" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Colorfix</a> by Art Spectrum. Made in Australia, it has a fine tooth and comes in a packet of different colors. The surface is similar to sandpaper but not as harsh.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img data-file-id="6342097" height="183" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4dfdd2ec6125cde4800d735b2/images/de341991-c258-1c13-acbd-588c61111070.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 183px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 142px;" width="142" /></div><div><br />Of course, I also use the standard <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mi-Teintes-Pastel-Assorted-Colors-Fold/dp/B0024KO2RG/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=PEQDC0BZMXQ4&keywords=canson+mi+teintes+paper&qid=1658602855&sprefix=canson+mi+t%2Caps%2C157&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExUTIwSVZPMldBTVg0JmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNDY2NTM4M0pBS0VRNUpGVFQ2MiZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNjk1NzIwMVdUWTU1TjEzTUI0RiZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Canson’s Mi Tientes</a> pastel paper. However, I do have to warn you that the oil from the pastels can leak through to the other side. For that reason, I don’t use this paper often for oil pastels and just stick with it for colored pencils and soft pastels. The paper is also made in France.<br /><br />Beyond paper and boards, I am not particularly in love with a wood surface, as it doesn’t have the tooth I want, although I can paint a toothy gesso to its surface. However I do love working on canvas, especially the board-type of canvases. It will eat up your pastel stick faster because it pulls more on the surface, but the ability to manipulate and blend the oil is so much fun, it’s worth it.<br /><br /><strong>Framing</strong><br /><em>This is a medium that never dries.</em> So be prepared to put it under glass. I do have a couple of projects that I’<img data-file-id="6342101" height="131" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4dfdd2ec6125cde4800d735b2/images/e19396fe-e5d7-8df2-3c1e-2b1f425eb96b.jpg" style="border: 0px; float: right; height: 131px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 111px;" width="111" />ve done on canvas, which have survived room dust, but usually, I have put my projects within a frame with glass. I have used <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Minwax-64444444-Polycrylic-Protective-Semi-Gloss/dp/B000PRNXNY/ref=sr_1_3?crid=JVTSQJFUED3P&keywords=polyacrylic&qid=1658603608&sprefix=polycrylic%2Caps%2C307&sr=8-3" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Miniwax Polycrylic </a> as a top coat and it seems to have done okay. But I can’t guarantee that it will work every time.<br /><br />----------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><span style="color: brown;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>What's coming up in the studio!</strong></span></span><br />Classes to begin September 13 and/or 14. No subject or technique has been determined yet. That all depends on the survery that I'm sending out after publishing this newsletter. Please, please, please do fill it out. There are very few questions.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Be on the look out for the<br /><span style="color: brown;">2022 Summer Survey!</span><br /><span style="color: mediumblue;">Your voice counts!</span></strong></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Jill Jeffers Goodellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508213404296393702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5197000847492824783.post-31487284841289925762022-06-05T11:02:00.000-07:002022-06-05T11:02:54.569-07:00Art for Art's Sake<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">This is what art is for me...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><blockquote><p style="text-align: left;"><em>"Being completely involved in an activity for its own sake. The ego falls away. Time flies. Every action, movement, and thought follows inevitably from the previous one, like playing jazz. Your whole being is involved, and you’re using your skills to the utmost." </em></p><p style="text-align: left;">Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, social theorist and author of <em>Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention</em></p></blockquote><p style="text-align: left;">Ever since I was a child, I got lost in my art, lost in the world of imagination. Yes, occasionally, it got me into trouble--not lots of trouble, more of a frustration for my parents and teachers. If I wasn't daydreaming, I was doodling or writing. Even as I write this my heart goes aflutter with a peaceful, airy feeling. </p><p style="text-align: left;">Unfortunately, life usually had to come in with a big BANG. That's why I consider myself so lucky today. I can work on my art with abandon and even teach the same subject endlessly. Being semi-retired is certainly a bonus as well, even though I probably produce more work than ever. </p><p style="text-align: left;">So what does that have to do with you and your art. In one word, RELAX. Instead of approaching each project with the thought of it being your masterpiece, why not just approach it with "let's have some fun." As I expressed in my article on creating <a href="https://jillgoodell.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">sloppy copies</a> before settling on the "real" thing, I'm here today to encourage you to let go and enjoy.</p><p style="text-align: left;">When we were kids, we did not have preconceived notions on what is good or bad art. That came later, when we were around 11 or 12. Suddenly the gooey paint brush had to create something realistic or it was no good. That's when our internal critic was born. Oh hurray.</p><p style="text-align: left;">I still fall into that trap. For instance, I am currently working on a lesson plan for drawing with ballpoint pens. If you go online, you will find incredible portraits done by people with ballpoint pens. I am astounded looking at these works. Here are couple of artists:</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><div style="text-align: center;"><a class="image-link image2" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F81e97a21-b4fd-4d13-ba87-26d1094c0cd9_377x400.png" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><picture><img alt="" class="sizing-normal" data-attrs="{"src":"https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/81e97a21-b4fd-4d13-ba87-26d1094c0cd9_377x400.png","fullscreen":null,"imageSize":null,"height":400,"width":377,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":null,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":null,"href":null}" height="400" sizes="100vw" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F81e97a21-b4fd-4d13-ba87-26d1094c0cd9_377x400.png" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F81e97a21-b4fd-4d13-ba87-26d1094c0cd9_377x400.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F81e97a21-b4fd-4d13-ba87-26d1094c0cd9_377x400.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F81e97a21-b4fd-4d13-ba87-26d1094c0cd9_377x400.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F81e97a21-b4fd-4d13-ba87-26d1094c0cd9_377x400.png 1456w" width="377" /></picture></a></div><figcaption class="image-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://mymodernmet.com/paulus-architect-ballpoint-pen-drawing/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Paulus Architect</span></a></figcaption></figure></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><div style="text-align: center;"><a class="image-link image2" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc262e889-cde2-4761-a537-0db2c1324c37_400x320.png" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><picture><img alt="" class="sizing-normal" data-attrs="{"src":"https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c262e889-cde2-4761-a537-0db2c1324c37_400x320.png","fullscreen":null,"imageSize":null,"height":320,"width":400,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":null,"alt":"","title":null,"type":null,"href":null}" height="320" sizes="100vw" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc262e889-cde2-4761-a537-0db2c1324c37_400x320.png" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc262e889-cde2-4761-a537-0db2c1324c37_400x320.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc262e889-cde2-4761-a537-0db2c1324c37_400x320.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc262e889-cde2-4761-a537-0db2c1324c37_400x320.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc262e889-cde2-4761-a537-0db2c1324c37_400x320.png 1456w" title="" width="400" /></picture></a></div><figcaption class="image-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><em>PASSENGER</em>, 2018, 86x106 cm <a href="https://www.oscarukonu.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Oscar Ukonu</a></span></figcaption></figure></div><p style="text-align: left;">Absolutely stunning work. Some artists who do this type of photo realism actually project the photograph onto the paper and create from there. Photo realism has been around since the 1960s and has depended upon photos with amazing art results. See <a href="https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Art/A_World_Perspective_of_Art_History%3A_1400CE_to_the_21st_Century_(Gustlin_and_Gustlin)/07%3A_The_Transformation_of_the_Art_World_(1970-1999)/7.02%3A_Photorealism_(late_1960s_-1980)" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Deborah and Zoe Gustlin’s article</a> on the subject. Even Norman Rockwell projected his photos to create his delightful paintings for the <em>Saturday Evening Post</em>.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Obviously, it is totally unfair for you to compare yourself to these artists, as they may be using tools that are not at your disposal. But more importantly, I submit, we shouldn’t be comparing ourselves with any other artist. Instead, I think it’s important that we concentrate on our own style, our own skills.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Yes, we can learn from others and it’s good to adapt ourselves to improve, but comparing oneself to another can be inhibiting. And the worst thing we can do as artists is to create an environment that can be negative—always wishing and hoping. That’s when the internal critic pops in and tries to convince us that we are just imposters, not very good. Can you imagine what the world would be like if Monet, Pissarro, even Van Gogh crushed under that negative thinking. </p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjr-qUrVUFh4cOLNVlayO7vP0K0g8UVTudgP1wRM27-_vTqkGQzQD27rluCLeU82-bpR5D0m9bxoLjQD7QCQnPJ39RL0kKUdW3WrqpyMQtdUipkVonU4AHglWj1Y648peZpimHQmRdQOc9iHaJZwUl4ZpNCYtIB5er8phEFc2l_CkxcwNgTZxNVhySg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="348" data-original-width="500" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjr-qUrVUFh4cOLNVlayO7vP0K0g8UVTudgP1wRM27-_vTqkGQzQD27rluCLeU82-bpR5D0m9bxoLjQD7QCQnPJ39RL0kKUdW3WrqpyMQtdUipkVonU4AHglWj1Y648peZpimHQmRdQOc9iHaJZwUl4ZpNCYtIB5er8phEFc2l_CkxcwNgTZxNVhySg=w400-h279" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">So this brings me back to art and fun. After spending over 40 years in the advertising and public relations business, I’ve had enough of creating art and words for someone else. It’s time to make art and word for myself. It’s time to relish in the absolute, glorious fun it takes to create something from within. Thus, I challenge you, wipe out the critic in your head and move forward. There’s nothing gained without risk, and besides, like I've heard, "It's only a piece of paper."</p><p style="text-align: left;">What's happening in the studio. The next session will be a bit different than most. I will be talking about three aqua-based media: acrylic, watercolor and gouache. We will be exploring how to use them all with some basic techniques as well as learning to mix only three colors. I invite you to attend. It's all live online on either Tuesdays or Wednesdays. See below for more details.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVb_ee6cwwGcC5O9aMzIQiXezrcwYn9TdYX7Q2p8eDk-Y9pRBhxNA-on_zNF4iFyvg0utva9y2p2z8lX9o3HD-r30N_0d28eXyn8boZ3B4opEw01K1BsiUk_xZwH1bYShAXgbBdA-LEvmfXj1dwlBcwd-xwIRW1jsnt9RmdoMddr1CNJSLOWo0uS5G/s1143/march.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1143" data-original-width="612" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVb_ee6cwwGcC5O9aMzIQiXezrcwYn9TdYX7Q2p8eDk-Y9pRBhxNA-on_zNF4iFyvg0utva9y2p2z8lX9o3HD-r30N_0d28eXyn8boZ3B4opEw01K1BsiUk_xZwH1bYShAXgbBdA-LEvmfXj1dwlBcwd-xwIRW1jsnt9RmdoMddr1CNJSLOWo0uS5G/w342-h640/march.jpg" width="342" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><p></p>Jill Jeffers Goodellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508213404296393702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5197000847492824783.post-39439211864406562752022-04-25T14:26:00.000-07:002022-04-25T14:26:52.508-07:00Sloppy Copy in Art<p><span style="font-family: arial;">When my son was in grade school learning to write, he was taught to create a sloppy copy first--what we call a draft copy. It was a great way to teach kids how to get the words on paper and tell the story. I watched as kids poured words onto their pages as if they were using paint and brush. So many had no fear, which taught me a lesson. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">For years I wrote copy for ads, press releases, radio commercials, brochures and the like. Sometimes it was tough, like pulling teeth. While not as difficult, I still feel the same way sometimes with my drawing and painting. No matter what I do, I find myself not exactly getting the essence of what I want to express. My go-to action is to step away for a while. Put the project aside and concentrate on something else. Invariably, I usually come back with a refreshed approach and bam! I get it from the start (BTW, the same happens with my writing). </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">But what happens when taking a break doesn't work. Then what? Well, I start a bit differently.<span> Now, I'm going back to what the great artists have always done. I'm making sloppy copies or preliminary drawings. I also call it visual thinking. Einstein said it perfectly:</span></span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #8a8a8a; font-size: 22.5px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>“…Words or the language, as they are written or spoken, do not seem to play any role in my mechanism of thought. The psychical entities which seem to serve as elements in thought are certain signs and more or less clear images which can be “voluntarily” reproduced and combined…but taken from a psychological viewpoint, this combinatory play seems to be the essential feature in productive thought — before there is any connection with logical construction in words or other kinds of signs which can be communicated to others.” —Albert Einstein</i></span></span></p></blockquote></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Notice these sketchbook entries by Michelangelo and da Vinci. They both are working out some sort of issue, using visuals instead of words.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="885" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3nGgWc1fzGIcbkAEhp_RpGFtOP_Ki1OCi2oX8aZZ-OkFmPSDMnr4A3S2tP95CSBY7YIuFGD5xm0hk-hfPJ5tEZYQTY_AbYa7w5mKieAt7rivlHnARea1yZF8mQ0z351jXcTydprWRftn1H90UfROkqMaQgqdWkP-uQe7bCw4pIMcd29Xv0CgwhXhp/s320/main-image.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="236" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Michelangelo</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3nGgWc1fzGIcbkAEhp_RpGFtOP_Ki1OCi2oX8aZZ-OkFmPSDMnr4A3S2tP95CSBY7YIuFGD5xm0hk-hfPJ5tEZYQTY_AbYa7w5mKieAt7rivlHnARea1yZF8mQ0z351jXcTydprWRftn1H90UfROkqMaQgqdWkP-uQe7bCw4pIMcd29Xv0CgwhXhp/s1200/main-image.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv0sHeN1DDjgi3FnbjGasmjRHGFhQINVkN-7h8NGoVomFhXjzFgPrmhgVX-eWpfghiShRE5Tu8bW1B6Ti9WpAV_Wi0GQbXwzMGB87U8Tt3IkBvVldmsDebDw1ovoeOfanGgr5cOsgE-e-g0Pe8LOvAMeHA1qQ9BHl9P2x7T9L9zTuKBYEE73708bBU/s320/2708.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">da Vinci</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv0sHeN1DDjgi3FnbjGasmjRHGFhQINVkN-7h8NGoVomFhXjzFgPrmhgVX-eWpfghiShRE5Tu8bW1B6Ti9WpAV_Wi0GQbXwzMGB87U8Tt3IkBvVldmsDebDw1ovoeOfanGgr5cOsgE-e-g0Pe8LOvAMeHA1qQ9BHl9P2x7T9L9zTuKBYEE73708bBU/s1200/2708.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4AFk6ijicf-_kB3UI34po5HVoG5HtfynhrJiQkU580XXrQLpnLjLW3mvnzEgZY0cAitG84412I_DqsBrAprrPw8x_xERURGNAu2DN26atHOCKVsFwEDvTwOsEwCtGyeqep3-36eDJLAOh4X31jevq1F3x7KwdZNl7F0BHJHwWR7AqGTWQeyMuw0p6/s2623/20220418_134709.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2623" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4AFk6ijicf-_kB3UI34po5HVoG5HtfynhrJiQkU580XXrQLpnLjLW3mvnzEgZY0cAitG84412I_DqsBrAprrPw8x_xERURGNAu2DN26atHOCKVsFwEDvTwOsEwCtGyeqep3-36eDJLAOh4X31jevq1F3x7KwdZNl7F0BHJHwWR7AqGTWQeyMuw0p6/s320/20220418_134709.jpg" width="220" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">I actually started this process several years ago when traveling. I was in Barcelona and purchased a small 3.5 x 5 blank book in a souvenir shop. Normally when on the road, I would take a photo, create a three-minute (or less) drawing, and I later develop it into a more complete sketch in my traveling journal. </span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Instead during this trip to Spain, I created sketches with abandon. I just got the "facts" down, and worried little about what was right or wrong. It was freeing. All done in graphite pencil, the subjects were lively, contemporaneous and honest.</span><p></p><p></p><span style="font-family: arial;">Since then, I purchased small books for my students when we went on different trips. And I believe a lot of them found it freeing as well. Recently, a student told me she occasionally looks at her book from the trip to Canada. Here a some samples from <i>my</i> "sloppy copy" Canadian book.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ZdmxRuiiYn_XU439M3X5uFG4njHej3ms9koFMje_zw4EfdR9Dgcw2jMq167LOzPz3iGAwAI__qlLXFQei_D3KYI4jVOw-Ri9L1799kiIKOvfUdY4mXCMt6LtWY6sKt8vHLMuLTzmnw_HN8SS3NK-o_7EKzjBALE4pzlqQb-7pZ_vfbVdSylcA098/s1733/20220418_134942_001.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1279" data-original-width="1733" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ZdmxRuiiYn_XU439M3X5uFG4njHej3ms9koFMje_zw4EfdR9Dgcw2jMq167LOzPz3iGAwAI__qlLXFQei_D3KYI4jVOw-Ri9L1799kiIKOvfUdY4mXCMt6LtWY6sKt8vHLMuLTzmnw_HN8SS3NK-o_7EKzjBALE4pzlqQb-7pZ_vfbVdSylcA098/s320/20220418_134942_001.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Playing with people</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmV6X4be3iMUytmzpu5J85keeoyCNBWZNuPdzO5XNiLa00oOdLSY6HGPCaS1aP1JVkPy_VTa9Rkhg7_9ZEEzXrKnZY4t_FSMgO_T6Hjj8Aym77-VfrLf3ZPW1mq4p2V5EXazCQn3CcTjPYbtmreoW3VPzGURGhpN0M3MXqMZ8Ss8k6NSy1PX-bJIgv/s2862/20220418_134930.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2862" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmV6X4be3iMUytmzpu5J85keeoyCNBWZNuPdzO5XNiLa00oOdLSY6HGPCaS1aP1JVkPy_VTa9Rkhg7_9ZEEzXrKnZY4t_FSMgO_T6Hjj8Aym77-VfrLf3ZPW1mq4p2V5EXazCQn3CcTjPYbtmreoW3VPzGURGhpN0M3MXqMZ8Ss8k6NSy1PX-bJIgv/s320/20220418_134930.jpg" width="201" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Giant fiddle</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Z67Qu_RtlMtPPshLC_YjH2vBvriVNH9cl50w8SPdjSU_c595ZZnQoGYpfHXXk4ADmkqOnrot_UXyzu0ZoAfvCKFFbV_BXdTMcYJ3B-i_EJ3YPASfoPfIGV9rcThdAgnDE-_X969oYXUwJE8qbaq12TkS7EQiDQrQ-X0GdFPDlg5HN9tjSDdDVkog/s2559/20220418_135015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2559" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Z67Qu_RtlMtPPshLC_YjH2vBvriVNH9cl50w8SPdjSU_c595ZZnQoGYpfHXXk4ADmkqOnrot_UXyzu0ZoAfvCKFFbV_BXdTMcYJ3B-i_EJ3YPASfoPfIGV9rcThdAgnDE-_X969oYXUwJE8qbaq12TkS7EQiDQrQ-X0GdFPDlg5HN9tjSDdDVkog/s320/20220418_135015.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Now several years later, I have expanded this process to include my studio. For years, I would select a subject, and after gathering my supplies, start immediately. Since I work mostly in drawing and acrylic painting materials, I don't really have to do much planning. If there's something I don't like, I can either paint over it or just erase (even with ink, I can use gouache to correct my mistakes). However, recently I've been trying to pre-draw or create sloppy copies, sketching my thoughts of what the subject looks like with key elements of color, placement, values and so on. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">This isn't a new idea. Most of my teachers pushed the thumbnail sketch, defined by Merriam Webster as:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124;">Thumbnail sketches are </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #202124;">small sketches used to plan out your painting before you begin</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124;">. They're typically only 2–3 inches in size, so they can be quickly drawn and easily changed if needed. This makes them very helpful for artists who want to simplify or update their compositions.</span></i></span></div></blockquote></blockquote><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">But I'm actually talking about taking this one more stop further. How many times have you encountered a project that you think may be too over the top for you. So you may reject it--"<i>too hard for me, I want this to be fun</i>". </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I'll give you an example of a class I just taught. It was a flower petal with a rain drop on it. Of course anyone can draw the flower petal and be done with it. But the rain drop? That's a bit tricky. But what if I told you that you can use a separate piece of paper and simply draw the drop, over and over again until you felt you got it. You're creating a sloppy copy haven. It doesn't matter how many times you have to draw the same thing. You are just learning, creating on the go. No judgement. No rules. No critic. You are playing, experimenting. Hopefully having fun at the same time.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Of course, being a bit anal, I have now started a sketchbook that includes my trials and experiments--not to punish myself by preserving my imperfections--but to help me that next time I want to create the same. I'm also filling the book with painting formulas, ideas for future works and well, whatever I want. It's not only a good record, it's also fun to do. So far, a lot of my stuff is from demonstrations done in class, which is perfectly fine. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYVMDVEQjpFAVXOPlEsvkDykq08dEB3oqklLiUycZPmfKSwWoLxS6DSq1FuunlRuCx-b-40odUU5t4ws7oJQo6bUhzMHxfHkvypSULPAZCj8z6XHC3FIenrhz67oty3abUaYishjP0bptdefaILtUAwrHzx8W0qLnaMxVV5vCT2P3OaRPIb0czKzrb/s1904/20220424_133716.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1904" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYVMDVEQjpFAVXOPlEsvkDykq08dEB3oqklLiUycZPmfKSwWoLxS6DSq1FuunlRuCx-b-40odUU5t4ws7oJQo6bUhzMHxfHkvypSULPAZCj8z6XHC3FIenrhz67oty3abUaYishjP0bptdefaILtUAwrHzx8W0qLnaMxVV5vCT2P3OaRPIb0czKzrb/s320/20220424_133716.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Experimenting with paper<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYOumSHQNgbmGJw6b-T6hbVZ5-mDJpexKwU8MbMaa2UfVo79vHVCIEGUX2T38bB1p9CU8sy3gWzhT3k5Cmm10N8qsB1yy_As1H0SPX_XM3cskgi_fwp6bB5BsYknurUWocJA5iLgzWeHvDu6U7TLrCl7vKL_C5FaqSoXaXCT4FZzpzN2Om1wceqjsF/s879/20220424_124211%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="879" data-original-width="517" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYOumSHQNgbmGJw6b-T6hbVZ5-mDJpexKwU8MbMaa2UfVo79vHVCIEGUX2T38bB1p9CU8sy3gWzhT3k5Cmm10N8qsB1yy_As1H0SPX_XM3cskgi_fwp6bB5BsYknurUWocJA5iLgzWeHvDu6U7TLrCl7vKL_C5FaqSoXaXCT4FZzpzN2Om1wceqjsF/s320/20220424_124211%20(1).jpg" width="188" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitLtaGmkmamunKrGX8-g617ZASaVSzgJtm7CUAi7O7aGNjR52l4OEc-VNfPxRfDcwUM8Hed3n0XUirWp4UvY_pWmLcqn6U7tu277xm3DRRwBC4ze77tdfA3tWN2L0vVWwRDMTa4xkJSQza7cPYBfLDpbVGe01ZbQiHK3e8CMTiJUF-Z0d5J5XJ8mW2/s578/20220424_124153.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="578" data-original-width="384" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitLtaGmkmamunKrGX8-g617ZASaVSzgJtm7CUAi7O7aGNjR52l4OEc-VNfPxRfDcwUM8Hed3n0XUirWp4UvY_pWmLcqn6U7tu277xm3DRRwBC4ze77tdfA3tWN2L0vVWwRDMTa4xkJSQza7cPYBfLDpbVGe01ZbQiHK3e8CMTiJUF-Z0d5J5XJ8mW2/s320/20220424_124153.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Lh22y_NLE_ChoCgqtvECV5nSd3ezr_yMt7CdvMw56Y5ebwHO-ENaed3P8z_5y_3pmj9HC5JDrWpfqSAN1slgjeMJO122tlvq_WHTJS4Nw3ohE8-3kVpJOojQmquHyf4B-bn6Pndrps9BDRp4Xg3C1A2plvR9C-laC8i6FdOvEA2-K1hpRQ-8nYve/s1740/20220424_132538.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1740" data-original-width="1668" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Lh22y_NLE_ChoCgqtvECV5nSd3ezr_yMt7CdvMw56Y5ebwHO-ENaed3P8z_5y_3pmj9HC5JDrWpfqSAN1slgjeMJO122tlvq_WHTJS4Nw3ohE8-3kVpJOojQmquHyf4B-bn6Pndrps9BDRp4Xg3C1A2plvR9C-laC8i6FdOvEA2-K1hpRQ-8nYve/s320/20220424_132538.jpg" width="307" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">From a recent flowers class</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">While I always advocated "just getting the words on paper and revise later, " I'm glad I've finally started doing the same with my art work. The best part is the internal critic seems to have vanished.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial;"><b>What's new in the studio?</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMBRi7EoHYcP9Y429AlYQ_MAnU3HWxiKko2EvBISfkUHTZU4bdKlJrHoPvW1jeYl6giIr8OG9RfOiaB94qySaHl9HRDkdYFIT7M6mcgFSESKx0gRiSNAFKGtmn3jO4I4gcHJS-_KE0DCCc4gPGfgZgpHtzKuaNktqeAgdv9uUARsK5YsLXrqIaQqq/s954/april%20ad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="954" data-original-width="612" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMBRi7EoHYcP9Y429AlYQ_MAnU3HWxiKko2EvBISfkUHTZU4bdKlJrHoPvW1jeYl6giIr8OG9RfOiaB94qySaHl9HRDkdYFIT7M6mcgFSESKx0gRiSNAFKGtmn3jO4I4gcHJS-_KE0DCCc4gPGfgZgpHtzKuaNktqeAgdv9uUARsK5YsLXrqIaQqq/w256-h400/april%20ad.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One more thing. I used to have this flyer on my bulletin board in my office when I was in advertising. It's amazing how many people want to change your writing! This kept me sane for over 20 years!</div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUt01ViIIl3NwhLCNft2eYZiPB-4KajCXBx_XDG4CFPn6ln6n-ofyvl6J85HqLsqaEjdJpA-kPYwxyhbSusQEGR2d8OCOxvMfYeuM_rdk9fEuBrMRKJpZvsUThVn77qDhOu07QmUYL9LeZH1z9hdnkf5Z2smM4-9BSqkh56vj-gzDjrgULjOndMb5z/s1230/2022-04-25_140258.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1230" data-original-width="1205" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUt01ViIIl3NwhLCNft2eYZiPB-4KajCXBx_XDG4CFPn6ln6n-ofyvl6J85HqLsqaEjdJpA-kPYwxyhbSusQEGR2d8OCOxvMfYeuM_rdk9fEuBrMRKJpZvsUThVn77qDhOu07QmUYL9LeZH1z9hdnkf5Z2smM4-9BSqkh56vj-gzDjrgULjOndMb5z/w626-h640/2022-04-25_140258.jpg" width="626" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Jill Jeffers Goodellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508213404296393702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5197000847492824783.post-46216819084033460492022-03-24T12:36:00.000-07:002022-03-24T12:36:50.714-07:00March 2022 <p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">How to safely store your artwork</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">You
have put hours and hours into creating your work, be it paintings or drawings.
Not everything can be hung on your walls. You could give away everything you
make or even sell the lot as well. But barring that, you must find a place to
put all your artwork.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Over
20 years ago when I went back to fine art, I simply stuffed everything in
filing cabinets. Not a good idea. First of all, some of my paper yellowed,
rendering it impossible to save. I also didn’t have papers or canvases that
were the right size for the drawers. So, I often just jammed them into the
cabinets. Yup, rather stupid. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was
sloppy and not thinking properly. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">I do
things very differently now. For instance, I store all my paintings, especially
those that are framed, in a dry, cool place—usually in an extra closet. Because
I have created a lot of paintings over the years and have literally run out
wall space, I use my “art” closet to do a ‘round robin' of works to put up
occasionally. I don’t necessarily wrap each painting in paper, but I do stack them upright
since that’s the primary position for a painting. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">I
don’t recommend attics or basements unless they’re finished and don’t go over
the temperature of 75° and with a humidity of no higher
than 50°. Sunlight is a killer for artwork, so always keep it away
from windows, even if the art product says its colorfast. Of course, you want to
keep your paintings clean, dusting occasionally. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">If you can’t store anything in your house and the only space you have is in the garage, try to keep it cool in the
summer and dry in the winter. Use risers or some sort of shelving to keep the
artwork off the ground and try avoid making a pile without some sort of
archival paper in between. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">As for oil pastel paintings never, ever store them in a hot spot (even your car on a hot day). The pastel paint will
melt, believe me. It’s happened! One more thing, refrain from using
bubble wrap or just plain plastic wrap to cover your paintings. It’s easy to
trap moisture or even mold spore inside, causing a bloody mess.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">My recommendation<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">When I’m not
storing my work in my closet, I use two storage items: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Original-ProFolio-48-Page-Portfolio-Plastic/dp/B002XIV07O/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3M20CKY6CX49P&keywords=itoya%2Boriginal%2Bart%2Bprofolio&qid=1647894784&sprefix=itoya%2Boriginal%2Bart%2Bprofolios%2Caps%2C228&sr=8-3&th=1">Archival storage portfolios</a> and/or <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lineco-Archival-Clamshell-Folio-Storage/dp/B003VTEZ4Y/ref=asc_df_B003VTEZ4Y/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312106635483&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5730714443380598241&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9032034&hvtargid=pla-569595232523&th=1">Archival storage boxes</a>. Both products are easy to store by placing
them in a bookcase. They come in a variety of sizes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEho4M2vOvHUkCUMzqeangygf0rID5OiobuHqp5PUiTwIp02uIjylIqxyFFogXqx0sfLPgCgFbj4BvlfZNBPrbAqXVSoA6h5u37p_etz0ZKn-xez9UtwJw_L8IiDL7b0W4hbavBrBqFH8Rbp5Gu0uF9Ix2DV861YGpAAanqNsN8BE9WSu3g_jpuBISDd" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1213" data-original-width="792" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEho4M2vOvHUkCUMzqeangygf0rID5OiobuHqp5PUiTwIp02uIjylIqxyFFogXqx0sfLPgCgFbj4BvlfZNBPrbAqXVSoA6h5u37p_etz0ZKn-xez9UtwJw_L8IiDL7b0W4hbavBrBqFH8Rbp5Gu0uF9Ix2DV861YGpAAanqNsN8BE9WSu3g_jpuBISDd" width="157" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheJKIcZfornKBct3RJE2TpA_hl0fOr26drOLepaI6jtdNrKAtx1StfoyZ7GXB6V1OOUNiqJpmx0QGn7q0nth-YuAU5V_pSU_B-FBkSLRxN3H94rE8BAKQh0AXgx-gijOl334nVrmVeXbKv463mU2pAfCJ1qkh_pIJVbeD9NM_GAHLhSXTo2zrI6Udf" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="301" data-original-width="393" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheJKIcZfornKBct3RJE2TpA_hl0fOr26drOLepaI6jtdNrKAtx1StfoyZ7GXB6V1OOUNiqJpmx0QGn7q0nth-YuAU5V_pSU_B-FBkSLRxN3H94rE8BAKQh0AXgx-gijOl334nVrmVeXbKv463mU2pAfCJ1qkh_pIJVbeD9NM_GAHLhSXTo2zrI6Udf" width="313" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Also I would suggest purchasing some Acid-Free Interleaving Tissue Paper to place between each piece to keep things as pristine as possible.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0dj2wj3EHnKSht9gqJycc-mtdABguaCHOO75FdmxBDuD7OAuV16mq9-yWslrZzjTO_kesSKMdWtaf4WcHbDViUhVr81Tvzbx8_vgEV6qgUcDW9hnRaJhIdTWpQY4Ga3HKOWj9p6sGuKtDn6AdeuFooVzbocQdGfZGaqOeFraljjdP0hPOboc4LBfM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="500" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0dj2wj3EHnKSht9gqJycc-mtdABguaCHOO75FdmxBDuD7OAuV16mq9-yWslrZzjTO_kesSKMdWtaf4WcHbDViUhVr81Tvzbx8_vgEV6qgUcDW9hnRaJhIdTWpQY4Ga3HKOWj9p6sGuKtDn6AdeuFooVzbocQdGfZGaqOeFraljjdP0hPOboc4LBfM" width="241" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lastly, I would also suggest you create a list of what's inside. I can't tell you how many times I have had to go through my storage containers to find what I want.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial;"><b>What's coming up in April?</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Drawing Flowers in Colored Pencil</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn6umvBgRnmZsJ2iQt4v6tBvoJbCnzcTFspbAylZqBtN8EGnrNlcKBu64z3m--oUbMCo0Tq52-t_cpvBam06yDs1AZYcA0VVQZyRfNVxkB_HafymZFFal8gUHbkY65dT57_3qqHqydtRWd3ctauwXdGhiMKoVi2AAea1rrKaCwgA91ZoMDl8wxRe1W/s1036/march.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1036" data-original-width="585" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn6umvBgRnmZsJ2iQt4v6tBvoJbCnzcTFspbAylZqBtN8EGnrNlcKBu64z3m--oUbMCo0Tq52-t_cpvBam06yDs1AZYcA0VVQZyRfNVxkB_HafymZFFal8gUHbkY65dT57_3qqHqydtRWd3ctauwXdGhiMKoVi2AAea1rrKaCwgA91ZoMDl8wxRe1W/w226-h400/march.jpg" width="226" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">Hope you have a wonderful Spring!</span></div><br /></span><p></p>Jill Jeffers Goodellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508213404296393702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5197000847492824783.post-3588572124257454112022-02-10T12:41:00.000-08:002022-02-10T12:41:02.525-08:00February 2022 Newsletter: Composition/Classes: Root Vegetables<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Principles of Design</b><br />Unknowingly, you already have a good sense of design. Through our constant bombardment from magazines, television and Internet, you have been exposed to thousands of visual messages. You know what looks good and what doesn’t. Sometimes the unusual will be used to grab attention (a negative is as good in some cases). But in general, you intuitively know if a design is off. So relax. It’s not as hard to create a good design as you think. Here are the eight principles we will cover:</span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: left;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Balance</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Contrast</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Scale </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Proportion</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Pattern</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Rhythm</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Emphasis</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Variety</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Unity</span></li></ul><p></p></blockquote></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Why is learning the principals of design so important? Just like when composing a letter or a blog, you want to make sense, offering some continuity from one paragraph to the next. The same goes for a piece of artwork. I like to think of my work, especially landscapes, as stories, inviting someone in to enjoy the sight. What’s more, I want my viewer to stay a while and see the beauty I have seen.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Balance</b></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXBRO7e8Qws81oLh7g8IGIBl1HmDM0KqeQEmU0xud406fcTuwKDQVxMgZsmBdECISBkNoAQbcNHHkFCpCT-KVBScPtMK-J4DVyoMI0FFV7wAL240NhX3vutWclZlUEjpEjd6_MW-jOWlWmov9ZfLfqKp7omRFDTG7UJLHURQyvudETuJekQ0ni0FkL" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="618" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXBRO7e8Qws81oLh7g8IGIBl1HmDM0KqeQEmU0xud406fcTuwKDQVxMgZsmBdECISBkNoAQbcNHHkFCpCT-KVBScPtMK-J4DVyoMI0FFV7wAL240NhX3vutWclZlUEjpEjd6_MW-jOWlWmov9ZfLfqKp7omRFDTG7UJLHURQyvudETuJekQ0ni0FkL=w400-h400" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Balance can be symmetrical (formal balance) or asymmetrical (informal balance)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZBph2U6I4QylIKxJLGcwKH3ZG-tpiaz9H9Rj0a_NRJdjZwEqmX3dy2n5lfKQfPWuH54kVl5h-IshAhmphGrbFXHxzRj_GFisj9PIQkgfU21MrShON-1g2bCcEvNRX47X7w-zlgxyR8qwT5fJ2-fhVVwpRjXKUzTKiN4cdg_RX-yTOOqmXwroLQOuW" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="960" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZBph2U6I4QylIKxJLGcwKH3ZG-tpiaz9H9Rj0a_NRJdjZwEqmX3dy2n5lfKQfPWuH54kVl5h-IshAhmphGrbFXHxzRj_GFisj9PIQkgfU21MrShON-1g2bCcEvNRX47X7w-zlgxyR8qwT5fJ2-fhVVwpRjXKUzTKiN4cdg_RX-yTOOqmXwroLQOuW=w400-h200" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Contrast</b></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;">Contrast can be accomplished with white, black and gray, monotones or colors. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgi6yoPexOIU23J2FXQwkghvaZn5Zvpz56ZrGvI7R1XzdSwwfhqXVWAG_oinoO7BSE7CgJQ7RVvM4-MzszNFvol-UnESYiGXnmJccr6GYBAzaf-LfOxJqOTbFqXyZ68kqratlpHvpuBCtNQPpiS-sWeCnTB8iFCHuMKM0g2dul85AXERxPHEC8SVFLA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="673" data-original-width="537" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgi6yoPexOIU23J2FXQwkghvaZn5Zvpz56ZrGvI7R1XzdSwwfhqXVWAG_oinoO7BSE7CgJQ7RVvM4-MzszNFvol-UnESYiGXnmJccr6GYBAzaf-LfOxJqOTbFqXyZ68kqratlpHvpuBCtNQPpiS-sWeCnTB8iFCHuMKM0g2dul85AXERxPHEC8SVFLA=w320-h400" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Vincent van Gogh, Café Terrace at Night, 1888</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Rules of thumb:</b><br /></span><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">A dark color put next to a light one makes them both look brighter. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Dark next to bright makes the bright one look brighter. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Dark next to light makes the light seem lighter and the dark darker. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Warmer colors look warmer when placed next to cool ones. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Cool colors look cooler when placed next to warm ones. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">A bright color next to a muted color makes the muted one look more dull. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">If two colors are of a similar brightness, the less bright they'll both look when placed next to each other. <a href="https://www.liveabout.com/definition-of-simultaneous-contrast-2577729">Source</a></span></li></ul><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitznQ73V-8gF3ObzHN9J-ro5tmcSkWup89QPiBKLsfmM7bKHh4Q2Fx0-pPETcF56EuKdWp-3E3Wq3riEVCMeJJYgCT2_pA8VNf1Tgw_uIRMwmvrWyLLtmVJCxCMxV98ruxfT9TpmydcMBFWPhHs1vdmwN2D_7cBP9m9aSCH_BJdhQCOkc74KN0Cd7e" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="392" data-original-width="354" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitznQ73V-8gF3ObzHN9J-ro5tmcSkWup89QPiBKLsfmM7bKHh4Q2Fx0-pPETcF56EuKdWp-3E3Wq3riEVCMeJJYgCT2_pA8VNf1Tgw_uIRMwmvrWyLLtmVJCxCMxV98ruxfT9TpmydcMBFWPhHs1vdmwN2D_7cBP9m9aSCH_BJdhQCOkc74KN0Cd7e=w362-h400" width="362" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />“Simultaneous contrast refers to the way in which two different colors affect each other. The theory is that one color can change how we perceive the tone and hue of another when the two are placed side by side. The actual colors themselves don't change, but we see them as altered. “ <a href="https://www.liveabout.com/definition-of-simultaneous-contrast-2577729">Marion Boddy-Evans</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Proportion & Scale</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Proportion does not deal with how big or small something is but rather the relationship between two or more objects. Scale refers to size. Thus, the earth and moon </span><span style="font-family: arial;">are different in scale but share the same proportion.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPpMqL_QwYYIq4ino1MlS0K8quDLEiQdNOUAZub_PuKwvqv_O8h3cGsalx-Xwbs1U0JK9bRjQsGSGal59m5QO6YZZ8XLhc0tPE0O378w9XZcJTN4UEshU_UncXbzC0JCOMBCYaZnuTBFLIBsG93vwca0YFGVbC2qk1hBMJXuXqfeDlxxCf8J1mM2aZ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="762" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPpMqL_QwYYIq4ino1MlS0K8quDLEiQdNOUAZub_PuKwvqv_O8h3cGsalx-Xwbs1U0JK9bRjQsGSGal59m5QO6YZZ8XLhc0tPE0O378w9XZcJTN4UEshU_UncXbzC0JCOMBCYaZnuTBFLIBsG93vwca0YFGVbC2qk1hBMJXuXqfeDlxxCf8J1mM2aZ=w400-h315" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><b>Patterns</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Of course, patterns are fairly simple to grasp. Simply defined, a pattern is the repetition on the same thing over and over again. They can be geometric or organic. You will find patterns to be most prominent in nature.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUoKZ3Z-RgVcDuucTthiyYQQRD5QaM70Bu8rj6pdQVJc_fK8iG6HA8Xbax9FUeMFn_JBBXLA7TWc3yqvSlyLWhHfB-UI-naVidJw18tB-vsac4Cuw_ElfQK2TrpVxW-qobZ4fJiCl3ymciOSVUa4zmwoAuSTHiTEohMFcR2pWaLrh1eNOAgHYdrkwq" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="957" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUoKZ3Z-RgVcDuucTthiyYQQRD5QaM70Bu8rj6pdQVJc_fK8iG6HA8Xbax9FUeMFn_JBBXLA7TWc3yqvSlyLWhHfB-UI-naVidJw18tB-vsac4Cuw_ElfQK2TrpVxW-qobZ4fJiCl3ymciOSVUa4zmwoAuSTHiTEohMFcR2pWaLrh1eNOAgHYdrkwq=w400-h301" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Rhythm</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Rhythm is just what it says, movement. The photo below offers a wonderful example of rhythm just in the models pose. I can even hear the music.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIIAfDGojVMHFv0gbqP0afsBTs4MxC92wCZx3a7rjB-uLIyRNJveGpNxDt5XgIBctmyB6loqurdQCKnqWn6Bs-68LbFx0b9obBoM2T7dl386MKz3R1Y7hmGYTUkgoxI8g3Z50AR1UgzWkyl9_zBoJaphi6M1f0eNpi_gld6HVuZNXMtP5mBdvAYCCd" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIIAfDGojVMHFv0gbqP0afsBTs4MxC92wCZx3a7rjB-uLIyRNJveGpNxDt5XgIBctmyB6loqurdQCKnqWn6Bs-68LbFx0b9obBoM2T7dl386MKz3R1Y7hmGYTUkgoxI8g3Z50AR1UgzWkyl9_zBoJaphi6M1f0eNpi_gld6HVuZNXMtP5mBdvAYCCd=w267-h400" width="267" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Here's another example:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiN2oCeWXUP3r3qHIcJbnoZm7xJE633M3sFKW5PkE9k_fUgQMCrzyqDkP1mAcNO--s1pLrDlS3DEjbb7ilWs-yApThrGOFgDUTW4NFvg_eGywEbTobNzcUUJ61VLR-XGBwAt3Ea60lArJDsqvLsnANGuqlmTPsTOlhTk0WYinxVkRgpaZ8OV4jbm_cr" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="807" data-original-width="1200" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiN2oCeWXUP3r3qHIcJbnoZm7xJE633M3sFKW5PkE9k_fUgQMCrzyqDkP1mAcNO--s1pLrDlS3DEjbb7ilWs-yApThrGOFgDUTW4NFvg_eGywEbTobNzcUUJ61VLR-XGBwAt3Ea60lArJDsqvLsnANGuqlmTPsTOlhTk0WYinxVkRgpaZ8OV4jbm_cr=w400-h269" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Katsushika Hokusai, <i>Under the Wave off Kanagawa or The Great Wave</i> <br />1830-1832, woodblock print, ink on paper.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Emphasis</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Generally, you may want to pick a spot (some call a hot spot or sweet spot) that you want to emphasize. I've had teaches who would demand I find that spot and center my entire painting around it. Not sure if that's necessary always. In any event, the painting below by Goya definitely has a sweet spot and is emphasizing it by using color.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxtPNJkdP0l1d2WKKgZVlj3iuhHMY2Ppi6tsUpAl9_Jkjciu5uPo3y0zIftYEU66W80VXAmQDtaKWNpWQgMZO84qSwkFhFbwum5ZuGSHT0f1bE9hmEXduAHCjWIhJ0Nr8Ib6kzXg2KYdQDb1ha8EHR64IkFN0885nZ77x-lZe2_Dy4ZhKieqDlVE9Z" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="791" data-original-width="1024" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxtPNJkdP0l1d2WKKgZVlj3iuhHMY2Ppi6tsUpAl9_Jkjciu5uPo3y0zIftYEU66W80VXAmQDtaKWNpWQgMZO84qSwkFhFbwum5ZuGSHT0f1bE9hmEXduAHCjWIhJ0Nr8Ib6kzXg2KYdQDb1ha8EHR64IkFN0885nZ77x-lZe2_Dy4ZhKieqDlVE9Z=w400-h309" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The Third of May 1808</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"> is a painting completed in 1814 </div><div style="text-align: center;">by the Spanish painter Francisco Goya</div></span><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Variety or how to avoid BORING</b></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">When painting or drawing a narrative, such as the piece above, you don't tend to be too boring. However, with a flower sitting in the center of a canvas without anything surrounding it, could be interpreted at being boring--maybe, maybe not.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I think the <i>Ambassadors</i> painting below is far from boring and even intriguing. See the skull on the lower third. Some would say it's too cluttered. It's amazing when seen in real time.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvjd1BGt4WNk6l4uNkKJRI8mGDk3bbt5w7kLttK6Oq4Rdi4KSLU0x40323oLQTx60qFzCXZiKrtT7ZMXxQE-xEI9eY2x8t03Kw5N9u44RzcYoft2O0yaweYjNjW76zvEIU0V4SDqt5W0Cs-dsxshF140Fvo1rOHnue777P0722CNZftfblXd2u1yDq" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="699" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvjd1BGt4WNk6l4uNkKJRI8mGDk3bbt5w7kLttK6Oq4Rdi4KSLU0x40323oLQTx60qFzCXZiKrtT7ZMXxQE-xEI9eY2x8t03Kw5N9u44RzcYoft2O0yaweYjNjW76zvEIU0V4SDqt5W0Cs-dsxshF140Fvo1rOHnue777P0722CNZftfblXd2u1yDq=w400-h400" width="400" /></span></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>The Ambassadors</i> 1533 </span></div></i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">by Hans Holbein the Younger (1497/8 – 1543)</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Unity</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Every work should have some unifying element--something that ties things together. Sometimes you can see it immediately, sometimes you have to look for it and sometimes it just doesn't exist, but the piece still works. I enjoy The Musicians for that reason. I love the unity of the characters, the colors and repetition of the circle. It simply works for me.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9YQUi-KP6VVQJpoHz0ARVfFQT7nr2s67OuuOHWEl4HVrCwH7uPaR3M7chLMhiGZbYcklpmrdioS34ETlxLwWz-Fvt_89TcJvEkxpqVsfTf6bg_XGl4qTRZARq8n6GosCiGhBm9sSbJLxiMEvXZbJ_jQkHYSPKg4diQEBIissSecltTjqspvxBqw4h" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="695" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9YQUi-KP6VVQJpoHz0ARVfFQT7nr2s67OuuOHWEl4HVrCwH7uPaR3M7chLMhiGZbYcklpmrdioS34ETlxLwWz-Fvt_89TcJvEkxpqVsfTf6bg_XGl4qTRZARq8n6GosCiGhBm9sSbJLxiMEvXZbJ_jQkHYSPKg4diQEBIissSecltTjqspvxBqw4h=w520-h640" width="520" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><b>Putting it all together</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I love the painting below. Probably because I see a great composition, especially regarding the topics we've covered here. There's rhythm, unity, fluidity of the models and subtle colors. I hope you agree.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBe4O1Bt33qh1ha0z4JtnAOuF7KPKaxv2Oyp3JlzQaYhTOdHY-VNJvUli6NMBS8VYkvzqYDLYakXbSZU6ybKsAvtM7nXKK1mg47FngQba54BveFxQTQWIwh2ApwFNixttbJMpDGNlNvrcxr32XIDnt4rGXyq0SDmkGAVG4zeSVQ8azXY2Nqm_yq7hO" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="873" data-original-width="700" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBe4O1Bt33qh1ha0z4JtnAOuF7KPKaxv2Oyp3JlzQaYhTOdHY-VNJvUli6NMBS8VYkvzqYDLYakXbSZU6ybKsAvtM7nXKK1mg47FngQba54BveFxQTQWIwh2ApwFNixttbJMpDGNlNvrcxr32XIDnt4rGXyq0SDmkGAVG4zeSVQ8azXY2Nqm_yq7hO=w512-h640" width="512" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">What's coming up?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJqZ0gR5AIugfljWvFtvyQkZ9EqGFkxDMmcKlTSDp4WSaneLdYLItWBOPs0nWXLN-LWG58apnmNfag_BzRBeQqiXEus9GwXa05GfDVBFGjwCJql6gjydOrvz2CQvoNp03PSl-6Okt4wLrLHMw3BdjI1LgEnz7rztIx32xsk78cUgdktW83kXPWgC9H=s699" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="555" data-original-width="699" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJqZ0gR5AIugfljWvFtvyQkZ9EqGFkxDMmcKlTSDp4WSaneLdYLItWBOPs0nWXLN-LWG58apnmNfag_BzRBeQqiXEus9GwXa05GfDVBFGjwCJql6gjydOrvz2CQvoNp03PSl-6Okt4wLrLHMw3BdjI1LgEnz7rztIx32xsk78cUgdktW83kXPWgC9H=w400-h318" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Here's a chance to study some botanical drawing, using a variety of materials: </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">pencil, </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">colored pencil, watercolor pencil, watercolor paint, pen and ink.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">For more information or registration, please write me at this address: <a href="mailto:jjgoodell@gmail.com" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;">jjgoodell@gmail.com</a>. </span></p></span></div></div>Jill Jeffers Goodellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508213404296393702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5197000847492824783.post-50408180522199075702021-12-20T13:09:00.002-08:002021-12-20T13:09:48.440-08:00Happy Holidays New Ink Classes in 2022<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><i>December 2021</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfEIBbjptGN6JRKPFDftIeJQoHraRlbwSj_FI-FwPOxsBBzvDJKgN_Oq_APiSVxfCWwfZJLTYZtbQP1tJ_w_8Z5A4dgiNOwWIfjY_gfO15vB5Z2WxkIFvYYotSOmB86PbQbKUbyZUlfNCH0cZlXMyuZVJ1drvZLcIe-HK6cuBanNS0Ejz-xhd3_Eyl=s628" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="520" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfEIBbjptGN6JRKPFDftIeJQoHraRlbwSj_FI-FwPOxsBBzvDJKgN_Oq_APiSVxfCWwfZJLTYZtbQP1tJ_w_8Z5A4dgiNOwWIfjY_gfO15vB5Z2WxkIFvYYotSOmB86PbQbKUbyZUlfNCH0cZlXMyuZVJ1drvZLcIe-HK6cuBanNS0Ejz-xhd3_Eyl=w331-h400" width="331" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm wishing you all a great Holiday Season and blessed New Year. We sure have had our difficult times these past two years, but we're tough and strong. We are all carrying on. Our deep affection goes to friends and loved ones, especially those who are in the throes of grief. We'll get through these times, but never get over them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>I'm so lucky.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thank you all for being wonderful students and friends. I appreciate your continued support. Sometimes, I even see you at an occasional PCC online workshop. It's great to see your face and hear your voice. I do miss you all.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Here's to the next year!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I sincerely hope 2022 brings us all a great deal of blessings to face whatever is ahead. I know my resolution will be to try to be kinder to everyone. We never know what troubles each of us is facing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Classes for January 2022</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm rather excited about the next session of online classes. We'll be studying how to draw with ink. Some folks are a bit hesitant to draw with something so permanent, but I'll show you how to relieve that fear. Additionally, we'll also explore the hundreds of marks you can use to create your masterpieces. See below for more information. I am continuing to keep my fee at a reasonable level. You deserve it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbUWXNS40OK1dDMemUYgIQzJBXZPU-nr01denzhwZBIlxRLcQuwrODtZynCT14yLh83NZp1j469IJlygumkUZAN6rMBL6LeNXuLAoM8_-wWGyVYDwAZUo5VHP8LE2WxQLsAkLWKdNuHZw/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1160" data-original-width="816" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbUWXNS40OK1dDMemUYgIQzJBXZPU-nr01denzhwZBIlxRLcQuwrODtZynCT14yLh83NZp1j469IJlygumkUZAN6rMBL6LeNXuLAoM8_-wWGyVYDwAZUo5VHP8LE2WxQLsAkLWKdNuHZw/w450-h640/image.png" width="450" /></a></div><br />In January, I'll return to my regularly scheduled articles. I believe we are yet to complete our composition and design coverage.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.jillgoodell.com">www.jillgoodell.com</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="mailto:jjgoodell@gmail.com">jjgoodell@gmail.com</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Jill Jeffers Goodellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508213404296393702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5197000847492824783.post-5398493000630039642021-10-01T16:37:00.003-07:002021-10-03T14:39:16.307-07:00How to compose a picture correctly.<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HdFjHBz1CwQ/YVoiuJGoQCI/AAAAAAAEJUQ/AnfwBXneMlIB7pLgwaEUuirvmI5cNXg4wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1834/ad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1834" data-original-width="1174" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HdFjHBz1CwQ/YVoiuJGoQCI/AAAAAAAEJUQ/AnfwBXneMlIB7pLgwaEUuirvmI5cNXg4wCLcBGAsYHQ/w256-h400/ad.jpg" width="256" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">October 2021 Newsletter: Composition Part I</span></p><p></p><p><b><span style="font-family: arial;">How to compose a picture correctly?</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">For the past five weeks we've been covering the subject of composition and design in my studio class. It's been so very interesting because even though I know the subject, it's always nice to review. That's what I'd like to do here this month and next.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Most of us know the rules. Here are a handful:</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Use the rule of thirds, placing your important subjects on "hotspots"</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Always odd numbers</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Must have a focal point</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Never place your subject in the center, never divide up your drawing into equal halves </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Always have objects off center</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Don't have a lead line go outside the picture </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Crop when necessary</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">People should look at the focal point or viewer</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">No kissing allowed (objects touching)</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Rest assured, there are more rules. But let me point out, in all my years of teaching and exhibiting my work, I have never witnessed an art cop. These rules are guidelines to help you to put together a pleasing drawing and/or painting. You probably already know all these rules just because we live in a visual world with magazine ads, flyers and billboards. You know what's appealing because if it isn't you'll pass right on by.</span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">But it's nice to know what works and what doesn't. In the next couple of newsletters I will share these composition rules and concepts with you by using pictures--drawings, photos and paintings. I hope that will help you more than a bunch of words.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Let's begin with some terms. In composition there are two distinct parts: <b><i>Elements of Art and Principals of Design</i></b>. The <b>elements</b> are all the bits and pieces you have that goes into a painting: </span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Line</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Shape</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Form</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Color</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Space</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Texture</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: arial;">The <b>principles of design</b> are where you put those bits and pieces, in other words, the layout: </span><p></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Balance</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Contrast, </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Proportion</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Pattern </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Rhythm</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Emphasis</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Unity </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Variety</span></li></ul><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">It's about guiding the eye.</span> </span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Line</span></b></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The following photo is a perfect example of line, drawing you into the picture. It's also an example of the Fibonacci sequence, part of which is called the golden mean. It appears everywhere in nature. See this <a href="https://www.cnet.com/pictures/natures-patterns-golden-spirals-and-branching-fractals/3/">link</a> to learn more. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-feLMOv5INoM/YVYtR4s5vJI/AAAAAAAEJII/LHEJjyxBaaMI69Srmdi75HuWJaX7NroqACLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="675" height="266" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-feLMOv5INoM/YVYtR4s5vJI/AAAAAAAEJII/LHEJjyxBaaMI69Srmdi75HuWJaX7NroqACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/image.png" width="400" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Shape</b><br />I love this picture. It's monochromatic, but speaks volumes through strong values. Notice the triangle in the lower right-hand corner (spit of land), which points to the woman who then takes you to the boats and then the moon. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">There are three basic shapes we work with in art: rectangle (square, parallelogram), circle (oval, ellipse) and triangle. Notice in this photo there are all three with the moon as the circle, spit of land as the triangle and the boats as a series of rectangles. To give all these shapes a three-dimensional presence, you need to create form.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eUu3RFrCrU0/YVYtjxyKUCI/AAAAAAAEJIQ/z8QsAIosnPYyXHxYVIlZxMgOI9kPhxtkwCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="640" height="270" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eUu3RFrCrU0/YVYtjxyKUCI/AAAAAAAEJIQ/z8QsAIosnPYyXHxYVIlZxMgOI9kPhxtkwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h270/image.png" width="400" /></span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Form</b><br />A simple circle is just that until you add value to it, then it becomes a sphere. As we have discussed in my workshops and classes, the best way to add value is to study a value finder (below) and the lighting of the object. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J2LviJR-aW0/YVdVM90s_qI/AAAAAAAEJJU/X86Aa4sdTvghYALx4VaBzdgn6FVu-zz3gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1315/value%2Bfinder.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="293" data-original-width="1315" height="142" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J2LviJR-aW0/YVdVM90s_qI/AAAAAAAEJJU/X86Aa4sdTvghYALx4VaBzdgn6FVu-zz3gCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h142/value%2Bfinder.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z5wvD3qc0ho/YVdVYUfJQdI/AAAAAAAEJJY/Q4GoJ6Gx-qcdzSPYRJq5SDu00vOGywxWwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1623/cp%2Bvalue119.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1301" data-original-width="1623" height="321" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z5wvD3qc0ho/YVdVYUfJQdI/AAAAAAAEJJY/Q4GoJ6Gx-qcdzSPYRJq5SDu00vOGywxWwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h321/cp%2Bvalue119.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The sphere above was drawn with graphite pencil. I actually repeated the value scale on the page to help with the proper shading. It helps also to fine a scrap of paper that's similar so you know how the "color" will look like to help guide you</span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Rule of Thirds</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The golden mean. mentioned above, is too lengthy to discuss here. Instead, I'd like to introduce a related subject, the rule of thirds. While teaching, I refer to this visual aid all the time. Here it is visually:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-e1uXeG9Ckks/YVY0IW7AUCI/AAAAAAAEJI0/ioSxnQvzUAYYDAhkdNdRmqHNVJidv2AkACLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="984" height="272" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-e1uXeG9Ckks/YVY0IW7AUCI/AAAAAAAEJI0/ioSxnQvzUAYYDAhkdNdRmqHNVJidv2AkACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h272/image.png" width="400" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I usually use this as a grid (rule of thirds) to help me with proportion. How many times have you drawn a person and suddenly when you get to her feet, there's no paper left. This grid helps to keep everything inside the picture plane. I also use it to help with placing my elements near or on top of my "hot spots"--those black circles where the lines intersect inside the grid. They not only help you keep your pictures well balanced, but they also help you determine your focal point.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6xfyLcAGwJQ/YVY2Q-dcjmI/AAAAAAAEJJI/0ku6AZ3Pz2MIuIVbafIH5YPY-r7ugY7pgCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="371" data-original-width="582" height="255" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6xfyLcAGwJQ/YVY2Q-dcjmI/AAAAAAAEJJI/0ku6AZ3Pz2MIuIVbafIH5YPY-r7ugY7pgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h255/image.png" width="400" /></span></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UQcQ2VaDeFs/YVY2Fp8LNeI/AAAAAAAEJJE/8o9mfU7hS64g7GIXQxGkrYZ8xdHOutQLACLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="573" height="396" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UQcQ2VaDeFs/YVY2Fp8LNeI/AAAAAAAEJJE/8o9mfU7hS64g7GIXQxGkrYZ8xdHOutQLACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h396/image.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Here is an example using Monet's painting, <i>End of the Summer</i>. Notice that the larger haystack on the right is the focal point, placed on two hotspots. But also consider the shapes and form. We have triangles placed on top of rectangles. He used light and dark to express the volume, giving further substance by shadow on the ground. You can almost feel the texture as well--to be discussed later.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Now that you've been given just a smattering of what's involved with composition. Here is a trick question. Does this painting follow the “rules”?</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-k_93hBa7GxQ/YVYy3U0VL-I/AAAAAAAEJIY/4fhIeXZydJAWz4KG8TIoVzCk0vUFlWZ9wCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="792" height="303" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-k_93hBa7GxQ/YVYy3U0VL-I/AAAAAAAEJIY/4fhIeXZydJAWz4KG8TIoVzCk0vUFlWZ9wCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h303/image.png" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Paris Street; Rainy Day, Gustave Caillebotte| 1877 |Oil on canvas | Art Institute of Chicago</span></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SDIrK7XDas4/YVdgkEg70kI/AAAAAAAEJJk/JU0bNOcyfzIPkFHzg_NI3Glp7qkZCI36gCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="509" data-original-width="671" height="486" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SDIrK7XDas4/YVdgkEg70kI/AAAAAAAEJJk/JU0bNOcyfzIPkFHzg_NI3Glp7qkZCI36gCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h486/image.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Hint: the rule says never divide your drawing (painting) into equal halves </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Next newsletter,</b> we'll cover color, space and texture. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-family: arial;">What's coming up in studio?</span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.4667px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">5-Week Online Classes<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #558ed5; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.4667px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Discover Watercolor Pencils<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: arial;">An easy approach<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Tuesdays October 19- November 16 or<br />Wednesdays October 20 - November 17</span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.<br />$90 per five-week session</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Here's another chance to learn more about watercolor pencils in conjunction with ink and watercolor. 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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #558ed5; font-family: arial; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #558ED5; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: "lumm=60000 lumo=40000"; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text2; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">What's
my line?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">When we start a drawing or painting project, most of us begin with the line. Even Michelangelo, who sculpted the famous La Pietà in Vatican City, began with a pencil and paper. In fact, it's been said that he would create 100-150 drawings before he ever struck stone. He wanted to know his subject. I have done the same with commission work, drawing over 60 poppies to get them right. To this day, I can draw a poppy flower from my mind.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5_bzwBy3tVXp-7UplHLfJGVZk0c38rCNOm-9mjc0ytR50aJbKYb8LsAdPVjFu3DGMPfTwt8_4YeeUj-omB-KY_zIVlzRTv_4_LM9BdxE7c9mF7LRtSIU6zVlaAzxuiAKwCb_xUdt_TI_Z/s1531/klee.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1205" data-original-width="1531" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5_bzwBy3tVXp-7UplHLfJGVZk0c38rCNOm-9mjc0ytR50aJbKYb8LsAdPVjFu3DGMPfTwt8_4YeeUj-omB-KY_zIVlzRTv_4_LM9BdxE7c9mF7LRtSIU6zVlaAzxuiAKwCb_xUdt_TI_Z/w320-h253/klee.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Why go
through all the trouble? Simply because, drawings are the skeleton of all art and
the line is the foundation. We either use contour lines (French for outline), or
sketch lines or gesture lines. A simple drawing with no modeling (<span style="background: white; color: #2b2b2b;">creating the illusion of
three-dimensionality using value) looks like your typical coloring book
drawing, like these: </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UrqKufZ-c4A/YSqFSKwmFII/AAAAAAAEI0g/1RPHiidhXuQ_f-TL1UoQqleL7-0FLhFSgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/car-coloring-page-0012-q4.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UrqKufZ-c4A/YSqFSKwmFII/AAAAAAAEI0g/1RPHiidhXuQ_f-TL1UoQqleL7-0FLhFSgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/car-coloring-page-0012-q4.gif" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gfWsV0udcUM/YSqEzeAQI1I/AAAAAAAEI0Y/IOTdxgYhLbAUodX6okEprUHp2FcFFmi7ACLcBGAsYHQ/s903/flower-coloring-page-0002-q1.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="903" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gfWsV0udcUM/YSqEzeAQI1I/AAAAAAAEI0Y/IOTdxgYhLbAUodX6okEprUHp2FcFFmi7ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/flower-coloring-page-0002-q1.gif" width="248" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span face=""Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">They are
called line drawings. In the olden days in advertising (I’m showing my age), it
was too expensive to include photos in ads, so line drawings were used a lot.
If you notice, these above drawings have no values (light and dark). They are
clearly two-dimensional<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Another
famous 2-D drawing is the one that author, Betty Edwards included in her book, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain.</i>
It's Picasso's drawing of Igor Stravinsky, the Russian composer. She tells her
readers to draw the picture upside down, encouraging everyone to "see"
shapes instead of the object itself (a great exercise, by the way).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AxxjJaelLo8/YSqFl320hFI/AAAAAAAEI0o/o3lZYc7wYEc9zRHbQTv22U-dGYaZiFB-ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/raf%252C750x1000%252C075%252Ct%252CFFFFFF_97ab1c12de.u7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AxxjJaelLo8/YSqFl320hFI/AAAAAAAEI0o/o3lZYc7wYEc9zRHbQTv22U-dGYaZiFB-ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/raf%252C750x1000%252C075%252Ct%252CFFFFFF_97ab1c12de.u7.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: left;">Notice the
drawing is all lines. There are no values. Just a 2-D object on a 2-D surface.
Even so, you can still feel the tension of the subject through his facial
expression, seated position and hands. In other words, simple line drawings can
tell your story as much as those with more detail and depth.</div></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Creating 3-D
effect with line<br /></span></b><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Fortunately,
you are not stuck with line drawings. You can create volume and the illusion of
a three dimensional object by also using line (of course you can use the side
of your pencil and a blender to shade in values, but we’re sticking with line
for now). So how do we create this illusion? By using several marks, two of
which I will discuss today: </span><b>the hatch
and cross-hatch lines.</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">By
manipulating these lines or marks you can add depth, value and volume. As you
can see in the example below, the hatch marks are simply lines drawn together.
The closer they get the darker they become. The same is true with cross-hatch.
The more lines you add, the deeper the value.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RLBHozRcbNI/YSqGHQZVI-I/AAAAAAAEI0w/0B5OXDZdKRQV3t6qrCcJUHgDGsvyo4gfgCLcBGAsYHQ/s506/2021-08-26_16-51-53.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="506" height="253" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RLBHozRcbNI/YSqGHQZVI-I/AAAAAAAEI0w/0B5OXDZdKRQV3t6qrCcJUHgDGsvyo4gfgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h253/2021-08-26_16-51-53.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: left;">Here are two
line drawings where I added hatch and cross-hatch marks. Can you see the illusion
of a 3-D object?</div></span><p></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jpNUjNsNK2E/YSqGbYXLwZI/AAAAAAAEI04/2hF7U6bXQmsBa34q7dYq_tFlDHZwkVAJwCLcBGAsYHQ/s583/fence.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="415" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jpNUjNsNK2E/YSqGbYXLwZI/AAAAAAAEI04/2hF7U6bXQmsBa34q7dYq_tFlDHZwkVAJwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/fence.jpg" width="228" /></span></a></div><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Hatch marks</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Notice I have drawn lines farther
apart to indicate light and closer together to create shadow. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Again, I have used hatch and cross-hatch lines that are farther apart to indicate lighter areas and closer together to indicate dark or shadow.</span><!--[endif]--></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ODVPutGs3A4/YSqGrMvAaqI/AAAAAAAEI08/2Q-qg1MhG6AiwxWrZMjcTgVaiViEN1hCACLcBGAsYHQ/s1772/drawingaa.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="1772" height="199" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ODVPutGs3A4/YSqGrMvAaqI/AAAAAAAEI08/2Q-qg1MhG6AiwxWrZMjcTgVaiViEN1hCACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h199/drawingaa.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif""><b>Cross-hatch marks</b></span><b style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><b>The psychology of line<br /></b></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Along with
creating lines for volume and depth, you can also draw lines that indicate how you
feel or how the artist wants you to feel. Look at these examples:</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5DAp43Xfr54/YSqHGQ5VYoI/AAAAAAAEI1I/pKne2mclZFgu9i65PYC6UGhDPv2sX9FugCLcBGAsYHQ/s1436/lines.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="726" data-original-width="1436" height="203" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5DAp43Xfr54/YSqHGQ5VYoI/AAAAAAAEI1I/pKne2mclZFgu9i65PYC6UGhDPv2sX9FugCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h203/lines.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">These
are random feelings and my interpretation of these lines. Perhaps I may not
feel the same way tomorrow. It's all subjective. These type of lines are often
used in an abstract way. Take for instance Edvard Munch's <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Scream</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aPb5LDEhvcA/YSqHQVZmKlI/AAAAAAAEI1M/OFVYs4eKc0wFXxgIEMFu4s5cVRJOYx-fQCLcBGAsYHQ/s667/2021-08-24_13-19-29.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="458" data-original-width="667" height="275" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aPb5LDEhvcA/YSqHQVZmKlI/AAAAAAAEI1M/OFVYs4eKc0wFXxgIEMFu4s5cVRJOYx-fQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h275/2021-08-24_13-19-29.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Notice the
variety of lines and how abrupt and scary they are. I really don't know if the
figure is even necessary as the marks give me the creeps alone,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Drawing
with one line<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Now that we
have briefly touched upon the subject of line, I'd like to offer a fun
exercise, called the continuous line or one-line drawing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Picasso is
famous for this method. If you ever get a chance to read up on Picasso, you may
find out that this guy, who created very confusing portraits (to me), was truly a
master. He began his career as a realist probably because his father, who was
an art professor, pushed him in that direction. But as we see he went from
there, on to creating a whole new form of art, namely cubism. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">These fun
drawings are done by placing your pen on paper and not letting up until you are
done. It’s similar to blind contour drawing, but in this case you look at the
subject. What's more, Picasso had a method of reducing an object to one line.
Here's how he did it with a bull:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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show you what I mean by showing some of Picasso's many one-line drawings.</span></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s7bBLXADkfQ/YSqH9SryxZI/AAAAAAAEI1g/smw5vrwvRF8LcDeG8sd_-m0j61zsFhY6gCLcBGAsYHQ/s662/2021-08-27_13-26-52.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="515" data-original-width="662" height="249" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s7bBLXADkfQ/YSqH9SryxZI/AAAAAAAEI1g/smw5vrwvRF8LcDeG8sd_-m0j61zsFhY6gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-08-27_13-26-52.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xbCeU9rhkLo/YSqH9QcQOZI/AAAAAAAEI1k/saZiMneha4wwgesgwe-vbsFS7QJDZdfkwCLcBGAsYHQ/s641/elumina-inspiration-one-line-picasso-drawings-flamingo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="641" data-original-width="398" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xbCeU9rhkLo/YSqH9QcQOZI/AAAAAAAEI1k/saZiMneha4wwgesgwe-vbsFS7QJDZdfkwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/elumina-inspiration-one-line-picasso-drawings-flamingo.jpg" width="199" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RKrxnRkfWPQ/YSqH9d2x__I/AAAAAAAEI1o/J5GY-BCTc7Q-fiqpjr_Tibm_4crm75TLgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1080/elumina-inspiration-one-line-picasso-drawings-girl-with-dove-peace-face-of-peace.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RKrxnRkfWPQ/YSqH9d2x__I/AAAAAAAEI1o/J5GY-BCTc7Q-fiqpjr_Tibm_4crm75TLgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/elumina-inspiration-one-line-picasso-drawings-girl-with-dove-peace-face-of-peace.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">So what do you think? Can you do it? I chose very simple subjects, a lamp and a mug. It took me quite a few times to draw it, but I did. Quite primitive, wouldn't you say -- but fun.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U1v2UtlOUAo/YSqI56jBFEI/AAAAAAAEI2A/waXlnkm8eqUTWabbyy5Dps1v4NbIEEoiwCLcBGAsYHQ/s795/Handwritten_2021-08-27_135454.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="572" data-original-width="795" height="288" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U1v2UtlOUAo/YSqI56jBFEI/AAAAAAAEI2A/waXlnkm8eqUTWabbyy5Dps1v4NbIEEoiwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h288/Handwritten_2021-08-27_135454.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And just one more picture. Here is a great example of continuous line by <a href="https://dft.art/">DFT</a>. I love it!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><o:p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9Skhw8s84-A/YSqJP6WmD7I/AAAAAAAEI2I/Y87cAzducogIMgd1uOtAdadmE-80dKSWACLcBGAsYHQ/s1400/pres-001c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1400" height="244" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9Skhw8s84-A/YSqJP6WmD7I/AAAAAAAEI2I/Y87cAzducogIMgd1uOtAdadmE-80dKSWACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h244/pres-001c.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In
conclusion, the line is a fascinating element of art--it's versatile,
expressive, a guiding light and so much more. I hope you enjoyed our journey to
today. While speaking of composition, keep on going and see the classes that
are being offered by me this fall. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LbsVPqY_m8Y/YSqQpefD1PI/AAAAAAAEI2Y/X9vV89dhXtcxGHxZcBuC7hlasKi2WSoNQCLcBGAsYHQ/s225/download.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LbsVPqY_m8Y/YSqQpefD1PI/AAAAAAAEI2Y/X9vV89dhXtcxGHxZcBuC7hlasKi2WSoNQCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h200/download.png" width="200" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> <span face="Arial, sans-serif">What's coming up for Fall of 2021</span></span></div>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">5-Week
Online Classes<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #558ed5; font-family: arial; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #558ED5; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: "lumm=60000 lumo=40000"; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text2; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">Composition
for the Artist<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;">An easy approach<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tuesdays September 7- October 2 or<br />
Wednesdays September 8 - October 3<br />
$90 per five-week session<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">One of the
most mysterious things I faced when I returned to fine art was all these rules
I kept on hearing about when composing a picture. No one really explained it
fully, just a comment here and there—“always use odd numbers, find your sweet
spot, never have subjects in the center” and so on. It took a while, but I
found out that yes, there are rules, but rules are made to broken. Let me share
my knowledge with you for five weeks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif""><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"">Some of the topics:</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What
is composition?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">The
rules<o:p></o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Elements
and principals of composition<o:p></o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Learn
how to create a good design<o:p></o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What
to do and not to do<o:p></o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Going
with your instinct, expressional self<o:p></o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Imitation
vs. Imagination<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tUi8zKHA9BY/YSqRLDx5RBI/AAAAAAAEI2g/ZkrwsTKmbc0T-CS8Y6YrLSAG179yci_oQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1920/coffee-983955_1920.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1215" data-original-width="1920" height="254" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tUi8zKHA9BY/YSqRLDx5RBI/AAAAAAAEI2g/ZkrwsTKmbc0T-CS8Y6YrLSAG179yci_oQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h254/coffee-983955_1920.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Is this a
good composition or not? Come to class to find out!</span></p></div>Jill Jeffers Goodellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508213404296393702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5197000847492824783.post-5674483697601995402021-06-21T09:16:00.001-07:002021-06-21T09:16:19.869-07:00Household Stuff for Art<p><i>During this transaction time, I'm writing a smaller article than usual. Next month, you can expect one with much more information, such as single line drawing. See you then.</i></p><p><span></span></p><a name='more'></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">What art tools are hidden in your home?</span></b></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Doing art can be expensive. Within the past twenty years, I have witnessed the rise of paper products alone go from reasonable to absolutely ridiculous. I used to buy 20 x 30 watercolor paper for around $3.00 a sheet, today it's over $8.00. Wow, more than doubled. In these times we have to find ways to save money. Some may be sitting right inside your house.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Let's stop in the kitchen.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Dish drying mat</b><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g_bu6FHQafg/YMlSvu43KGI/AAAAAAAEF7w/igitk9fKsAYkVyfpebsOs1wuZNJu2cU4gCLcBGAsYHQ/s451/2021-06-15_18-09-49.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="343" data-original-width="451" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g_bu6FHQafg/YMlSvu43KGI/AAAAAAAEF7w/igitk9fKsAYkVyfpebsOs1wuZNJu2cU4gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-06-15_18-09-49.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">A couple of years ago, I was washing dishes and put them on one of those dish drying mats and then, I had an inspiration. Why not use the mat to wipe my brush when painting? I've been doing that ever since. I also use the mat to clean my erasers from left over graphite. It's a perfect companion to my work table. Yes, when it gets to dirty, I just put it in the laundry.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bCAZDnAGCpw/YMlU-I9WKSI/AAAAAAAEF8M/qCkKTGqV6ngjh7zhruoNfCAYHIjOvNMBgCLcBGAsYHQ/s728/2021-06-15_18-32-52.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="728" data-original-width="418" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bCAZDnAGCpw/YMlU-I9WKSI/AAAAAAAEF8M/qCkKTGqV6ngjh7zhruoNfCAYHIjOvNMBgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-06-15_18-32-52.jpg" /></span></a></div></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Spoons, forks or knives</b>. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I've used all. The spoon is great for getting paint our of paint tubs or making impressions on your paper. Forks can provide an imprint for pathways in your paint and knives of course can help smear the paint down on your canvas as well as create fun marks.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Here are some more ideas:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihQXvZYMfOnPeNZI_LWTG9Hiu2oLu1D2iffvYAyokFaRZLi3czARBjPURzKpks9CqhWvXbLmLSOLeGGdO-75B2aMgrVVX7DXAfAjR3tv3P0bjcH2sVL_U9xCcWSSTfHbtYrA9o-On1pufd/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="325" data-original-width="325" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihQXvZYMfOnPeNZI_LWTG9Hiu2oLu1D2iffvYAyokFaRZLi3czARBjPURzKpks9CqhWvXbLmLSOLeGGdO-75B2aMgrVVX7DXAfAjR3tv3P0bjcH2sVL_U9xCcWSSTfHbtYrA9o-On1pufd/" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Bath sponges:</b> For water color textures, clean away pencil/eraser debris, soaking up water from my brush when watercolor paintng outside. I usually pick up mine at Albertsons for under $5.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Empty toilet or paper towel rolls</b>: dip the edge in paint and you have perfect circles.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Bubble wrap:</b> place in paint for wild texture.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Crumbled foil or plastic wrap</b>: again place in paint for interesting patterns.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Cotton swaps:</b> use for blending colored pencil. I use these along with the pencil blenders. You can get the long wooden ones at Walmart.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RHTQZ4Myq_A/YMlRQtaDWyI/AAAAAAAEF7c/nSKyoKDeg24o18G-u1AzU4D-3G8SF7YMACLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="559" data-original-width="591" height="240" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RHTQZ4Myq_A/YMlRQtaDWyI/AAAAAAAEF7c/nSKyoKDeg24o18G-u1AzU4D-3G8SF7YMACLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" width="254" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Toothbrush:</b> great for splattering and creating paths with paint. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-awQmCORvxYs/YMlRtyAs-mI/AAAAAAAEF7o/r77rTRd-KcwTOtlxUUC9cwfDY4kpt0McQCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="1024" height="172" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-awQmCORvxYs/YMlRtyAs-mI/AAAAAAAEF7o/r77rTRd-KcwTOtlxUUC9cwfDY4kpt0McQCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Credit card:</b> lay some paint out and spread it with the card.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Hair picks and forks</b>: lay some thicker paint and use the prongs for even path.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rCHknQyoBu4/YMlWxuUTcGI/AAAAAAAEF8s/EKKCRpU0Hx80MJZefdDWxreqFOssBZ92wCLcBGAsYHQ/s524/2021-06-15_18-40-14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="524" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rCHknQyoBu4/YMlWxuUTcGI/AAAAAAAEF8s/EKKCRpU0Hx80MJZefdDWxreqFOssBZ92wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-06-15_18-40-14.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Plastic knife:</b> use as a palette knife or creating designs.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Straws:</b> blow through them to move paint, use tips for patterns.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><strong style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><strong style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;">Toothpicks</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;">: make interesting stippling dots, roll them on the side for a different design.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;">Clear plastic cutting boards</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;">: are perfect palettes and easy to wash after your project is done.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;">Large make-up brushes</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;">: are good for as art brushes to clear debris, cheap at Dollar Tree, Target </span><div style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><img data-file-id="5514001" height="80" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4dfdd2ec6125cde4800d735b2/images/00d95441-698c-4d77-f3db-fac1315ad52d.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 80px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 250px;" width="250" /></div><strong style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">My all-time favorite is the #2 Pencil: </strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">which is the same as the HB pencil and easy to find. I bet you have several in some drawers at home.</span><div style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><img data-file-id="5514009" height="150" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4dfdd2ec6125cde4800d735b2/images/0a407f35-2a53-0cf0-ca36-8041c7524ce3.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 150px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 99px;" width="99" /></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">And this is just a short list</span>.</b> There are plenty of "tools" you can find in the household section of the Dollar Tree or any variety store. Just walk down the aisle and look at items that may help you create a texture you never saw before.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><!--more--></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>What's coming up in the Studio?</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">5-Week Online Classes</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial;"><b>Perspective</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">An easy approach</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Tuesdays July 6-August 3 or</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Wednesday July 7-August 4</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">$90 per five-week session</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As we approach the first days of summer, it will be nice to do some drawing and sketching outside. That's when perspective can help. Do you know that perspective can be found in cloud formations, river streams and buildings (of course) like old farm shacks? The next session starting just after Independence Day, will demonstrate how simple perspective can be.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Topics</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">One-point perspective, two point perspective</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">More one-point perspective: clouds, fences, arches</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">More two-perspective: buildings, animals</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Perspective in nature</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Surprise project</span></li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yUYEaJxfwJY/YMp0GCcBpXI/AAAAAAAEF9I/tQZ9xAw_JjsA8q9Lw08hRVjFjXHpti73QCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="870" data-original-width="1161" height="300" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yUYEaJxfwJY/YMp0GCcBpXI/AAAAAAAEF9I/tQZ9xAw_JjsA8q9Lw08hRVjFjXHpti73QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/image.png" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">One point perspective</span></div><br />Next issue: Single line drawing. It's not as easy as it looks!</span></div>Jill Jeffers Goodellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508213404296393702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5197000847492824783.post-33855944903865148642021-04-25T13:30:00.135-07:002021-05-10T12:32:01.368-07:00We've move, but nothing has changed.<p> April 25, 2021</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DBCynAdef9s/YIR8tiTifKI/AAAAAAAEE9E/xx19CdnFo2UvaoaESisw8ae6w71pfkwlQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/moving-forward-quote.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DBCynAdef9s/YIR8tiTifKI/AAAAAAAEE9E/xx19CdnFo2UvaoaESisw8ae6w71pfkwlQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/moving-forward-quote.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">As I write this, I am hidden away in my office while the
movers are here. We are moving back to California, after living and working here in Oregon for 30 years. However, our new location and phone number will be the <i>only</i> things that will change for Glastonbury Studios. You can continue to expect the same art newsletter with stories about individual artists/movements to working with different media. To date I have written over 100 different articles and hope to write another hundred--<i>God willing and the creek don't rise. </i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">For those of you who signed up with the Blogger Feed Burner, you will now have to go to a new site for the newsletter sign up. Blogger has dropped this feature. Now I'm going to be using MailChimp, which may send the newsletter to promotion or spam, so you may want to check out where the newsletter is going if you don't hear from me every five or six weeks. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>For now, you don't have to do anything.</i> I will try to transfer your address to Mailchimp. If that doesn't work, then you can always sign up at this link:</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><a href="http://eepurl.com/byzfYv" style="background-color: white; color: #33aaff; font-family: arial;">http://eepurl.com/byzfYv</a><span style="font-family: arial;">. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">BTW, I will continue writing my newsletter at this site and just use MailChimp for mailing. Nothing ever stays the same, does it?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color: windowtext; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial;"><b>What's coming up?</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Online Spring Classes</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tuesday mornings: May 25-June 22<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Wednesday mornings: May 26-June 23</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">$90 per five-week session</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Subject: Drawing Birds</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Media </b><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Pencil, pen, colored/watercolor pencils, <br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">some watercolor paint.<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Supply list provided upon registration.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Register for class today.<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Contact me through email: <a href="mailto:jjgoodell@gmail.com">jjgoodell@gmail.com</a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rzFFW0UE4sE/YJl9axSLohI/AAAAAAAEFgQ/1aXGuxwtOMI_qjpgybyKt1DApjm6bX8wgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1744/ad1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1744" data-original-width="1406" height="495" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rzFFW0UE4sE/YJl9axSLohI/AAAAAAAEFgQ/1aXGuxwtOMI_qjpgybyKt1DApjm6bX8wgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h495/ad1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5cyK8GNVoA8/YJmJmK78anI/AAAAAAAEFgY/TEGDqMcbBfovCsPvZJw75GG2773V7eP9gCLcBGAsYHQ/s643/logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="643" data-original-width="542" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5cyK8GNVoA8/YJmJmK78anI/AAAAAAAEFgY/TEGDqMcbBfovCsPvZJw75GG2773V7eP9gCLcBGAsYHQ/w169-h200/logo.jpg" width="169" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: xx-small;">10 Seminole Court, Rio Vista, CA 94571</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: xx-small;">jjgoodell@gmail.com</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: xx-small;">www.glastonburystudios.com</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>Jill Jeffers Goodellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508213404296393702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5197000847492824783.post-77884518669807315242021-03-25T11:11:00.001-07:002021-03-26T10:21:44.725-07:00March 2021 Newsletter<p> <span style="font-size: 32px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Giving up!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;">I created a slogan for my business years ago that helps me overcome my worst days.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: right;"><em><span style="color: #0099ff;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Don’t be afraid to make bad art. Be more afraid of never creating any art at all.</span></span></span></em></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />When times get tough, it’s really easy to drop the pencil or brush and walk away. That’s okay if it is just to give yourself a break; it’s not okay if you plan on walking away for good.<br /><br />Back when I was teaching beginning drawing classes at Portland Community College, my first exercise called for every student to take a piece of paper from their sketchbook, crumple it up and throw it across the room (even at me!). Then, I’d say, “Good. You’ve done it. You’ve thrown your first piece of paper away. Now you can start again.”<br /><br />Obviously I was trying to show my students that it’s okay to get to a point where you need to move on and begin looking at your project with a new eye. Is that quitting? Not at all. Notice I didn’t say walk away for good or give up. I emphasized staying with the subject, but trying something new.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> <span style="font-size: 14px;">Thomas Edison</span><br /><span style="font-size: 24px;"><span style="color: #0099ff;"><em>“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”</em></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Thomas Edison was an amazing inventor. He refused to succumb to failure. Instead he viewed his attempts not as failures but just learning what doesn’t work. As he said, “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” It’s attitude. In the creative process so many of us think we are a failure if we give up on a project. Not so, in fact, I believe it may help you. Why hit your head against a wall and get the same result. Of course, I’m not suggesting that when it gets hard, we should just give up. Instead I think we should first try all sorts of things.<br /> <br /><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Walk Away</strong></span><br />First walk away, take a breather. There’s nothing like a break. Go for a walk, call a friend. One artist I read tells us to go wash dishes. The warmth and monotony of the process may help to nudge things along.<br /><br />I’m a strong proponent of putting projects away. As a copywriter in my previous life, I had to write copy under extremely short deadlines. Sometimes it seemed I’d never make it or what I was writing was sheer hogwash (sometimes it probably was). That’s when I’d put the piece in a drawer. Yes, I’d even print it out and physically set it aside. Why? I needed to step away from the problem. The same goes for any difficulty. Sometimes you just need a new perspective, a new way of approaching what’s in front of you. Giving yourself some space helps you “noodle” around in your thoughts.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Fear</strong></span><br />Fear is often a stumbling block. What’s holding you back? We all want perfection in an imperfect world. There’s that nasty internal critic who’s saying you can’t do it or you’re not really an artist. Let me tell you here and now, perfection is over-rated in art. I believe that art should <em>not</em> be imitation but interpretation. Unless you are doing commission work, your art is you.<br /><br />I remember the scene in the movie <em>Modigliani </em>when Andy Garcia’s character is being criticized for the</span><img data-cke-saved-src="https://mcusercontent.com/4dfdd2ec6125cde4800d735b2/images/85656d94-bf76-4004-b8c3-c36fe8026d42.jpg" data-file-id="5432305" height="250" src="https://mcusercontent.com/4dfdd2ec6125cde4800d735b2/images/85656d94-bf76-4004-b8c3-c36fe8026d42.jpg" style="border: 0px; float: right; height: 250px; margin: 0px; width: 198px;" width="198" /><span style="font-family: arial;"> portrait he is painting. It’s actually sort of silly because the patron should have known his style. As someone who is committed to his own work, he simply continues. Yes Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920) created<br />unusual portraits, but what magic. If he had listened to his critics, we would not have his magnificent work. In other words, trust your gut. Stop if you must, but be true to your interpretations—even break some boundaries.(Right: <em>Blue Eyes</em>, 1917).<br /> <br /><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Do something else</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">James A. Michener</span><br /><span style="color: #0099ff;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><em>“Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.”</em></span></span><br /><br />Another consideration is doing some drawing exercises to loosen you up. How about taking your subject and drawing it and then redrawing it at three-minute intervals. It’s amazing what you will discover each time you encounter the process.<br /><br />A while ago, I was planning a class. I had already promised a subject that I found to be rather difficult—to teach and to accomplish. I was in the middle of a quandary. What should I do? Tell my students I couldn’t teach the subject because it was too hard for me? Nah, that wouldn’t work. So I spent hours trying to conquer it. No luck. I figured the only thing I could do was set it aside, try a new approach. I did.<br /><br />A day later I came back to the project and just started drawing, drawing and drawing. Yes, the first two or three drawings were crap, awful. I persevered and kept drawing in short spurts. Guess what, the more I did, the better I got and eventually was able to teach the process. It worked.<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size: 18px;">Hang it up for now or throw it away</span></strong><br />I have absolutely no problem with throwing away my work that I’m not happy with it. Yes, I have spent, perhaps hours on the piece. Even so, it hasn’t been time wasted. I’ve learned what to do, what not to do. It’s more the journey than the task. But I’m also big on revisiting my work. So for now, perhaps I’ll put it away and look at it months from now. If I still dislike it, then maybe it’s time to move on.<br /><br />Whatever the case, give yourself permission to carve another path in your artwork, but also it never hurts to persevere just to see what happens.<br /><br /></span><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0099ff;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><strong><span style="font-family: arial;">What’s coming up ?</span></strong></span></span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #0099ff;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><strong> Online Spring Classes</strong></span></span><br /><br />Tuesday mornings: April 6-May 4<br />Wednesday mornings: April 7-May 5<br />10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.<br />$90 per five-week session<br /><br /><span style="color: #0099ff;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Subject: Spring Flowers</strong></span></span><br /><br />Media <br />Pencil, Pen, Colored/Watercolor Pencils<br />Supply list provided upon registration<br /><strong>To register, email: <a data-cke-saved-href="mailto:jjgoodell@gmail.com" href="mailto:jjgoodell@gmail.com">jjgoodell@gmail.co</a>m</strong></span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><strong><br /></strong></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Please note: Electronic payment via credit cards will be coming soon. In the meantime, I am accepting payments by check only.</span></div>Jill Jeffers Goodellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508213404296393702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5197000847492824783.post-5976524908999173352021-02-08T15:00:00.002-08:002021-02-08T16:03:16.370-08:00<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">February 2021 Newsletter</span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">What's age got to do with it?</span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Grandma Moses<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">I started my advertising and public relations career at 18 years old. I attended college in the mornings and worked part-time in an ad department for a supermarket. My dad got me the job. I was rather lucky. How many kids get that type of opportunity so young? It was a good fit as I’d always been creative. So I learned the ropes from the bottom (believe me, the very bottom) and learned my future craft. <o:p></o:p></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSAgXnAZquH_qctH-KZZ3MANh2sv2rndMELNm-3wmlP6s1LPOZ_h2h50nP7EfTyjmHbKPtsfy5JzsK8ubhV1iTrIlZQJI9UOKga7QJdqw9ci2Ro2qUwZP31uVtk7XJ48LDnk9QyWv4_oA/s904/age14.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="904" data-original-width="520" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSAgXnAZquH_qctH-KZZ3MANh2sv2rndMELNm-3wmlP6s1LPOZ_h2h50nP7EfTyjmHbKPtsfy5JzsK8ubhV1iTrIlZQJI9UOKga7QJdqw9ci2Ro2qUwZP31uVtk7XJ48LDnk9QyWv4_oA/w184-h320/age14.jpg" width="184" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Anna at 15</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><span style="font-family: arial;">I'd say it was a good career for me. However, the best part of my life is right now. Painting, drawing, writing and teaching. I love it. I am definitely the person I should have always been. I’m just grateful I didn’t have to wait until I was 76 years old, like Anna Mary Robertson Moses, aka Grandma Moses. But hey, it’s never too late.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><i>Aging is an extraordinary process</i></b></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #3d85c6; text-align: center;"><i>where you become the person</i></b></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 23px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 23px;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial;"><b><i>you always should have been.</i> </b></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">David Bowie</span></span></div></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>A late-bloomer who just liked to paint.<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Born a year before the Civil War began in upper state New York, Anna </span><span style="font-family: arial;">came from modest means. She was the third child of 10, and at age 12 left home to work as a hired girl in a nearby farm for 15 years. At 27, she married Thomas Salmon Moses, both relocating to Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. They had 10 children, five that survived. In 1905 she returned to New York. </span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvh7nTk_dvterpJbV0ncIEBTgtXlcHgFQArKatWaRpblSyDVIPW01GcVQy27Gx8ORN6Zz6UDHPLvZryDs7J3cK0KFODANHwAcXirwLwhS8G_bapYnNDb6A-AvXepGID6aXMrquhs1ZZYc/s400/eba483ed-1db2-42d0-994f-9e6675bec0e7.jpg%2521Portrait.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="353" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvh7nTk_dvterpJbV0ncIEBTgtXlcHgFQArKatWaRpblSyDVIPW01GcVQy27Gx8ORN6Zz6UDHPLvZryDs7J3cK0KFODANHwAcXirwLwhS8G_bapYnNDb6A-AvXepGID6aXMrquhs1ZZYc/w282-h320/eba483ed-1db2-42d0-994f-9e6675bec0e7.jpg%2521Portrait.jpg" width="282" /></a>Okay, enough of the dates and stats. Now for the interesting part of her story. Anna had always dabbled in art. As a young girl she would use lemons and grapes to color her pictures. She usually drew from memory and used only the materials at hand such as house paint. To pass the time away, she embroidered, until her arthritis was so bad, she had to stop. That’s when her sister, Celestia suggested that she start to paint. That was the beginning of a whole new world for Anna, although she just considered it something to do.<br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, verdana, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-size: 26.6667px;">Painting's not important.<br />The important</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> </span><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, verdana, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-size: 26.6667px;">thing is keeping busy. </span><span face=""helvetica neue", helvetica, verdana, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: x-small;">Grandma Moses</span></i></span></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p></p><p></p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Be it raising cows or children, embroidery, painting, Anna wanted to keep busy. She wasn’t career-minded. She was simply living a life that was enriched by her painting. By the way, she did enter her paintings, along with baked good and preserves, at the county fair. But only won prizes for her food. The paintings were ignored.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZNsmaWZXCZVxryvHxWjR0b8ZcbQP454LEkmLHBtVNLN0MyxQAXOLWBJfNOTeDtfQbYm34asosAvSotnpoELOkJqJd_KBv2oqMzLyWPXyTv7te2M5L4yv-egnOS7AxOgpy4j-pMV3cj70/s796/2021-02-04_11-58-48.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="796" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZNsmaWZXCZVxryvHxWjR0b8ZcbQP454LEkmLHBtVNLN0MyxQAXOLWBJfNOTeDtfQbYm34asosAvSotnpoELOkJqJd_KBv2oqMzLyWPXyTv7te2M5L4yv-egnOS7AxOgpy4j-pMV3cj70/s320/2021-02-04_11-58-48.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Sugaring Off 1943</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Hanging your work in a drug store can work.<br /></b>Then, Anna happened to hang her pictures in a nearby drug store, </span><span style="font-family: arial;">which</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> was common even when I was a kid. I remember local artists’ works hanging in the post office and several coffee shops. I always wondered if anyone ever bought them. </span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">In Anna's case, it worked. One</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> day an art collector, Louis Caldor, walked past the store, noticing the paintings in the window. He went inside and bought all of them, which were going for $3-$5 each.</span><p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Within one year, she was exhibiting at the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art in the show ”Contemporary Unknown American Painters.” Eventually, she became so popular that her future exhibits drew record-breaking crowds. Anna’s work was often used to promote the holidays in the 40s and 50s. In 1947, Hallmark sold 16 million cards with her art splashed on the front covers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFikvAuAFUYEJ99sZCbVJ7FTow1W6y3zYtVhuNHF9ipsU6v1HhuiWfPZP4GxeX9rQCvY5wY34JfN8rYRXlFJyrYnv8ggbQYHqBXsRkEqQSKmr1riZW7wucQLqcETItJDPmG4mK9RCUXk/s868/GrandmaMosesStamp1969.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="868" data-original-width="562" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFikvAuAFUYEJ99sZCbVJ7FTow1W6y3zYtVhuNHF9ipsU6v1HhuiWfPZP4GxeX9rQCvY5wY34JfN8rYRXlFJyrYnv8ggbQYHqBXsRkEqQSKmr1riZW7wucQLqcETItJDPmG4mK9RCUXk/s320/GrandmaMosesStamp1969.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Speaking of covers, Anna also appeared on the front cover of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Time</i> magazine when she was 93 and received two honorary doctorate degrees. Those $3-5 paintings are now selling in the millions. In particular, her <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sugaring Off</i> painting was sold in 2006 for $1.2 million. Not bad for someone who couldn’t even sell one picture at a county fair. Even the post office got into the act with one of her paintings.<o:p></o:p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Age doesn’t matter.<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;">So what does this tell me? Of course, we’re never too old to start something new. </span><span style="font-family: arial; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Age is only in our minds. I met a woman once who told me she was too old to learn something new. She was 52. I thought that was incredulous thinking. Today, I suspect it’s more societal thinking. We are obsessed with youth to a point where we think only the young can create fresh new ideas. That’s simply bunk.</span><span style="font-family: arial; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Perhaps this thought process comes from the glorification of the high tech industry that is famous for young entrepreneurs starting companies (i.e., </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Bill Gates at 23 and Steve Jobs at 21).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">In fact when I was researching for this article, I searched under “late bloomers.” I was rather surprised to see that many people were listed as young as 32 to 41. What? If these folks are considered late bloomers then no wonder someone would think 52 is too old to learn. In all fairness, there were a lot of people I found who are above 60, but <i>many</i> were listed in their 40s.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Here’s a short list for the 60+:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Daniel Defoe wrote <i>Robinson Crusoe</i> at 60.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Harlan Sanders started KFC at 65.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Laura Ingalls Wilder was 65 when her first book was published.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Harry Bernstein was 93 when he wrote <i>The Invisible Wall: A love story that broke barriers</i> (he went on to write another book a few years later).</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Dr. Peter Mark Roget began writing his <i>Thesaurus</i> at 69, published it at 73 and continued to work on it until 90.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Noah Webster finished his dictionary at 70.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Ben Franklin signed the Declaration of Independence at 70 and then the Constitution at 81 (and that was in the 1700s!).</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Nancy Pelosi became the first female Speaker of the House at 67. Today she is 81. </span></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i><span>You are never too old to set<br />another goal or<br />to dream a new dream</span><span>.</span></i></span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">CS Lewis</span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Yes, I agree, no matter what age you are, you can learn something new or set a new goal for yourself. I have students who are in their twenties all the way up to their eighties. If I see any difference between the young and the “old,” it is that the latter is more conscientious, more deliberate, more open to learning new ways.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">So my point—don’t let age stop you from being the person who ought to be. Grab your passion and run with it as long as you can! </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;"><i>Getting older is an adventure,</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;"><i>not a problem</i>.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> </span>Betty Freidman</span></div></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj1njkIgPPPBoZPxE6IhzrTEAcdoEo-9l7LMI6c542pPgXB0gt_zQ9jnRFkmIuVhzpD9QB4zTB5SeBoPQSQNkQDbxXLkqQeLjtdt-pOSJaLRu8P-PQQW3qbtaoGzuzUTlrCy4SNw8otvU/s1550/grandmamoses.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1550" data-original-width="1095" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj1njkIgPPPBoZPxE6IhzrTEAcdoEo-9l7LMI6c542pPgXB0gt_zQ9jnRFkmIuVhzpD9QB4zTB5SeBoPQSQNkQDbxXLkqQeLjtdt-pOSJaLRu8P-PQQW3qbtaoGzuzUTlrCy4SNw8otvU/w283-h400/grandmamoses.jpg" width="283" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial;"><b>An interesting fact about Grand Moses</b>: </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">When her arthritis got worse in her right hand, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">she taught herself how to paint with left. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Now that's tenacity!</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span><a name='more'></a></span><p></p></div><div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><b style="color: red; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">What’s coming up ?</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; 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margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="172" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhchCR6suzaPt0N7jPW8QBAjjNTDVd_Z-fYTkWQqdMu_ExkSJ0y6QS2c0tlDVQZmy_KHUdkpuO22irAyzEjmnWBftv4G2J3iEBn827ux40t3uMzw61qZfh6LfP5X32DONa3zp0E5-BYt4g/s320/xmastree+%25282%2529.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Pen & Watercolor<br /></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">©Jill Jeffers Goodell</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is probably the weirdest Christmas holiday I've ever encountered. Instead of going out to shop for presents, visit our favorite holiday haunts or see family and friends, we're hunkered down. Traditionally, the holiday season is one of my favorite because of the activities--church choirs, cookie exchanges, dinner plans, decorations and simply the hustle and bustle of the time. It's always been magical for me.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've never experienced a dichotomy such as this. On one hand, we're trying to celebrate and on the other, we find ourselves mourning. As I write this newsletter thousands of souls are losing their lives and others are battling this unholy medical war. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">While praying for peace on earth and goodwill toward men, we are now including prayers for all the medical front-liners, the people who have lost their jobs and those who are facing unimaginable financial crises in the coming months. This is the year to be most grateful for what we have, although frankly I can't wait to see it go.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Whenever I face anxious circumstances from cancer to political uncertainty, I head for my studio. It's a time to be creative. It doesn't matter what subject or medium I use. I just need to pour my heart and soul into creating something that wasn't there before. </span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-DuZX7Dp0Zbk5LT3pfOoLzdjM_2IYjzIG_broNzifXYmffjfVLU5_AGzOS4o-DbGkKK0MfPlIEYbZmd1Jn5hGc3eIR8E_OuTeeiToqQ5vAKRNI1TMaD204ZCUNlyDzwSS7WRTedoJb-4/s556/holidayballs.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="556" data-original-width="370" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-DuZX7Dp0Zbk5LT3pfOoLzdjM_2IYjzIG_broNzifXYmffjfVLU5_AGzOS4o-DbGkKK0MfPlIEYbZmd1Jn5hGc3eIR8E_OuTeeiToqQ5vAKRNI1TMaD204ZCUNlyDzwSS7WRTedoJb-4/s320/holidayballs.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Soft pastel ©Jill Jeffers Goodell<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;">I seem to enter a zone where my troubles seem to vanish. Also, I try to keep the critic at bay. I just let loose and do it. Surprisingly, it works.</span><p><b style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: courier;"><i><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 19.5px;">Art en</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 19.5px;">ables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time. Thomas Merton</span></i></b></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLiBcJboClCIzKCtHuaCTnD1ZLB5Mk8gMYgVxsAs83_BSCTuxfl1WalhunsxVOVA_NfAaRZ7WcoONTvauy9ftknEifJxwgIlHnETe6Q9yfRFXoDf-vVuMX3uf9Tb09eNsN-yWuCey1uvE/s1034/Christmas+tree+2020.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1034" data-original-width="590" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLiBcJboClCIzKCtHuaCTnD1ZLB5Mk8gMYgVxsAs83_BSCTuxfl1WalhunsxVOVA_NfAaRZ7WcoONTvauy9ftknEifJxwgIlHnETe6Q9yfRFXoDf-vVuMX3uf9Tb09eNsN-yWuCey1uvE/w257-h452/Christmas+tree+2020.jpg" width="257" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Pen & Watercolor<br />©Jill Jeffers Goodell</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">With that in mind, I'd like to suggest spending some time on art this season. Below you will find a list of ideas, along with some websites that may help along the way. Not only is this good for you, but through Zoom, you can share the experience with other artists, friends, nieces, nephews, grandchildren or even the kid across the street. Think of it as your way to spread the holiday cheer.</span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">Sixteen holiday subjects</span></span></p><p></p><p></p><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">An angel</div></span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Santa Clause</div></span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Reindeer</div></span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Snowman</div></span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Skates/sleds</div></span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Stockings</div></span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Ornaments and lights</div></span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Gingerbread men/house</div></span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Tree</div></span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Presents</div></span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Bells</div></span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Holly</div></span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Wreath</div></span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Toys</div></span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Candy Cane</div></span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Fir/Pine Cone</div></span><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFk_ef91VZ_6Ksl5H71QRnCGWV_cyARZXDxWwRAQt3ntAEKz1zpHQteOHmCNAJAqEsLeMfYOPeUug0_-819_ZcGOiWFTreUPMU38WPZ7qxW2QKiEV9X6bdgJDZuJNQeX1wcKOe0w2q_E/s1605/holidayballs+2.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1266" data-original-width="1605" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFk_ef91VZ_6Ksl5H71QRnCGWV_cyARZXDxWwRAQt3ntAEKz1zpHQteOHmCNAJAqEsLeMfYOPeUug0_-819_ZcGOiWFTreUPMU38WPZ7qxW2QKiEV9X6bdgJDZuJNQeX1wcKOe0w2q_E/s320/holidayballs+2.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span>Soft Pastel </span>©Jill Jeffers Goodell</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Some sites for ideas<span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/prakash4u1982/christmas-decorations-drawings/">https://www.pinterest.com/prakash4u1982/christmas-decorations-drawings/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/rochelle308/christmas-drawing/">https://www.pinterest.com/rochelle308/christmas-drawing/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://easydrawingseasy.com/digital-drawings/christmas-drawing/">https://easydrawingseasy.com/digital-drawings/christmas-drawing/</a></p></div><span><!--more--></span><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><i><span style="color: red;">Happy</span> <span style="color: #38761d;">Holidays</span> </i></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDyisAmkYfPy4lW1KZLSmgPAPbL0bQWh8rZk-SIlXDs5j2duMAuTWEKI32qxhG3PjOZmSdsAbE7hbpUZjRuSS3Y6aVuZEfnqQX8iCoadSygPAi4MMuJWFn89Hk_E0A3y_PkvGAaH002Ks/s860/IMG_0002.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="707" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDyisAmkYfPy4lW1KZLSmgPAPbL0bQWh8rZk-SIlXDs5j2duMAuTWEKI32qxhG3PjOZmSdsAbE7hbpUZjRuSS3Y6aVuZEfnqQX8iCoadSygPAi4MMuJWFn89Hk_E0A3y_PkvGAaH002Ks/s320/IMG_0002.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Oil pastel ©Jill Jeffers Goodell</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="gmail_default"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i>from me and my family. </i></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: #bf9000;">Stay safe and well!!</span><span><!--more--></span></i></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">What’s coming up later 2021?</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; 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color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Subject: Sea Creatures<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Media</b> <br />Pencil, pen, colored pencils, <br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">watercolor (paint/pencil) <br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Supply list provided upon registration</span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="color: #ff9900;">To register, email: <span style="color: #888888;"><a href="mailto:jjgoodell@gmail.com" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;">jjgoodell@gmail.com</a></span></span></b></span></p></div></div>Jill Jeffers Goodellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508213404296393702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5197000847492824783.post-65824773717637878412020-10-11T13:22:00.000-07:002020-10-11T13:22:26.697-07:00<p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The
Daily Draw<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Years
ago, I read the book, “Outliers” by Malcolm Gladwell. He talked about the
10,000 Hour Rule, which means to become an expert in your field, you must put
in at least 10,000 hours of “deliberate practicing.” I’ve also read that 10
years of experience is the golden marker. That’s interesting because most of
the Renaissance greats (Michelangelo, da Vinci, Raphael), all studied under a
master for that length of time before setting out on their own.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>10,000 hours is a long time!<br /></b>Does
this mean you have to put in 10,000 hours or 400 days (working round the clock)
to get better at drawing? My first inclination is to say no, of course not. But
I can tell you from my own experience, the more practice you put into drawing,
the better you will get. For example, I’ve been drawing daily since the year
2000. While I was trained on the commercial side, my fine art skills sucked. Thus,
I had to go back to the basics 20 years ago.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">My
work was pitiful. I was lucky to be in England that summer and I picked up the
book, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Right Way to Draw</i> by Mark
Linley. He subsequently went on to write several books on drawing, and they now
appear in a compilation, entitled <a href="https://www.amazon.com/How-Draw-Anything-Mark-Linley/dp/0716022230/ref=sr_1_4?crid=1I1OJVXS3ROL5&dchild=1&keywords=how+to+draw+anything&qid=1601671976&sprefix=How+to+Draw+Anything%2Caps%2C334&sr=8-4"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">How to Draw Anything</i></a>. The book is
sort of old-fashioned. The paper is like old pulp fiction books and
illustrations are nothing like the glossy stuff you’ll find on the shelves
today. But contrary to a lot of publications, Linley offers a narrative; he
tells a story about drawing. In the end, it got me started. And that’s the
point. Today, I have loads of books on drawing and every one of them has taught
me a new technique. As a matter of fact, when I returned from England, I took
out as many library books on drawing as I could, just to learn more. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Practice makes perfect (?)<br /></b>There’s
an old joke that describes a man asking another for directions, “How do you get
to Carnegie Hall? The other man said, “ Practice, practice and practice.” Am I getting repetitive here? There’s a reason
for that. You just can’t get better at anything unless you get experience. A
person usually can’t just pop on the tennis court and win a tournament. We all need lessons (tutoring) and practice,
even the greatest can attest to that.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>And the best
way to get practice is to draw daily</i>. But you say you don’t have
the time. Yes, you do! You must have 15 to 30 minutes a day you can carve out
of your busy schedule to put pencil to paper. In the beginning you don’t have
to be elaborate. Just look for shapes and build on that. I’ve shown you how in
my classes and workshops.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">But
let’s review. Always look for the shape(s) in an object. Is there a square, a
circle, triangle or combination of all three? As I’ve said repeatedly, you only need to concentrate on three lines (straight, curved and angles) and three shapes (rectangle, circle and triangle)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">For
instance let’s take the simple pear. It’s really only two circles and a curved
line. Don’t believe me? Then, let’s try:</span></span></h3>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AX74g69xwg4/X4ItxfGduwI/AAAAAAAEDZA/jAsSgRrSyog1lyQeSRcrdzuwUrObu7ggQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/2020-10-09_140947.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="677" data-original-width="1200" height="226" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AX74g69xwg4/X4ItxfGduwI/AAAAAAAEDZA/jAsSgRrSyog1lyQeSRcrdzuwUrObu7ggQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h226/2020-10-09_140947.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">See,
it’s that simple. Let’s try another.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2-uv-ExWmJg/X4It-fj4FQI/AAAAAAAEDZE/uVeDO8jos78Yj_Js-y54j2yPnvsVfgupACLcBGAsYHQ/s953/2020-10-09_155530.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="953" height="251" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2-uv-ExWmJg/X4It-fj4FQI/AAAAAAAEDZE/uVeDO8jos78Yj_Js-y54j2yPnvsVfgupACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h251/2020-10-09_155530.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">The above construction is based on a triangle and a circle with angled and curved
lines. My intention here is to show you
that when drawing, you have three concepts: line, shape and form (consisting of
light and shadow). Of course both drawings need further development to be
complete, but I hope you get the idea. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">On
my </span><a href="https://youtu.be/z1sH0Wl7Zx0" style="font-family: arial;">YouTube channel</a><span style="font-family: arial;">, you can find a
detailed example of how to make a circle into a sphere (including </span><span style="font-family: arial; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">the supplies to use).</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">(BTW, as for perfection, I like what Michael J Fox says, "That's God's job." Trying to be perfect has usually been a stumbling block for me--more stress, less creativity.)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Cartooning gave me a start<br /></b>Back
when I was about nine years old, my aunt, who was a hat designer, gave me a
great book on cartooning. I loved that book and to this day, I still have the
drawings. It’s a great book called, <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Cartoon-Animation-Collectors-Preston-Blair/dp/1560100842/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2Q3FAYTPVCO19&dchild=1&keywords=animation+by+preston+blair&qid=1602365924&s=books&sprefix=animation+by+preston%2Cstripbooks%2C215&sr=1-1">Animation</a></i>
by Preston Blair. Inside are pages upon pages of how to draw
animated characters. Blair worked for Disney and MGM. Below is the cover and
one of the pages in the book. You can also find a digital copy online at this <a href="http://livlily.blogspot.com/2010/10/preston-blair-cartoon-animation.html">link</a>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wMKzjejUhC8/X4Iu37ixTlI/AAAAAAAEDZU/3zv-8a0lhzMd2MSysMRLXGrsnmlGPEusQCLcBGAsYHQ/s499/animation.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="372" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wMKzjejUhC8/X4Iu37ixTlI/AAAAAAAEDZU/3zv-8a0lhzMd2MSysMRLXGrsnmlGPEusQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/animation.jpg" /></a> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pP0PJGSk3R0/X4IvknTj7HI/AAAAAAAEDZk/ZicR-hmo32ol1orqyDf2kewB1DBpYg8ogCLcBGAsYHQ/s741/c56a0a72e412fff984d37c16de10e081.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="741" data-original-width="536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pP0PJGSk3R0/X4IvknTj7HI/AAAAAAAEDZk/ZicR-hmo32ol1orqyDf2kewB1DBpYg8ogCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/c56a0a72e412fff984d37c16de10e081.jpg" /></span></a></div></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">My
only regret is that I didn’t pursue cartooning. I thoroughly enjoy it but life
got in the way (school, soft ball, swimming, glee club, family obligations,
etc.). I didn’t have me, the adult, to push me further. I’ve learned my lesson.
Not only does drawing give me a sanctuary from all the news and upheaval we are experiencing, it also gives me a sense of pride and purpose. Now I do the Daily
Draw!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">So
of course, as I have finished most posts during our era of COVID, here is
another list of what you can draw every day for the next month: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Fruits, vegetables, nuts</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">You can find
all these subjects on <a href="https://pixabay.com/images/search/fall%20fruits/">Pixabay</a>
(wonderful free photos site). Try drawing every day with just pencil and paper.
You don’t need anything fancy.</span></p></blockquote>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><ol><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Apple</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Banana</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Pears</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Lemons</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Persimmons</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Cherries</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Blackberries</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Blueberries</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Pumpkin</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Buttercup
squash</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Green
acorn squash</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Orange
(cut in half; cut in quarters or peeled)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Tangerine
(ditto)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Bunch
of grapes</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Carrots
with leaves attached</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Pomegranate</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Mushrooms</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Peppers
(small and large)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Green
beans</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Turnip
</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Beets
with leaves</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Corn
on the cob</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Broccoli</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Cauliflower</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Onions
with roots (maybe)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Garlic</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Walnuts</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Hazel
nuts</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Chestnuts</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Acorn </span></li></ol></ol><p></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: red;"><b>What’s coming up later this Fall?</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222;"><b> Classes</b><br /></span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tuesday mornings: November 3 to December 1<br /></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">Wednesday mornings: November 4 to December 2<br /></span></b><b style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222;">10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.<br /></span></b><b style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">$90 per five-week session</b></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Subject:
Fall Fun<span style="color: #e06666;"><br />
•Leaves • Autumn fruit • Spiders • Cornucopia • Winter Holiday<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="color: #222222;">Media</span></b><span style="color: #222222;"> <br />Pencil, pen, colored pencils, <br /></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">watercolor
(paint/pencil) and gouache<br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">Supply list provided upon registration</span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="color: #ff9900;">To register, email: <span style="color: #888888;"><a href="mailto:jjgoodell@gmail.com">jjgoodell@gmail.com</a></span></span></b></span></p><p></p>Jill Jeffers Goodellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508213404296393702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5197000847492824783.post-13849267987017743772020-09-02T15:46:00.002-07:002021-02-07T15:29:31.093-08:00<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Sketching Fall from your Window</span><span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><b>Why sketching from your window? </b></i></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">During these times, when we are limited to where we can go because of the COVID-19 threat, it helps to do art. Studies have shown several benefits:</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><ul><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">mindfulness,</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">mood changes,</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">meditative state,</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">stress reducer,</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">increase in well-being,</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">slowing down and paying attention,</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">a positive life experience, and so on.</span></li></ul></ul></ul><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">And best of all, we can look right outside our windows to find all sorts of subjects. We can even go for a drive and stop to capture lovely landscapes, either inside the vehicle or outside (if safe). Why you can even pick up a leaf or two on your lawn to study and pour over it in your sketchbook.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I like fall the most as well because there are so many vivid colors. With the trees turning color and our gardens slowing down, I like to select subjects that are fun like leaves, squashes, corn husks and the like. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><b>Why online?</b> </i><br />For the same reason mentioned above as well as connecting with others. I look forward to my days online because I am involved with my students more so than if I called them. Both days are filled with lovely people who like to engage in, not only their art, but with each other. These liberal-minded folks love to laugh as well as challenge themselves. I never feel alone.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><i>Why should I bother?</i></b><br />It sucks to be stuck inside all the time. Even if you go out to shop or to take a walk, you can still miss the structure of one's day. With these classes, there is structure in class as well as later in the week. That's because you are assigned homework. Of course, you don't have to do the homework, but all of us are finding the assignments are helpful by keeping us focused on something other than the virus or the news.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><b>Do I have to be good at art to feel comfortable?</b></i><br />Not at all. First of all, everyone has to start somewhere and the drawing methods I teach are basic and easy to follow. I have taught over 2500 people over the past 15 years. I have the experience and the know-how that gives you the skills to succeed. Just like playing the piano, you must learn how before you can play a tune.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><b>But I'm uncomfortable with online learning?</b></i><br />It can be a bit scary for sure. It's one thing to talk to relatives and friends online, but quite another to learn a new skill. I assure you, these class are totally live. You will learn in real time with me because I use a Documate camera for all my demonstrations. You can ask questions or have me repeat a process you don't understand. Some say it is far better than having to look over my shoulders when I'm demonstrating in a classroom.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Every class includes an online handout sent to you a couple of days before class begins. It includes information on the subject covered that day, photos of the subject with and without grids, vintage drawings for practice and homework assignment. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><i>Do I have to buy a lot of supplies?</i></b><br />The supply list is not very long. You should be able to buy everything online or at local art stores.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 18.69px; line-height: normal;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="color: #333333;"><i><span style="font-family: arial;">Mechanical pencil, .5 or .7 mm, HB</span></i></span></li><li><span style="color: #333333;"><i><span style="font-family: arial;">Journal</span></i></span></li><li><span style="color: #333333;"><i><span style="font-family: arial;">Permanent Ink pens</span></i></span></li><li><span style="color: #333333;"><i><span style="font-family: arial;">Erasers: kneadable, white plastic, eraser pen</span></i></span></li><li><span style="color: #333333;"><i><span style="font-family: arial;">Divider/compass (for measuring)</span></i></span></li><li><span style="color: #333333;"><i><span style="font-family: arial;">Blending stumps</span></i></span></li><li><span style="color: #333333;"><i><span style="font-family: arial;">Watercolor, Gouache</span></i></span></li><li><span style="color: #333333;"><i><span style="font-family: arial;">Colored pencils, watercolor pencils</span></i></span></li><li><span style="color: #333333;"><i><span style="font-family: arial;">Water brushes</span></i></span></li><li><span style="color: #333333;"><i><span style="font-family: arial;">Rag/washcloth</span></i></span></li><li><span style="color: #333333;"><i><span style="font-family: arial;">Apron or old shirt</span></i></span></li></ul><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 18.69px; line-height: normal;"></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">You do not have to bring anything the first day of class, except a #2 pencil, paper and an eraser. We will cover the supplies in more detail then. There are certain products you should steer away from, if your budget allows.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><i>What should you do next?</i></b><br />Email Jill and request registration materials or just to ask more questions. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: arial;"><b>Registration: jjgoodell@gmail.com</b></span></p>Jill Jeffers Goodellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508213404296393702noreply@blogger.com0