Over the past 12 months I participated in a group of women committed to creating art in a 12′ x 12″ format and making at least 8 – 12 pieces during that time period. We met monthly at the Textile Dream Studio in Berkeley. We’re showing our work at Bay Quilts in Richmond from Dec … More Twelve x Twelve Challenge
In Pamela Lanza’s Experimental Drawing class at UC Berkeley Extension, I started a series of charcoal drawings of American women I thought should be considered for the newly designed 20 dollar bill. Everyone in class was excited this became a big topic in the news while I was working on my series, culminating with … More Women on the Twenty
I’ve continued with my drawing and printmaking. I decided to try my hand using Adobe Illustrator and have been taking a class at UC Berkeley extension. The drawing tools in the app are so different from traditional drawing, each assignment has taken hours and hours to complete. The class was completely filled with several people … More Illustrator
Yesterday I completed my Junk Mail Secret Diary and had enough left over gessoed and painted junk mail pages available to make a second book. I continued with the same process I learned in Carla Sonheim’s Junk Mail Artist’s Book class using my imagination to create drawings that overlapped onto the next page. When the page … More Another Junk Mail Diary
This week I took Carla Sonheim’s five day online class to create a Junk Mail Artist Book. The class is described as a “mixed-media-junkie’s dream project” where we would take junk mail, add gesso and watercolor along with other techniques to create a unique irregularly shaped puzzle book. Carla’s description and photos on her blog … More My Junk Mail Secret Diary
An interesting exhibit at the Oakland Museum of California invites the museum goer to think about the definition of art. A couple definitions and some information is provided, but the participant ultimately must decide. Using “yes” or “no ticket stubs participants can vote on three objects and determine if they are or are not works … More Is it art?
This week in Jane LaFazio’s online class Sketchbook & Watercolor: On Location we are sketching at the museum. Our assignment was to use our Tombow pens and draw in some type of museum. This week, we learned to draw with the Tombow then use a Niji waterbrush to create washy watercolor-like effects. I went over to the Oakland … More Sketchbook Watercolor – At the museum
I’m taking Jane LaFazio’s online class Sketchbook & Watercolor: On Location. This week we’re drawing and painting in the coffee shop. I went to a local bakery coffee shop and got a beautiful apple tart and cappuccino. I sat at one of the outside tables and started with the cappuccino since I knew the foam … More Sketchbook Watercolor – On Location
Inspired by Danny Gregory’s video The Art of Breakfast…I got his book Creative License and started drawing in my sketchbook daily with just black ink on plain white (cheep paper so it’s not too precious to make mistakes on). Observing closely. Recording what I see (not what I think I see). Not going for perfection. … More Visual Journal Basics – Black Ink/White Paper
Glenn Hirsch’s painting class met yesterday and spent a few hours drawing at the Legion of Honor Museum in SF. I’ve done this a couple other times with Glenn and also with Pamela Lanza in UC Berkeley Extension art classes. Each time the experience has been exciting and rewarding. I went right away to the … More Museum Drawing
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