Poet Margaret Randall, was a student of Elaine de Kooning’s at the University of New Mexico. She recalls Ms. de Kooning encouraging her students: “Think big, paint big, be wedded to nothing, neither landscape, nor abstraction, paint nor stone.” And “abandon long practiced becomes skill.”
I have some new things to look at under “drawings” and “painting.” Abandon was practiced. Thanks for looking. Get vaccinated if you can.
Twenty new things to look at! Hope you’re doing well – spring is coming.
Doing lots of learning around colors: saturation (low & high), neutrals, and more. What colors do I like? What colors do you like??
There are new paintings for December & January 2021. Questions, comments welcome!
The Rainier Beach Arts and Crafts sale is over. I’m feeling gratitude for all those who purchased art, looked at art, commented on art! I really appreciate it. I have new things to look at in Paintings and in Drawings. Thank you for your time and interest.
Check out the “Rainier Beach Arts” page on my site and shop away!
Dec 5-20. Contact me for sales and shipping information. oxoxo Liz
There are new things to see in paintings, drawings and figure drawings.
Just writing to let you know that I have let go of blogging and am only adding paintings & drawings to this website now. I’m adding things weekly, so if you’re interested, I welcome you to come and stroll around my virtual studio. Check in the menu under “paintings” and “drawings.” Feedback and questions welcome. Stay well and vote early and often.
Old in Art School: A Memoir of Starting Over is a memoir about a history professor, Dr. Nell Painter, who decides at age 64 to go to art school. She gets a bachelor’s, then a Master’s in art. She’s a professional artist and continues to write, and wrote her memoir in 2018. She spoke at the Northwest African American Museum, and I was happy to go.
I wish I had gone to art school – in my 20’s. But it probably works out much better for me to be old in art classes. I’m not scared to experiment and I’m far less concerned about other people’s opinions. And my time is my own, too.
And since I can’t go anywhere, and I have internet and a laptop, I’m taking art courses: abstract watercolor, abstract oil&wax, intuitive drawing, and courses from MoMA: Contemporary Art, and Sexing the Canvas (gender & art). Whew!
The assignment this week in my ZOOM drawing class:
95% white, 5% black
95% black, 5% white
mid-greys only (no white or black)
and using all: black, white, grey
