September 2021: working in two ways, outside and big. I’m painting in Kubota Garden, learning to see good compositions and work outside, and I’m painting a canvas that is 4×6 feet. Very big. The new stuff is under “paintings.” Thank you for looking; I always appreciate it.
I have new stuff on the Paintings and on the Drawings pages. Thanks for looking!
Below: my mom’s version of waterlilies.
This Wednesday, June 9th, from 10-4 pm! Use this link to connect to any of the artists included.
https://canvas.northseattle.edu/courses/2027303
May 24: I’ve added some new works to the Paintings section. Thanks for looking.
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!
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!
