Tag: art
How To Paint: a hand
Sunday is here again! And, as with every Sunday, it is?átime to paint. Each Sunday, artist Natasha Henderson?áwill guide you through some simple ÔÇ£How ToÔÇØ tips for painting. Having been (honestly) inspired at a young age by the oft-spoofed televised artist Bob Ross, Natasha would like to offer some simple tips on How To Paint…
How To Paint: an egg
Perhaps this is a little late for Easter. Perhaps you don’t really want?áto paint an egg right now. That’s cool. However, if you paint an (uncracked, uncooked) egg, you will practice?áobservation and the?ácreative manipulation of representing form. An egg has volume. An egg has a gentle gradation of shadow. An egg can be reflective (depending…
smaller is better! Or, I Love A Challenge…
Today I moved. No, I didn’t move out of my home, I just moved all of my “studio stuff” (folding tables, chairs, assorted cabinets, drawing table, supplies… oh, and many large paintings) into my small loft-style apartment. I am looking at this adjustment, this shift, as a challenge. Whenever I have seen those Home and…
How To Paint: a bit of colour
Sunday! Sunday! If you can, and are so inclined, it?áis a great day to relax with a dash of painting. Last week we saw?áHow To Paint a little light. This week we will?áadd?áa bit of?ácolour to?áit. Each Sunday, artist Natasha Henderson?áwill guide you through some simple ÔÇ£How ToÔÇØ tips for painting. Having been (honestly) inspired…
How To Paint: a little light
Artists who paint are often?áfascinated with light. Light allows us to see; light forms the subject matter that?áis painted. When we paint, we are painting light both as it hits objects, and as it filters through atmosphere. However… sometimes we might like to paint actual light sources.?áHere is a?áshort example?áon how to paint a “Christmas…
Professional-ism in the Arts (II): Walk Harder
This morning I found myself reminiscing a little about things that art instructors have said to me that stuck in my memory. I was probably doing this for a few reasons: – I taught a class last night in which a student (who is also a teacher) mentioned “you are a good teacher”. – there…
How To Paint: a small stand of trees in silhouette
Everyone likes trees. They are pretty and?áuseful things. So why not paint up a little stand of trees to call your own? Each Sunday, artist Natasha Henderson will guide you through some simple “How To” tips for painting. Having been (honestly) inspired at a young age by the oft-spoofed televised artist Bob Ross, Natasha would…
April’s Featured Artist: Mary Blaze
?áMary Blaze is a Vancouver area artist, whose works traverse from painting, to mixed media, to performance. You can see more of her works at http://artforcecollections.com/. ?áWhat to Do with an Old Water-Stained Piece of Building Paper? ?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á Creation begins coincident with my husbandÔÇÖs attempt to discard an old, water-stained roll of building paper.?á In…