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  • How To Paint: an egg

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    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…

  • How To Paint: a bit of colour

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    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

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    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

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    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…

  • From a book: Random, Absurd Poetry (shadow puppets)

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    copyright Natasha Henderson

  • Photo Theme for December: Fire and Ice

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    Every month at Fleurbain we are offering our Facebook “likers” the chance to upload an image, with a?áshort description about it, to our wall. We will add the image and photographer’s credits and story about the picture to this site. Eternal immortality is the best reward. Our theme for this month is: Fire and Ice.…