Drawing Class 10: Still Life

still life with rum

Last week in Drawing Class, we discussed direction of the class.  I asked the audience where they would like me to go with the class and what they would like to see more often.  I took a lot of notes while working on this quick still life.

There will be no classes this week as the day job whisks me to foreign, 3rd world  countries (Texas).  But we will be back January 31 with a new season of Drawing Class.

The class is free and online at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/oasisgalleryok
The password to get into the class is in the newsletter here: https://www.artisticbiker.com/newsletter

 

5 Minute Nudes Jan09-Jan15

NUDITY ALERT!
Duh!
I am spending 5 minutes a day practicing drawing naked ladies nude figures. This is part of my #100DaysArt process where I pick something to practice for 100 days in a row.  Here are the 5 minute nudes for the week of January 09, 2012 through January 15, 2012

All of the previous 5 minute nudes may be found in the Gallery under 5 minute nudes.

5 min nude 09JAN20125 min nude 10JAN20125 min nude 11JAN20125 min nude 12JAN20125 min nude 13JAN20125 min nude 14JAN20125 min nude 15JAN2012

A Brief Note 15JAN2012

Hello Peoples!

We had a GREAT Midnight At Oasis art party Friday night.  There were snacks and tunes and everyone arting and having a BLAST!  All told there were nine of us that showed up.  I didn’t have the wherewithal to photograph everyone’s work before they leave.  I won’t make that mistake again because there truly were some beautiful and fun things produced that night.  Also had a nice chat with Virginia, an art therapist, who wanted to talk about how art keeps us sane in a frenetic world.  I recorded that and intend to release it as a podcast later this week.  In the mean time, you can watch the recording here:

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/19751988

One thing the Midnight gathering definitely required me do is CLEAN UP!  I spent most of the week trying to get supplies put away and cobwebs swept away.  I did manage to get all of the sheet rock mud done on the display panels in the gallery.  I should be able to sand and primer them this week.  Then we’ll slap a couple coats of paint on the entire room and call it DONE!

This time of year we are ALL severely limited on fundage so we may be building with used pallets.  If you would like to help with that, you can go to artisticbiker.com and look for the DONATE button on the right side column and donate what you can.  If you can’t do that, please share this newsletter with everyone you know to help get the word out.  That helps more than you know.  Or better yet, Click Here to Join! artisticbiker.com/membership and help promote the arts in rural Oklahoma.

If you have any announcements you would like made in the newsletter or tweeted about incessantly, drop me a line and I’ll toot your horn for ya.  ;)  There were no announcements this week.

This week’s password: arting

The Classroom site is http://www.ustream.tv/channel/oasisgalleryok

Drawing Class: Practical application: Still Life – Tuesday night 6pm central.  This week, I’ll compose and sketch a still life.  I’ll tell you all the things I consider when choosing subjects and viewing angles.

Painting Class: Painting class is on hold until the wife and I can come up with a solid lesson plan I can be proud of.  Look for it to return sometime in February.

The past classes are moving into the Pay-per-view side of ustream and on artisticbiker.com as well. $2 lets you view them online at Ustream, $5 lets you download them at artisticbiker.com, and a $10/month membership gets you unlimited downloads from the site.

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Tips & Tricks 15JAN2012

Overcoming white page syndrome.  White page syndrome is when you open a journal or canvas and stare at the blank page, afraid to mess it up.  You think that very first mark you make will be there forever and you spend WAY too much time stressing over how to start.  This is where many artists will start with a tonal underpainting.  You can watch video after video online of artists roughly painting the canvas one color.  Aside from setting the temperature and tone of the painting, and covering up any white areas that might be missed later in the details, this gives the artist something more than a blank page to start with.  Try splashing a bit of paint on your pages randomly.  I often splash a bit of coffee on mine.

Art Journaling You Otter

Art Journal page painting of an otter

I have been receiving several messages lately telling me what I ought to do with my art.  It got me thinking over the past few years of being online just how many people have offered me unsolicited, and at times seeming mean spirited, advice.  You should know that even these e-mails center around the fact that I am free to do what I want in my journal.  I usually listen to the advice then do what I want anyway.

Tragedy struck about 10 minutes into the show this week as Boy2 discovered a Japanese fishing float that my mother brought back from Hawaii 30 years ago.  If you’re not familiar, these are glass balls made in Japan that break free from the fishing nets and float out to sea.  Many of them float for dozens of years before washing ashore.  He picked it up and tried to bounce it before anyone could get to him.  It’s just stuff, though.  We enjoyed it for a long time.

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