Are you thinking of taking a watercolor class? Let’s sort out the pros and cons.
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Discussion of papers
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What determines whether something is art or not? Whether it is good art?
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As I recover from surgery I’m thinking about why I can’t paint now.
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A review of a great series called Portrait Artist of the Year.
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How to decide what to include in a painting.
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A definition of fine art that may help to see art in a different light.
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What makes great works of art?
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Are you afraid of ai? Lister to this to ease your fears.
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How some new students have difficulty getting on board to watercolor process.
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How painting process can offer the same benefits of meditation.
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What’s going to happen to art with the age of ai upon us?
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Thoughts about putting together an art show.
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A few different approaches to viewing art.
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What is your intention in looking at great art? How to better achieve that goal.
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When can good technique hinder advancement as a fine artist?
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John Singer Sargent is the greatest watercolorist.
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Why is he so good?
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Maybe art sessions can help heal the bad effects of constant interactions with digital devices.
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Can a toddler make contemporary art? No. So what’s going on with those scribbles and blotches that sell for millions?
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When materials inhibit growth as a fine artist
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Is there a difference between playing with different art materials and making true and meaningful fine art?
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Will education destroy natural creativity?
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What’s in your paint and did anyone die making it?
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How to manage your creative time
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Three a’s to remember when approaching a subject
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Don’t pick up that brush until you have employed the three a’s. Awareness of what’s there. Assessment of the shapes colors, etc. Then action.
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The three i’s. Ignore. Imitate. Impress. Three things to avoid.
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Three things to watch out for when reaching an intermediate level of painting skills.
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Is criticism good for artists?
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Do altered states of mind affect creativity?
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Opening up to the way our ever changing bodily and mental states affect our creative process and how to use them or enhance them to be in flow.
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How does personality type affect creativity?
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How to approach dazzlingly beautiful subjects
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Generalization vs simplification of visuals in painting subjects
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Another level of deep observation. How to think beyond first impressions and avoid boring paintings.
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Stay focused on the active creative work of painting and let the automatic do your bidding. But don’t let the mindless unconscious run away with the process.
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What external and internal influences shaped your create life?
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Use this guide as you are creating a work of art to help you use tools of contrast to bring your vision to life.
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How to not overpaint. When do you know it’s time to stop painting?
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How do we convey emotion through painting?
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How to think about both the automatic unconscious part of painting as well as the higher levels of creating.
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Relatively speaking. Who’s the artist in your family?
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Arguing that anyone can open the artist within. Not just certain people
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Learning from other peoples art and your own how to have an enriching experience. Five tips
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Whom should you show a work in progress to? What will help you move forward to deeper levels of expertise as a painter?
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What is the difference between illustration vs fine arts both as consumer and creator?
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This Friday we are having another discussion and demo on the art of Georgia O’keeffe. Check out the series on wendysoneson.com. Secrets of the great watercolorists
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Why fine arts practice can mirror the effects of meditation and mindfulness practice.
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Contemplating an upcoming zoom meeting about Winslow Homer. How do we approach a beautiful and challenging subject like the ever changing ocean?
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Thoughts on upcoming zoom class about Edward Hopper. Wendysoneson.com
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Let other original artists’ ideas give you a starting point for your own innovations.
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This is what I know and believe about selling art.
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A new series of zoom demonstrations for artists as well as art aficionados.
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From a discussion about the difference between original, professional art vs amateur or commercial art. Identifying it in the world and the approach to making it.
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We progress as artists not just when holding a brush. Other factors keep us moving forward
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What is the value of being in the art mind? Can it help us endure the hardships of everyday life?
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Why do I ask my students to copy a great work of art? What do they learn?
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