I don’t know about you, but at the end of February (with the ice storms and the sleet pouring down), I usually look down to find my hands empty. No camera. No paint brush. No pen. In the past I’ve told myself that this is my creative fallow time and that I need the downtime […]
Foundations of Art
Photo Class – Foundations of Art Lesson #2 – Color
Passionate about Color: I am obsessive about color. I drive my Chili Red MINI Cooper through a sea of grey, white, and black sedans. Yesterday I wore a fuchsia blouse, a fuchsia scarf, a dusty pink cardigan and plumy-purple corduroys to work. It suited my mood – happy to be me – passionate about life […]
Exercise #2 – Texture, Music, Memory, & Photography
I’m thrilled at the response to my new series on the Foundations of Art! My favorite quote from the first lesson on texture was from a musician friend who said: “I’m all about texture, even (especially) in music.” This feedback was humbling because (and I really hate to admit this) I hadn’t considered music. It […]