In the above image, you see that I am using the Colors Panel in HSB Mode. H=Hue S=Saturation B=Brightness If I click from the drop-down menu, I can select another mode. Let’s look at the Color Wheel Mode or the Color Disk Following, you will see views of the Hue Cube Mode of the…
Month: January 2021
Fear Is the Artist’s Worst Enemy – It Causes Writer’s Block
Fear is the worst thing that can happen to anyone who hopes to create. Fear prevents the painter from painting, and it forces the writer to edit himself literally to death. Barbara de Angelis wrote an excellent treatise on Fear: [image credit Amazon] “Imagine that you had a person in your life who followed you…
Write First, Edit Later – Don’t Write & Edit at the Same Time
I have talked to a number of people about what they are calling Writer’s Block, but in talking about writer’s block, I believe that many are confusing writer’s block with editor’s block. In my opinion, one of the best ways to become a writer who is blocked is to insist upon editing as you write….
What Is Bravura in Painting – What Is Painterly Painting? Focus on the Oil Paintings of John Singer Sargent
For the past several years, I have focused on watercolor painting, but I began my journey as an oil painter, and one of my goals for 2021 is to begin oil painting again. Watercolor is a fragile painting medium. If you work the painting too much, your color gets dirty, and because I really like…
Randolph Caldecott – His Early Career – Published in 1886
Randolph Caldecott: A Personal Memoir OF HIS EARLY ART CAREER. BY Henry Blackburn NEW YORK: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE & SONS, 9, LAFAYETTE PLACE. LONDON: SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON, SEARLE, & RIVINGTON, CROWN BUILDINGS, 188, FLEET STREET. 1886. Art CHAPTER I. HIS EARLY ART CAREER. “Randolph Caldecott, the son of an accountant in Chester, was born in that…
A Frog He Would a-Wooing Go – Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott – 1895 Edition
A FROG HE WOULD A-WOOING GO A Frog would a-wooing go, Heigh Ho…. So he set off with his opera hat…. And on his way, he met a Rat Pray, Mr. Rat, won’t you come with me…. Pretty Miss Mousey for to see. … they soon arrived at Mousey’s Hall…. And gave a…
Hey Diddle Diddle – Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott c.1908
HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE Hey Diddle Diddle The Cat and the Fiddle The Cow jumped over the Moon The little Dog laughed To see such fun And the Dish ran away with the Spoon.
The Tao Te Ching – The Named & The Nameless: How That Relates to My Art & Writing
For many years, I have thought about the paradox involved with letters of the alphabet and the words that they create. In short, letters, in themselves mean nothing at all. Winnie the Pooh breaks it down for us: “To the uneducated, an A is just three sticks.” ― A.A. Milne, The World of Winnie-the-Pooh It…
My Thoughts about the Movie Mona Lisa Smile
Last night I re-watched the movie Mona Lisa Smile. It is hard to believe that this movie first came out 18 years ago. I have watched it at least 18 times before last night. When I saw that the movie was playing on my television again, I almost skipped it, but I’m glad that I…
A Picture Is Worth 1,000 Words: Why Images Are Important in Social Media
I essentially have 3 master’s degrees – English [writing], art, and information technology, and while I use the skills from both my writing and art study daily, I can honestly say that when it comes to getting attention on social media, it is how I present my art and writing that grabs the most effective….