I got all tangled up trying to figure out Paul Klee‘s methods yesterday. I’ve been reading Volume 2 of Klee’s notebooks, The Nature of Nature, a summary of some of the classes he taught at the Bauhaus. Klee’s view of his world of art had is foundations in his own cosmology. He wrote about origins of the universe in […]
I am at an impasse today.This happens a lot when I attempt to make progress in what I am learning. It is very frustrating. I am trying to understand the notebooks of Paul Klee. At least I am not alone finding Klee’s Notebooks (actually, volume 2, The Nature of Nature) understandable, yet difficult to implement. […]
Yesterday’s post was a departure from my attempt to depict the essence of a poppy field. Today I return to Paul Klee‘s Notebook (Volume 2: The Nature of Nature) for direction in establishing rhythm in my watercolor sketches. Particles: In the past few posts, I have quoted quite a bit from Klee. To recap, Klee […]
My ‘field of poppies‘ studies have been evolving. I still like my original concept of the aerial view of a field of poppies flanked by the field below and sky above. Perhaps this is the type of thinking that goes into designing icons, such as national flags, family crests, company icons and other symbols. Thus […]
Alas, my failed attempt at depicting a simple field of poppies has raised some ire, not the least of which is mine. My design was seemingly simple: a green field below, sky above and a look downward on a field of poppies. I unwittingly, and independently reproduced the flag of Poppystan. I hereby apologize to […]
Yesterday’s post was about the differences between portraying one object of interest, such as a piece of fruit or a flower, versus a collection of subjects. A single flower has so many intricate and beautiful parts – all pre-designed. An artist ‘merely’ has to express with visual elements, how he or she is changed by seeing it. […]
It wasn’t until I finished today’s experiment that I thought of the real theme for this post. Previously I had painted a sketch of two California Poppies. One in full face, the other in a profile, like a mug shot, I suppose. Today I wanted to revisit the poppy, as they have a stunning color […]
Have you ever walked outside, seen something beautiful, and gotten an urge? Maybe that feeling is translated in my head as an urge. More likely, my appreciation of beautiful light, reflecting from or being transmitted through something I see every day, is short-circuited and comes to my attention as an urge. Is this familiar to anyone? This […]
Periodic reality check From time to time, I need to pause and reflect about my posts to see that they are still related to my original mission: to blog about autism and related topics from a sibling’s point of view. When I first began my blog in 2013, I spent the first eleven months or so […]
Joy cooked up the salmon I reeled in during my (almost) ill fated day of fishing. I felt really crummy the whole time in the boat because of the ocean swells, even though I took three dramamine tablets. But it was worth it. There is nothing like the taste of freshly caught salmon, especially the way Joy prepares […]
