Just in time! I have been struggling, trying to figure out the artistry of Paul Klee. He taught at the Bauhaus, carefully categorized his work, published a sketchbook that outlined his approach to art, wrote notebooks in which he outlined his philosophy, and yet I can’t seem to crack the code. I do know the […]
Having barely recovered from the shock of absence of Dragonfruit in the produce store, imagine my delight as I walked into the grocery store and saw this: This is a Kiwano, or Horned Melon. (Good substitute for Dragonfruit, don’t you think, Liz and Woman Unadorned?) It is hard to tell from the sketch, but those […]
Blog history My blog started out (from January to November 2013) as a review of my experience as a sibling of an autistic individual. Michael is my older brother who is very low functioning, autistic and nonverbal. My mother, younger brother and I visited him in his geriatric group home at the beginning of November […]
I went shopping for interesting fruits today. I asked about Dragonfruit, but this it isn’t the season yet. Who knew? I did get my first vegetable for my table. I’m going to execute my first still life with a vegetable. I saw a really strange-looking Kiwi that looked like it was trying to be twins. […]
Note to Readers Before I begin today’s post, I’d like to say a word about the original mission of this blog. Those of you who have visited my blog recently, expecting to see autism-related posts must have been disappointed. My early posts were mainly about my early life as a sibling of an autistic person: […]
I went fishing today, at the beach. I always enjoy the drive over to Santa Cruz, although I didn’t enjoy the prospect of fishing in the misty rain that was falling as we left. I had planned to wear my shorts and wade into the surf anyway, but I was only willing to get that […]
As promised, today’s fruit is papaya. I never realized that a papaya had so many seeds. I imagine it is in the melon family, because the inside is arranged just like a cantaloupe’s insides. It also smells funky. Nothing I can put my finger on, but the first image that came to my mind (or […]
Most still lifes have a collection of fruit, or vegetables, or dead rabbits, dead fish or any combination of them. I suppose the prerequisite for a still life is that the objects once had to be alive. Having not yet delved into the history of painting of ‘still lifes’, I am curious to know the […]
I ended yesterdays post with a critique of my Apples and Oranges still life. I didn’t think there was sufficient change from brightest bright to darkest dark, that is, not enough change in tonal values. I didn’t want to attempt to fix that for fear that I would muck it up and have nothing worth […]
