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Category: Design Principles

Wouldn’t It Be Fun…?

Earlier this month, as part of Joy Ting’s “daily practice” with watercolor — Color Play: Watercolor — I did an … More

Bucket Feet, Clothing Design, PAOM, Threadless, Zazzle

African Daisies

Do you know what a gazania is? I didn’t. So when it came up as a prompt for the Floral … More

African Daisy, Floral Challenge, Gazania, Oil Pastel

Zestful Zinnias

Just so you know, I have now successfully completed my “15-Day Floral Challenge“. You’ve previously seen my first nine oil … More

15 Day Floral Challenge, Clay-Shaping Tools, Oil Pastels, Zinnias

Study Light, Study Right

I was a good student when I was in school. I loved learning. I still do. I enjoyed reading assignments … More

Daily practice, Joy Ting, Still Life Studies

Collage Takes Courage

I love collage art — seeing it, that is, not doing it. I’ve simply never been good at making collages. … More

Collage Art, Elisabeth Sherwood, Eva Mout, Karen Stamper, Mou Saha, Tiffany Sharpe

A Different Sort of Zen

As I looked through the workshop schedule for Sketchbook Revival 2022, I think I rolled my eyes a bit when … More

doodles, Melinda Barlow, Sketchbook Revival 2022, Zentangle

Shadow Boxes

Today is April 1, and maybe you’re expecting some sort of “joke” post, but nope. I’ll leave the funny business … More

art journey, Arts and Crafts, Mementos, Shadow Box

Rocky Falls: A Lesson in Composition

Remember my recent “shopping trip” to the Artists’ Network site? I sat down before I went online and thought about … More

Composition Tips, Golden Ratio, Rule of 3rds, Thumbnail sketches, Value sketches

Primary Madness

Color theory — especially color-mixing — can make an artist crazy. At least it’s making this artist crazy, so I now … More

Color mixing, Color Temperatures, Color Theory, Neutral primaries, Primary Colors, Secondary Colors

A Halloween Treat

Yesterday I wrote about symbolic drawing — those simple, child-like illustrations we make to represent the things we see. Although learning … More

Art and children, Halloween, Michael's, Mommy Lhey, Monster Donuts, Monsters

Art Quiz: The Answer is Walter Gropius

Not being well-versed in art (or architecture) I once thought that Bauhaus referred to a style. I was somewhat surprised, therefore, … More

Bauhaus School of Design, Form follows function, Gesamtkunstwerk, Walter Gropius

Design and Attitude

Usually when I write about attitudes in art, I’m writing about a mindset — usually my own, and usually not good. … More

Attitude in design, four-quadrant designs, inversions, quadrants

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