seche / acrylic on canvas paper / 6″ x 8″ / landscape painting / janet bright
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Keeping a Notebook. Sketches, Doodles and Notes about Nothing, Everything and Art
Keeping a notebook is vital to the creative process, reinforcing observation, communication and expressive skills on a regular basis. “Sketches, Doodles and Notes about Nothing, Everything and Art” is a selection of pages from artist J. Bright’s collection of over 75 notebooks. It is a companion book to “How to Paint with Acrylics HANDBOOK for […]
the effect of william
the effect of william / line drawing / black and white / ink / janet bright
destruction, the
destruction, the / ink on card / janet bright / drawing
fly / high speed drawing video
Fly / high speed drawing / janet bright 2.47 min This one makes me happy.
TheAfterParty
after party (1) / on recycled card / janet bright / line drawing after party (2) / on recycled card / janet bright / line drawing
They’re Gone
Just as most of us have a hard time knowing if we really do(!) look fantastic in that new purple outfit from the bargain store, I have a hard time seeing my work as another person might see it. I have a tendency to lose sight of what may or may not be good about […]
Pink. Yellow. Blue. Highspeed Video.
Pink. Yellow. Blue. Drawing. Painting. Highspeed Video. 2 min 52 sec. In three colours.
The Most Powerful Acts of Painting
a. boreali. / 48″ x 60″ / acrylic on canvas / janet bright / canadian landscape The most powerful acts of painting result from expressions of personal experience, thought, feeling & preference. The Aurora Borealis in Canada. This is my experience.
early at the field / 24″ x 30″
Early at the Field / 24″ x 30″ / acrylic on canvas / Janet Bright / Canadian Art This piece is a satisfying culmination of much of the seemingly unrelated work I’ve done in the past few years; painting, research, experiment, reading, writing, gallery viewing- and I’m surprised by it because this sort of confluence of ideas & […]
Dots on Blue. A Very Small Abstract (Video)
Dots on Blue. A very small abstract. 2.40 min high speed painting video
ONE YEAR! celebrate
Tomorrow’s end-of-week (Friday File) post will mark the ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of my first ‘why art?’ post !! I haven’t missed a single week during the year and of this I am particularly proud. Committing to the relatively small task of posting a painting, drawing or article every Friday has given me focus, clarity, inspiration & confidence […]