ART EVERY DAY NUMBER 412 / ILLUSTRATION / THE ABSTRACT WOMAN Art Every Day Number 412 / THE ABSTRACT WOMAN is about interpretation. Reflection & expression. Reality & distortion. Art & illustration / 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 […]
talent
Does the ability to paint come from talent, education, awareness? Is creativity an ‘in-born’ talent. Is it a state of mind? So many times I’ve heard someone say (about a piece of art), “I could never do that. I don’t know how to paint. I’m not creative”, and I think, “I don’t believe that, not for a […]
beyond repair
Sometimes a painting is so awful it’s beyond repair. I spent the morning studying a phone; an old-type phone, pink, pretty- interesting. I studied, sketched, re-sketched painted and repainted. Detail, highlight, shadow, shape; I was getting to know this phone and yet (ugh) – everything went to pieces (torn to shreds) and into the garbage. […]