Tag: expression

art every day number 412 the abstract woman illustration digital

art every day number 412 / illustration / the abstract woman

Posted on November 2, 2018October 31, 2018 By jjill

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

Posted on March 30, 2016March 6, 2017 By jjill

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…

why art? posts & ideas

talent

Posted on December 4, 2015July 29, 2019 By jjill

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…

why art? posts & ideas

pink phone janet bright expression painting

beyond repair

Posted on June 19, 2015July 29, 2019 By jjill

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…