Drawing while on the road I find challenging and rewarding. I would like to share my thoughts on time, subjects and materials. My guiding principle is to make it easy to draw anytime, anywhere and anything.
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Yes, I’m a student. I think I will always be a student in the sense that one has something new to learn. I am also a student of artist Sarah F. Burns. I am learning about academic drawing and painting. Oddly enough, since the beginning of my life as an artist, I’ve been drawing from
Drawing Skills I have been working on my drawing skills. Hmmm, seems like I say that often. Do we ever quit? I hope not.
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Opinionated Student I once read that children of artists sometimes have trouble being an art student; they can be the hardest to teach drawing and painting. I can relate. I grew up in the household of an artist, my Dad, John H. Stermer. I have strong opinions about drawing, painting, art in general and my own
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The “Draw” Question. I’ve been wondering about what people mean when they say someone knows how to draw. Draw what? Draw how? How did they learn? Do we every finish learning?
I’ve been working on drawings for my series on people, smart phones, tablets and the occasional old fashion book. All at the coffee shop, at least for the moment. I find that when I do multiple drawings, they generate ideas.
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Conversations About Figure and Ground I remember conversations I had with my Dad* about composition. Also, I remember the first time he talked to me about weaving the painting together as if it were a tapestry. He said all the parts of the painting must fit together to create a whole. And, yet, each part
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I’m starting to work on a couple of new series. They are spin offs of the “Just Sayin’…” series. Sort of reminds me of TV series spin offs. 🙂
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Drawing Talent, OR I find that there are always “things” to do around the house. Sometimes, I just have to put things aside and get down to the business drawing or painting. Recently, the urge to draw was calling my name. I “needed” to do another “Drawing Talent” piece so I went out in the
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