tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31940539369931402192024-03-13T05:44:48.428-04:00Have Brush, Will Travel: the Art Blog of Jaime HowardJournal of the Itinerant PainterJaime Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09897418351554299694noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194053936993140219.post-87058493140192955242020-01-26T21:00:00.000-05:002020-01-29T09:23:38.537-05:00Join me in Italy this Summer!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:AllowPNG/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:EnableOpenTypeKerning/> <w:DontFlipMirrorIndents/> <w:OverrideTableStyleHps/> </w:Compatibility> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="false"
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<span style="color: #0070c0;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><b>June 6-13, 2020 </b></i></span></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 26.6667px;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Join me for seven days of immersion into the art of the travel sketchbook. You will create your own visual journal while exploring silvery olive groves, scatterings of poppies and sunflowers, vineyards and farms, ancient churches, small villages and the Renaissance city of Florence.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">4:00pm </span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">We will pick you up at the Florence train station</span>
<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">and transport you to <a href="https://www.petrolo.it/en/hospitality/boggina-1-2/#" target="_blank">our villa</a> at the <a href="http://petrolo.it/">Petrolo Winery</a>, where you will move into your rooms and explore the house and grounds. </span>
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<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Welcome wine reception and typical Italian dinner at the villa.</span></div>
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<b>Day 2: Sunday, June 7 </b>
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<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Breakfast together. Review of supplies, drawing warmups and preview of the week's opportunities. Sketchbook demo and presentations on how to "move into" your sketchbook. Spend the afternoon drawing on the grounds of the villa.</span></div>
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<b><i>Afternoon Session:</i></b>
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<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Dinner at local restaurant <a href="https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g1186059-d2559033-Reviews-Lo_Schicchero-Mercatale_Va">Lo Schicchero</a> in Mercatale Valdarno</span></div>
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<b>Day 3: Monday,June 8 –Art History, Sketching and Wine Tasting</b></div>
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<b><i>Morning Session: Architecture Made Simple</i></b>
<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Spend the morning at a <a href="https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ACYBGNR-7w8gciZf6t9MKYsuYU9ILMaFcA:1580050761084&q=La+Pieve+di+Galatrona&tbm=isch&source=univ&client=firefox-b-1-ab&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj0rt3iw6HnAhUOnOAKHZFkCzsQsAR6BAgIEAE&biw=1440&bih=734">13th century church</a> on the grounds of the Petrolo Winery, drawing and painting with a discussion focused on how to easily draw architecture with attention to the correct use of interior and exterior perspective. </span>
<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lunchtime picnic on the church grounds </span></div>
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<b><i>Afternoon Session: Art History - the Seeds of the Renaissance</i></b>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">More sketching and a presentation by a local art historian on the artistic history of the Valdarno area and of the church we are visiting. </span></div>
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<b><i>Evening Session:</i></b>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Wine tasting at the Petrolo Winery. Look at <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/after-centuries-a-tuscan-winery-that-is-still-a-work-in-progress-1444920451" target="_blank">this link</a> for a short history of Petrolo.</span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Italian dinner at the villa, sharing the day's work with good food and wine. </span></div>
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<b>Day 4: Tuesday, June 9 – Trip to Florence: Art History and Sketching in the City</b></div>
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<b><i>Morning Session: </i></b>
<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Train to Florence. Practice "speed sketching" the Italian landscape from the train windows.</span>
<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><b>Afternoon and Evening Session:</b></i> </span>
<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">All day - explore Florence, the seat of the Renaissance, where you can visit <a href="http://www.galleriaaccademiafirenze.beniculturali.it/">Michelangleo's David</a>, climb to the top of the <a href="https://www.museumflorence.com/">Duomo</a>, shop for jewelry on the ancient <a href="https://www.visittuscany.com/en/attractions/ponte-vecchio/">Ponte Vecchio</a> and visit the Botticellis at the <a href="ttps://www.uffizi.it/en/the-uffizi">Uffizi Galleries</a> all in one very compact city.</span>
<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Head to the <a href="https://www.visitflorence.com/what-to-do-in-florence/shopping/san-lorenzo-central-market.html">Market at San Lorenzo</a> to sketch the hustle and bustle or shop the stalls for leather goods, handmade papers and Italian gourmet items. Demonstration and practice drawing figures in an environment to create a sense of place.</span></div>
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<b><i>Evening Session: Recap of the day in Florence</i></b>
<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Meet in the city for a light snack and to review the day. Board the train for the trip home</span>
<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Light dinner at the villa </span></div>
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<b>Day 5: Wednesday, June 10 – A View from the Top and Shoe Factory Visit</b>
<b><i>Morning Session: Atmospheric Perspective </i></b>
<span style="background: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0) none repeat scroll 0px 0px; border: 0px none; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We will spend the morning at the top of the hill at the <a href="https://www.poggiolotuscany.com/the-tower-of-galatrona/">tower of Galatrona</a>, overlooking sweeping vistas of olive groves and vineyards. Our opportunity to discuss atmospheric perspective and how to achieve a sense of depth in our work using of color, scale and value .</span><b> </b></div>
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<b><i>Afternoon Session: The Shoe Factory</i></b>
Visit the <a href="https://www.shoes-pratesi.it/">Pratesi Shoe Factory </a>in nearby Ambra to shop, admire the amazing variety of leather goods and/or sketch shoes, cats and interiors.</div>
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<b><i>Evening Session:</i></b>
Back to the villa to recap the day and have dinner together. <b><i>
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<b>Day 6: Thursday, June 11 – A day at San Luciano Winery in Monte San Savino </b>
We will join the proprietor, Stephano for a full day at <a href="http://www.sanlucianovini.it/">San Luciano Winery</a> to sketch the old church, the vineyards, the animals, the garden and ancient farm equipment. <span style="background: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0) none repeat scroll 0px 0px; border: 0px none; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We’ll
spend the afternoon painting and sketching at the vineyard with a lesson on composition and focal point.</span> Picnic lunch in the afternoon and wine and olive oil tasting at the end of a lovely day.
We will have dinner back at the villa. </div>
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<b>Day 7: Friday, June 12 – Finishing up the week</b>
Morning follow ups, final touches to our sketchbooks. Time to pack for the trip home in the afternoon.
Farewell dinner at L<a href="http://www.agriturismocasariccio.com/en/agriturismo-with-restaurant-in-tuscany.php">ocanda Casariccio</a>.
<b>Day 8: June 13 - Saying Arrivederchi</b>
Transport to the train station with your ticket back to Florence included.
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<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; color: magenta; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>Workshop Tuition</b></span>
<b>For a single person sharing a room $2200 ($1950 if 50% is paid by March 15, 2020)</b>
<b>For a single person with private room or non-participating guest $1200</b></div>
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<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; color: magenta; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>Workshop Tuition Includes:</b></span>
<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Pickup from train station in Florence</span>
<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Accommodations (7 nights) </span>
<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Individualized workshop instruction </span>
<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">All meals except lunch on day trips</span>
<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Transportation to/from local train station</span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Wine tastings</span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Art supplies </span>
<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">*Maximum of 10 participates</span></div>
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<b>Not Included:</b>
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<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Transfers</span></div>
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<b><i>**IMPORTANT** Please Note:</i></b>
<b><i>Purchasing travel/medical insurance is highly recommended.</i></b></div>
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<b><i>Participants should be in good physical condition and able to walk on uneven surfaces and up and down hills while carrying supplies and equipment in a backpack. Must also be able to sit for extended periods of time on folding stools while you paint.</i></b></div>
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<b>About Jaime</b><span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span>
<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Jaime Howard is a classically trained American oil and watercolor painter, and has instructed all levels of artists from beginners to advanced college students. A faculty member of Savannah College of Art and Design, she teaches drawing, painting and design and conducts workshops in the US and Europe. She is an avid member of International Urban Sketchers and Urban Sketchers of Jacksonville, Florida.</span>
<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Jaime combines her love of drawing, painting and teaching with a rich background in art history, bringing her students the stimulating presentation of a knowledgeable and inspiring teacher.</span>
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<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"Sketching and painting on location makes each day thrilling; sharing the adventure with my students makes life fulfilling." </span></div>
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<b>Contact</b>:<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Jaime Howard</span><br />
<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">jaimehowardart@gmail.com</span><br />
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</style> Jaime Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09897418351554299694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194053936993140219.post-88168663460438474362015-04-16T12:59:00.000-04:002015-04-16T12:59:58.730-04:00We made it!It's hard to blog on a camping trip! Even though we brought our own portable wifi with us, it doesn't always work as well as advertised and the circumstances of traveling and painting make opportunities for blogging very difficult to find.<br />
I'm happy to report that we've driven without incident (except for that one day when I bent the trailer jack driving into a dip in the pavement. Sorry, Joanna!) over 3,000 miles from Jacksonville to the coast of California. It's been fun and exhilarating and exhausting and educational. Joanna and I haven't yet come to blows or even irritated each other. We are extremely compatible.<br />
We crossed the lower states and painted in LA, TX, NM and AZ before we arrived in the Promised Land and the Plein Air Convention in Monterey. Here we are enjoying the most astounding landscapes - the beauty of this state is almost intimidating. How can we paint well enough to do it justice? But we keep trying!<br />
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Jaime Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09897418351554299694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194053936993140219.post-46993695893487215352015-03-15T07:00:00.000-04:002015-03-15T09:06:23.850-04:00Travel Advice from Georgia O'Keeffe <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b><u><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #444444;">Georgia O'Keeffe</span></span></u> </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #999999;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>One of the most
significant artists of the 20th century, Georgia O’Keeffe,the "Mother of American Modernism"(1887-1986)
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">O'Keeffe lived and painted in her own way and on her own terms. She did every single thing she wanted to do, yet admits, not just to being afraid, but <u>absolutely terrified</u> every moment of her life, and she lived to be 99 years old! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I appreciate that she shared her feeling of terror with us. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This is strangely comforting, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">since although I can't seem to be content without adventure, fear seems to be inherent in every new adventure.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">But...</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have learned something in my life, just as Georgia O'Keeffe did:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Anything worth doing is bound to create a little fear.</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> </span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Joanne and I have carefully planned each mile of our cross-country trek, we researched every campground between Jacksonville and California. We've made long packing lists</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> of every item essential to our happiness and comfort.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> We've discussed the difficulties we might run into and how we will handle them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Though we've planned so carefully, we aren't without anxiety. Let's not kid ourselves - it's a loooong way to California from Jacksonville, Florida and we'll be far from home for over a month. Despite the most careful planning, we're bound to encounter some surprises and misadventures.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Everything I've done that I consider to be a worthy endeavor was scary as hell at some point. Have you found this to be true too?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So we decided to re-label our feelings of <b>fear and anxiety</b>; we decided to call what we are feeling <b>excitement and anticipation. </b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One of our stops will be O'Keefe's <a href="http://www.okeeffemuseum.org/abiquiu-tour.html">studio and home</a> in Obiquiui, New Mexico as well as the only museum dedicated to a woman artist, the <a href="http://www.okeeffemuseum.org/">Georgia O'Keeffe Museum</a> in Santa Fe. We hope that she would have been proud of us.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We'll keep you posted on our adventures and misadventures. Let us hear about some of your anxiety-producing adventures. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> We leave in two weeks and we are so...<b>EXCITED!</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Monterey, California and the <a href="http://www.pleinairconvention.com/">Plein Air Convention</a>, "the Woodstock of plein air painting." We're off to join the largest collection of<i> plein air</i> painters on the planet for a week of classes, demos and on-site painting with world class artists along the rocky coast of California.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is a road trip of epic proportions - almost 6,000 miles round trip from Jacksonville, Florida. It will take a lot of planning and about five weeks to complete the trip.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> The goal is to paint our way across the USA,</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">at every location and in every state from here to Monterey and back.</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We represent our local group of artists, the First Coast Plein Air Painters, and everyone who hankers after an adventure of their own making.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Bub</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">ba Jane, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">the 14 foot long 1965 Zipper vintage</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> camper, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">will be our home away from home, so our first task is to make her as comfy as we can. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With an end of March departure date coming up, we'll be taking a short shakedown cruise to make sure we both fit in this little tin can comfortably and happily. We'll be posting our preparations and adjustments as we go - and we'll try to answer some of your burning questions:</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Where will they be camping and will they end up spending the night in any WalMart parking lots<span style="background-color: cyan;"><span></span></span>? </span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">How many paintings will actually be painted on this trip? </span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">How will these friends get along sharing this tiny space for over a month?</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Does anyone snore? </span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Will they still be friends when they get home?</span></span></li>
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<span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We'll try to answer all these questions and more, so stay tuned to this channel and please feel free to share with your friends who are interested in adventure, camping, painting or venturing into the unknown toward an uncertain but exciting outcome.</span></span><br />
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<br />Jaime Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09897418351554299694noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194053936993140219.post-81008731142478238942014-08-31T10:33:00.002-04:002014-08-31T10:33:59.670-04:00Vintage Trailer Transformation - Bubba Jane becomes the Blue Bird<span style="background-color: blue;"></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The restoration of a vintage 1965 model <i>Zipper </i>10' travel trailer, came at the end of a very busy school year and before the trip to my painting workshop in Maine. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">My capable and creative daughter, Janna, just back from two years of <i>la dolce vita </i>in Italy, got right on board to make sure this trailer was transformed into a beautiful, practical portable painting studio and living space, as cute as we could possibly make her. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She was adorable when I bought her and I had my doubts whether we should even attempt to give her a new paint job. But being artists, Janna and I had to make our mark, so...</span></span></div>
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took a deep breath and took on the challenge. We painted her inside and
out, gave her a retro zig-zag and a pair of wings to help her fly down
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Blue Bird</span></span></i> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">followed obediently along behind our car over 3,000 miles - from Florida to Maine and back again. She provided us a with almost
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Stay tuned to this blog for more photos from the <i>inside</i> of the camper. See you soon! </span></span></span><br />
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Jaime Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09897418351554299694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194053936993140219.post-14865296225510311102014-04-16T12:21:00.000-04:002014-08-31T10:27:16.385-04:00Come Paint with Me in Maine<span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><b><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /><b>PLEIN AIR PAINTING WORKSHOP 2014</b></span></i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">New! I'm so excited and happy to be able to offer my 2014 Plein Air Painting Workshop! This summer, we'll be painting in the beautiful state of Maine. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">LOBSTER SHACK, Ogunquit, Maine</span></b></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Home base will be Drake's Island and the charming little town of Ogunquit. We'll be eating fresh "lobsta" and painting in the fresh air. Contact me for details.</span><br />July 5-11, 2014<br />Jaimehowardart@gmail.com</span>Jaime Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09897418351554299694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194053936993140219.post-89479811905634912322013-01-29T10:47:00.000-05:002013-01-30T08:21:08.082-05:00and now for...Something a Little Different<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What do <i>plein air </i>painters do when the weather is forbidding and we can't go outdoors?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For me the answer is to paint <i>something else</i>, from another series, and from another part of my brain.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The latest painting betrays my former life as an illustrator for children's textbooks. I took advantage of a rainy day to paint something for the kid in all of us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>To the Sun and Back </i>was a labor of joy, inspired by a special boy in my life. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have to paint what's on my mind and in my heart, you know. So do you. </span><br />
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<br />Jaime Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09897418351554299694noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194053936993140219.post-12259910578228104372013-01-08T09:54:00.000-05:002013-01-08T09:54:00.490-05:00CHRISTMAS IN COSTA RICA<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">When Jeff suggested this getaway, I started choosing art supplies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> I didn't pack much - an old watercolor box, 2 brushes, 3 micron pens and a smallish sketchbook.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This outfit was portable and light. It could be toted anywhere.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Watercolor and ink were my choice of mediums, since they require no prep or drying time.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Our trip involved<i> lots</i> of driving, so time to paint was sandwiched in between visits with friends and a lot of sightseeing.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The first morning, after a long climb up the mountain above Jaco Beach, the million dollar view from our friend Teresa's home beckoned me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It was heavenly to sit on a folding chair overlooking the valley, the rain forest and mountains beyond.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I was careful not to dip my paintbrush in my coffee cup while chatting with an old friend and painting as the sun came up and the fog rolled away. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A few days later we found ourselves in a beachfront resort, keeping cool in the shade of an almond tree while Salsa music wafted through the air.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Each time I sit down to paint, the act of concentrating embeds the scene in my memory forever.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Each time I flip through my sketch books, I will remember the beautiful country of Costa Rica in vivid detail. I will feel the soft breeze, smell the flowers, taste the coffee and remember Teresa's voice as she watched me paint. </span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This is the best kind of journal keeping.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Do you want to record some memories with me? Join me in Italy at my <a href="http://www.jaimehowardart.blogspot.com/p/learn-from-me.html">Workshop</a> this June for some rich learning experiences and adventures in art.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>Let's make some memories that you will remember forever. </i></span></div>
Jaime Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09897418351554299694noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194053936993140219.post-10783989441452093122012-06-29T10:19:00.000-04:002012-06-29T11:52:20.662-04:00WHY SKETCH?<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Keeping a sketchbook has been a tradition of artists for centuries. Through the years, painters and artists have kept sketchbooks to collect ideas, record their surroundings, plan major work, experiment, take notes, doodle, make color notes, work out compositions and make value studies.</div>
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In recent years, sketching as a daily habit has taken a back seat to the creation of finished work.</div>
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As a very young artist, sketching was the way that I taught myself to draw. It was natural to draw as much as possible - it was my favorite thing to do.</div>
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I have thousands of drawings that were saved by my doting dad, done between the ages of six and twenty years of age. </div>
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The photo to the left is from my very first drawing lesson with my first drawing teacher, my sister, Karen. </div>
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The natural inclination to sketch incessantly was stifled as responsibilities of adulthood set in. I fell away from sketching on a daily basis and guess what happened? My skill level went down.</div>
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It wasn't until I felt the need to maintain my drawing skills as an adult artist that I began again the daily habit of keeping a sketch book.</div>
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The wonderful thing about a daily sketching habit is the effort vs. results ratio. For very little expenditure of time, you get a lot of results: skill level is maintained, self-confidence increases, ideas start to flow and one idea begets another - the momentum that a sketchbook generates is a wonderful thing! </div>
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My students are required to keep a sketchpad and work in it daily. I ask only 10-15 minutes per day. Keeping the sketchbook is part of their grade. Students who make sketching a daily habit learn to draw much more easily and quickly than those who choose not to do so. </div>
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<br />Jaime Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09897418351554299694noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194053936993140219.post-54095621356417363402012-06-17T10:45:00.000-04:002012-06-17T10:48:15.143-04:00Steal Like an Artist<a href="http://jaimehowardart.blogspot.com/2012/06/sunrise-of-your-own.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HaveBrushWillTravel+%28Have+Brush%2C+Will+Travel%29"></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">This week, I'm allowing <a href="http://austinkleon.com/"><u>Arthur Kleon</u></a>, artist and writer, to hold court on my blog.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I came across Austin just this week, after one of my subscribers commented that my current obsession, <u><a href="http://www.blogger.com/">The Sunrise Project</a>,</u> reminded her of a photographer she knows who takes a photo of the sunrise for clients celebrating a special day. I began considering how artists share ideas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Arthur's video sparked a lively discussion in my Drawing I class at <a href="http://fscj.edu/">Florida State College</a>. My students were excited to be given permission to reach for the things that they're passionate about and link them to the work of other artists in a way that honors both the passion and the artist.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The students brainstormed the things that they love - music and dance - beginning to see how they could incorporate those passions into their artwork. For artists just starting out, this is <u><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=definition+heady&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a">heady</a></u> stuff!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We transform what we appropriated with our personality and point of view and <i>we</i> are transformed in the process.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">This is why I take students to visit museums and galleries to study the art
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<span style="font-size: small;">We have the opportunity to pick only the <i>best</i> from all the things offered to us in this magnificent life. We are free to select the world's greatest artists, writers, musicians and thinkers as our teachers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Who have you stolen from lately? How have you transformed what you took? </i></span><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">How has it transformed you?</span></span></i><br />
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As my readers know, <b style="color: blue;"><a href="http://jaimehowardart.blogspot.com/2012/03/warning-painting-can-be-habit-forming.html">The Sunrise Project</a></b> is my current obsession. Since early February, I've been rising before dawn to paint the sky as the sun rises. The current sunrise count is 55. </div>
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People ask me as they observe the paintings piling up around my studio, "So, Jaime, what are you going to do with all these paintings?" </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It was so much fun to paint for a purpose other than just piling up paintings for some future date.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">After a quick framing job on a still-wet painting, I presented <i>Tatyana's Sunrise</i> to her yesterday at her celebration dinner. I must say, she was delighted to have her very own sunrise, a remembrance of how her special day began. Who wouldn't be?</span><br />
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Every day
is a special day for someone somewhere. It's someone's birthday,
anniversary, wedding day, graduation day, or the
day-of-their-first-something.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I'd love to paint the sunrise for your special day. Or how about a gift for someone you love?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Who do you know with an upcoming milestone just crying out to be commemorated? Wouldn't they be delighted with a painting of their very own sunrise on that special day? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Let me know and I'll be happy to make arrangements to be on the beach at the crack of dawn to capture the very beginning of that special day.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">When you think of that special person, <b><i><a href="mailto:jaimehowardart@gmail.com" style="color: blue;">email me</a></i></b> - we can make it happen! (For a very reasonable price.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">P.S.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I won't see Cheryl until next week, so <i>mum's the word,</i> don't tell her what her present is!</span><br />Jaime Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09897418351554299694noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194053936993140219.post-54799775300318775292012-05-19T10:19:00.001-04:002012-05-22T08:41:06.781-04:00Inside the Process: an Interview with Lyn Asselta<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Last week we discovered the expressive pastel paintings of </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lynasselta.com/">Lyn Asselta</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lyn is the president and founder of </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://firstcoastpastelsociety.blogspot.com/">First Coast Pastel Society</a> and was the featured artist of <a href="http://w.abrushwithnature.org/">A Brush with Nature</a> at the Jacksonville Arboretum.</span></span><br />
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<tr style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Arboretum Path, </i>pastel on paper<i>, ©</i>2012 Lynn Asselta</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Lyn's pastel painting workshop at the <a href="http://www.jacksonvillearboretum.org/">Jacksonville Arboretum</a>
was fun for all the participants. Lyn was so busy encouraging her
students that her own painting waited to be completed until after the
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Today, we'll look at her finished painting and ask Lyn some questions about her motivations, her background, and her process.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Hello Lyn! </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Since you are one of my favorite painters and a master of <i>plein air</i> painting in pastel, I'd love to find out more about you and your work. Thanks for answering some</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">What was the catalyst for becoming an artist and a teacher?</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Lyn: I
think I've always wanted to be an artist, but I also wanted to share
that with other people. So, I started out as an elementary school art
teacher and then gradually transitioned into teaching workshops for
adults. I love being able to watch someone get excited about learning
to paint or draw.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Has pastel always been your medium of choice?</b> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Lyn: I've
worked with a lot of different mediums in the past. I started out as a
calligrapher, then did a little residential drafting, I created large,
intricately-designed gourd vessels with pine-needle basketry for about
10 years, and then finally pulled my old pastel box out of the studio
closet and discovered sanded paper...that was the beginning of it for
me!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Why do you work outdoors?</b> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Lyn: Honestly,
I work outdoors because I love it there. There is nothing quite like
standing next to my easel, hearing the birds and the wind in the trees
or the water swooshing up against the shore. It's peaceful, and I feel
like I'm where I'm supposed to be when I'm out there.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">What location has been your favorite and why?</span></b><span style="color: #993399; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Lyn: As for a favorite
place, it's hard to say. I recently took a trip to Zion National Park
and fell in love with those enormous mountains, but every time I see a
new place I tend to fall in love with it, so maybe the answer is
wherever I happen to be!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>What do you hope your students learn from you?</b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Lyn: I hope my students learn to be <i>excited</i>
about pastels and painting. To me, it's the excitement that is the
most important thing. Whenever I teach, the very best thing for me is
the look of excitement on a student's face when they've done something
they thought they couldn't do, or when they love what they've painted.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Are you ever fully satisfied with your work? How do you know when you're finished?</b> </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Lyn: Every
so often I finish a painting and I'm totally happy with it. But, more
often than not, I continue to wonder if there is anything else I need to
do to really make it special. As a painter, I'm ridiculously critical
of my own work. Sometimes I will go back and work on a painting after I
think it's "finished". Other times I will stack it against the wall
and hope that I feel differently about it a few months later. I'm
pretty particular about what I feel is good enough to go into a frame.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Knowing
when to finish a painting is tricky. With every single painting, there
is a time that I realize I've begun to work more slowly and
deliberately. The marks aren't as spontaneous anymore and I realize I'm
starting to evaluate every stroke. I've learned to pay attention at
this point. When I start to slow down, I know that I'm quickly coming
to the point where one more mark could disturb the integrity of the
whole painting. So, I try to stop before I make that one final mark. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Thank you so much for this peek into the mind of an artist. </b></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #993399;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Note: In comparing the watercolor under-painting (done in<a href="http://www.worqx.com/color/complements.htm"> complementary</a> colors) with the finished painting, notice that Lyn allows the under-painting to show, not fully covering it. This makes the colors sparkle next to one another.</span></span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #993399;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Using watercolors for the under-painting simplifies the process and dries almost immediately, so the pastel layer can be added. </span></span> </span></i><br />
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<br />Jaime Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09897418351554299694noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194053936993140219.post-1852574503915527972012-05-12T07:41:00.001-04:002012-05-12T07:41:46.445-04:00A Perfectly Pastel Kind of Day<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I first encountered the </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">sublime pastel paintings</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> of <u><a href="http://lynasselta.com/">Lyn Asselta</a> </u> last October at the <i>Painting the Region</i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i> </i>paint out. Lyn was one of a handful of artists using the medium of pastel.<span style="font-size: small;"> Her work captured me - the incredible colors and textures made me want to put down my oils and pick up pastels again.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">One of many mediums I've dabbled with, pastel appeals to me because you essentially draw. I draw constantly, so it's a comfortable feeling to draw a painting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Pastel painting is highly portable, doesn't need to dry and can be framed on the spot, all convenient attributes for <i>plein air</i> work. When I saw a workshop offered by Lyn at the<u> <a href="http://www.jacksonvillearboretum.org/">Jacksonville Arboretum and Gardens</a></u>, I jumped at the chance to participate and learn from one of the best.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We learned so much from Lyn as we watched her demo. One particularly interesting step in her process is the watercolor under-painting in <a href="http://www.worqx.com/color/complements.htm">complementary colors</a></span> <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">- the step that makes the layers on top sparkle and sing</span>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Just as complementary colors bring out the best in each other, Lyn Asselta brought out the best in her students.</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">If you have an opportunity to paint with Lyn, take it - you'll be painting with one of the best.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I don't have a photo of Lyn's finished painting. She may not have finished it - she was busy helping others. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">But here's my little effort on that lovely day in May. </span><br />
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<tr style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Sunbathing </i>5x7 Pastel ©2012 Jaime Howard<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span>Jaime Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09897418351554299694noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194053936993140219.post-42206951366169599732012-04-29T11:20:00.000-04:002012-05-08T10:06:16.902-04:00What's fun about being an Artist?<span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Plein air </b></i><b>painting on the sidewalk!</b></span></div>
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<b>News bulletin: Saturday, April 28, 2012</b><br />
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It's Spring, so it's time for the annual
Savannah College of Art and Design<b> <a href="http://www.sidewalkarts.scad.edu/">Sidewalk Arts Festival</a></b><span style="font-weight: normal;">, part of Alumni Weekend here in the charming city
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Later today I’ll be competing against hundreds of
sidewalk chalk artists. Forsyth Park will be jammed with thousands of onlookers
young and old, kids and dogs, watching as SCAD students and alumni
squat on the cement and attempt to create something memorable with the most
fragile and temporary of mediums – chalk.</div>
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The first year I entered the contest it rained. Guess what
happens to chalk when it gets rained on? You guessed it – about 75% of the drawings
were washed into the storm drains, mine included.</div>
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Last year rain wasn’t predicted. The weather was perfect and
we picked a spot in the shade. After 3 hours
of squatting on the sidewalk in a rainbow of chalk dust, fish were swimming on the sidewalk, my clothes were as
colorful as my drawing and my hands were sore from blending colors into the rough
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It was a day pretty close
to perfection. As an added bonus, my drawing took 2nd place in the Alumni division complete with a generous cash prize.</div>
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<b>News update: Sunday April 29, 2012:</b> </div>
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Today was another perfect day in the park with fellow artists and hordes of
art lovers as well. My image was strategically selected to portray a
happy day in Spring and my helper, Bonnie and I had a ball trying to perfect it.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Remembering the experience of rubbing the skin off my palms last year, I decided to make paint. A kitchen grater, a stick of chalk and some water are all it takes to make chalk paint. With a house painting brush as the applicator, my palms were saved. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We had a blast - there's something about the combination of being outside, working as fast as I can with a group of friendly and like-minded people that makes me happy. Now that I think about it, these are the same reasons, I'm a <i>plein air </i>painter. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Let's just let loose and have some fun with art. This is what I hope I'm teaching my students along with techniques of painting and drawing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I'd like to hear your story of the most fun you ever had in the process of making art. When was it? Where were you? Were you alone or with someone else? What did you create? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Go on, get out there and have some fun!</span><br />
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<br /></div>Jaime Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09897418351554299694noreply@blogger.com8Savannah, GA, USA32.0835407 -81.099834231.8682837 -81.4156912 32.2987977 -80.78397720000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194053936993140219.post-68588476133109300142012-04-26T13:46:00.000-04:002012-04-26T13:46:54.281-04:00Who Am I Writing For?<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">On my quest to write</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> an entertaining and informative blog, I signed up for
Blog Triage class with the blog docs, Alyson Stanfield and Cynthia Morris. Today's
assignment is to describe the people that I hope will visit and read my blog. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">As an artist and art teacher, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I'm passionate about two things - making art and encouraging others. My
ideal reader would be one who is interested in the process of
creativity and wants to nurture it in their own life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I write to communicate with artists, art lovers and artists-wannabes, with accomplished artists who are making work that I love and with those folks who have the creative urge and aren't quite sure what to do with it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I want to speak to people who create in any way- through music, dance, writing, cooking and through drawing and painting as well - since the creative urges and processes are the same even though the end products may be different.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I write to create a dialog with others so my ideal reader is one who will respond to my writing, comment on it with insights of their own and share the information with others who might be interested. If you have commented on my blog or shared it with others, I sincerely thank you and want you to know that your comments do not go unnoticed or unappreciated. Hopefully, with this class, I'll learn ways to notice and appreciate my readers even more!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">If you're new to my blog, welcome! My hope is that you find something fun and encouraging here and that you stay tuned to this channel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I've taken several classes with <a href="http://www.1automationwiz.com/app/?af=1442399&u=www.artbizcoach.com">ArtBizCoach</a> Alyson Stanfield and recommend her highly. She is a wonderful resource for artists who want to learn the "business" end of the art business.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Check out her <a href="http://www.1automationwiz.com/app/?af=1442399&u=www.artbizcoach.com">website</a>. Here's a link to her blog: <a href="http://artbizblog.com/">http://artbizblog.com</a> and here's a link to Cynthia's blog: <a href="http://originalimpulse.com/blog">http://originalimpulse.com/blog</a>.</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Okay, readers, let's see what effect
the Blog Triage class has on my ability to communicate with you in a
meaningful way. Let us know what you think!</span></i>Jaime Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09897418351554299694noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194053936993140219.post-29017181313502339222012-04-08T18:32:00.000-04:002012-04-08T18:32:23.407-04:00Feel the Frustration (and do it anyway)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">How lovely to sit expectantly at the edge of the sea, watching the sky change colors every moment as the sun rises out of the ocean. How exciting to wait for the perfect moment to begin painting. How breathtaking, inspiring and<b><i> frustrating!</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I realized on this Easter morning that each day, I attempt the impossible. I get up before dawn, try to accurately time my arrival at the beach, find the perfect parking spot, ready my paint box, mix the colors I predict will appear in the sky and wait for the perfect moment to begin painting. I feel the thrill of each color as it appears in the morning sky and transforms into another color before my eyes. Within 15 minutes the sky turns from indigo to bright white daylight, displaying every color in the rainbow (some that I can't even identify: Pinkey-orange? Bluish-yellow?) as the sun makes it's way over the horizon. Clouds appear, transform, change color and are blown away as others take their place. It's a <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phantasmagoria">phantasmagoria</a>! How can I even <i>attempt</i> to<i> </i>paint that?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It's enough to make me want to give up this silly endeavor. Who can paint the sky as it changes from second to second? <b>Not me!</b> Better painters than I have attempted it - who do I think I am?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Every day I want to give up! It
seems like a dumb idea to start the day with an activity that makes you
feel like a failure before you've even begun and it feels like hubris to even attempt it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I could take a gorgeous photograph each morning, come home to my cozy studio and work from that. I could take hours to duplicate what was in the sky at one particular moment. I could, but where's the challenge, where's the thrill in that?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I know some of my skyscapes are
decent paintings; when I get them home and am not comparing them to the
actual sky, I even like some of them. But none of them even begin to
capture what is in front of my eyes each morning as I survey what God is
creating. I feel His effortlessness, the ease with which He creates,
His grace. He breathes the sky into being.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">God
paints with light - my paints are made from earthly pigments - from
dirt. How can light be painted with dirt? How can colors made from dirt
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The gap between this effortlessness and my struggle is a chasm I cannot bridge.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It is the gap between God's perfection and my imperfection.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">When I was younger, I had a theory: that when artists die and go to Heaven, they get to take turns creating the sunrises and sunsets. Sometimes, I think I can identify whose turn it was today. Monet paints the soft, fuzzy, pastel skies. Van Gogh and Gaughin the more colorfully dramatic.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I want to paint with a thought, a breath, by pointing a finger and sweeping it across the sky to paint orangey-pink clouds on an azure sky.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I like to imagine it will be that easy when its my turn to paint from a Heavenly vantage point.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Until then, I won't give up. I'll struggle with my earthly pigments as I continue to be amazed, awed and humbled before Heavenly events.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Carry on, fellow artists, carry on.</span><br />
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<br />Jaime Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09897418351554299694noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194053936993140219.post-53810194985864069582012-03-14T17:21:00.000-04:002012-06-03T15:34:09.874-04:00Warning! Painting Can Be Habit-Forming: The Sunrise Project<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It has been said that it takes 21 days to form a habit.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">In the interest of good habit cultivation, I've been painting the morning sky since Feb.4. Taking a few mornings off for overcast skies, we have arrived at...(drum roll, please)...Sky#21! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I must warn you - the painting of skies can be highly addictive. I have to confess that I'm hooked. This habit is <i>so</i> addictive that only fifteen minutes a day has made me into a hopeless painting junkie.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> We all have a lot of habits, some good, some questionable. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">What could you commit to doing that would feed your creativity for just fifteen minutes each day? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">You get a fresh chance every morning.</span></div>Jaime Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09897418351554299694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194053936993140219.post-74327250743716372092012-02-28T10:54:00.000-05:002012-02-28T10:54:02.697-05:00The Value of Just a Little<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It takes 21 days to change a habit or establish a new one. To that end, I've been rising early to paint the sky for 3 weeks now.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It's just a small commitment - 15 minutes every morning devoted to painting the small section of sky outside my front window. This small change has made a big difference in the other 23 hours and 45 minutes of each day. How could this be?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">By committing to painting each morning for only 15 minutes, creative momentum is established - a jump-start for the res</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">t of the day.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">With this small action, I'm reminded that first, I'm an artist. I have a </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">sense of well-being when I remember who I am.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">After I can be a teacher, bookkeeper, mom, wife, or whatever other hat I have to wear that day. Speaking of the "wife and mom" hats, when I don't paint, I get cranky. I spent <i>years</i> cranky and out-of-sorts because I felt that taking time out of my life to be an artist would be a selfish thing to do. I'll admit it - I felt like a martyr and acted like one. Now, I know that when I take the time to be selfish, the everyone in my life benefits. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i> </i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Painting is becoming easier. I'm not "rusty" each morning. I paint the same patch of sky every day, yet it's never the same, so I don't get bored.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">From this morning jump-start, I find it easier to paint later in the day. They say that whatever you keep track of gets better, so I've been marking the calendar (I love to give myself gold stars) for each time I paint. Since Feb. 5, I have awarded myself 17 stars! Some days, the sky is grey and no sky painting is done, but the habit prevails and I just work on something else. I have about 5 paintings going at a time, so there is always something to do.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">One small step, one good decision, one small c</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">ommitment, has led to more productivity, which generates more creativity, more ideas, and more excitement about the creative process and my place it all of it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> Greetings fellow art lovers who live under the sky.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Of all the habits that I nurture - the good ones and the not-so-good, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>Getting Up at 6 am to Paint the Sky</i> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">I admit that each morning when my phone alarm starts its insistent chirping in the dark, I reconsider my decision, but I get up anyway because a week of painting just 30 minutes each morning has taught me so much.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">I've learned that creativity doesn't require gobs of time! Painting the sky as it brightens up to create the day is a self-limiting endeavor.</span><br />
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here to do. Every cell in my body does a happy dance while the sky puts
on a show, taunting me to paint faster - that cloud won't be there in a
few seconds and that rosy orange will turn to aquamarine.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> I've learned to paint fast and in the dark. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I've learned an easy way to practice what I preach - that to nurture your creativity, you must create something every day.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">They say a habit, good or bad, takes about 21 days to form. I'm looking forward to the next 14 days, and I don't want to miss the show.</span></span><br />
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Ever the early riser, I’m often at my desk checking email
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During the <i>Painting the Region: Color the Coast Paintout</i><span style="font-style: normal;"> last fall, my artist pals, Kelly Medford, Elizabeth
Ferber and I had the best of the painter’s world – a house on the beach. Each
morning for a week, we woke before dawn, scrambled to set up our easels in the
dark, and painted from the porch as the sun came up over the Atlantic Ocean.
The wind whipped our nightgowns and hair around and at times blew the canvas
right off the easels! We painted furiously as the sky changed colors right
before our eyes. No fancy mixing of just the right hues – no plotting and
planning the composition – just reacting with our paint and brushes to the
scene before us, laughing and painting in the darkness. It was a great
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The paintout ended, the artists went home and I went back to
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This morning, instead of sleepily watching that patch of
sky, sighing and wishing that my life were that exciting more often, I did
something about it. I painted that sky – twice. Two paintings in the space of
thirty minutes!</div>
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The sky outside my window changes colors as I paint – a
beautiful and inspiring challenge. Hold on – that pink wasn’t there a second
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No more excuses – I am a painter and I <i>shall</i><span style="font-style: normal;"> paint. I’ll keep the adventure alive in my heart.
Stay tuned for the results - a peek at the skies over Jacksonville while the
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">THE ART OF SCIENCE</span></span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"Each painting is an experiment in which to investigate how pigments can be used to induce a sense of rhythm and energy." </span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Have you ever been invited to an artist reception at the <a href="http://www.themosh.org/" target="_blank">Museum of Science and History? </a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">How about a painting demo in the museum Science Lab?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Last night at <a href="http://themosh.org/" target="_blank">MOSH</a>,
art and science merged in an exciting and interactive presentation by
scientist, artist and Renaissance woman,<a href="http://www.princessrashid.com/" target="_blank"> Princess Rashid</a>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Princess, an artist with roots in
Jacksonville, now living in Tampa, gave an engaging presentation,
starting with the premise that art = science. <a href="http://mediciclub.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Her vibrant work</a>
often incorporates math formulas and the periodic table of elements
presented in a way that will lure even math and science haters. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Many of these works grace the lobby of the museum. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Fueled by artistic energy and loud music, Princess invited us to "make some marks" on her large canvas to start the process of her painting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Then, with water, liquid acrylic paints and dynamic brushwork, she transformed our marks into the basis of a large and beautiful abstract design. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Clear tar gel combined with pthalo blue liquid acrylic and dripped from the brush added the "punctuation" near the end of the piece.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Princess' love of paint and process was directly conveyed to the canvas. Her mission to meld art and science </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span>made the presentation educational and fun!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Thanks, Princess, for an evening we won't soon forget.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.princessrashid.com/" target="_blank">Princess Rashid's website</a> </span><br />
<a href="http://www.mediciclub.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Princess Rashid's Blog</span></a>Jaime Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09897418351554299694noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194053936993140219.post-19874399534920284432011-11-07T19:09:00.000-05:002011-11-07T19:13:52.013-05:00Go See the Jacksonville Watercolor Society Show!<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The <a href="http://jacksonvillewatercolorsociety.org/" target="_blank">JWS</a> annual juried members' show opened yesterday at the </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://staaa.org/" target="_blank">St. Augustine Art Association</a> and a beautiful show it is! Over sixty works grace the walls of the Art Association. Quite a large crowd attended, despite the rainy and windy weather.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It was most exciting to be there to support three of my students who are members of the JWS, along with their watercolor instructor, my friend, Ruth Bamberg. </span><br />
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was wonderful to reconnect with Hercel Stallard, of <a href="http://www.hercelstallard.com/" target="_blank">Hercel Stallard Studios</a>, who was the big winner of the day with his lovely painting, <i>Fly Fisherman.</i> Hercel has been teaching watercolor students in the north Florida
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">After a lovely afternoon at the show, we discovered I had locked the keys in the car! Yes, it was my fault!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here is Jeff, posing as the disgusted husband, waiting for AAA Road Service</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Really, he was only posing.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">In between pacing around, peering down the road for the AAA truck and shivering (did I mention it was a windy, rainy day), I took advantage of our great parking spot right on the waterfront to take a photo of a pirate ship! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">If you have the chance, go see the JWS Show - it's amazing how beautiful</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">and varied watercolor can be.</span><br />Jaime Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09897418351554299694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194053936993140219.post-24910055735616736082011-10-30T15:30:00.000-04:002012-05-18T14:41:32.019-04:00SKIES OVER JACKSONVILLE<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Determined to keep up the momentum from the Painting the Region <i>plein air</i> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">event, I've been out painting several times in the last few weeks.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here's a reference photo I took to show the drama of the values. </span></span><br />
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<tr style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Morning at Mayport, </i>oil on panel, 8x10"©2011 Jaime Howard</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Here's the painting done on sight that</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">day (not from the photo). </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Now that they're side by side, I can see that though the values may be similar, which after all is what makes the image so dramatic, I could use some "sky time" in the practice of painting those subtle variations in the sky that seem to turn into</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">not-so-subtle color changes in my</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">interpretation. </span></span><br />
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<tr style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Sky Study, Jax Beach, </i>oil on panel, 6x8" ©2011 Jaime Howard</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This morning, in search of subtleties,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I parked at the beach and painted the sky over Jacksonville Beach. I hoped to convey the feeling of distance.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The blue of the sky itself becomes more intense as it gets farther "up" or </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">farther away from the horizon. The clouds that are farthest away are those nearest to the horizon. They are smaller and closer together than the ones painted higher up, which are closer to the viewer and are painted larger and with more intense values. This is what gives the impression of distance in the painting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The feeling that a two-dimensional surface (the painting) is three-dimensional</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">(the sky!) is just a trick of the artist. Sleight of hand, I tell my drawing students.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Learn a few of these kinds of tricks and you are a magician! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I'll let you be the judge good a magician I am. Can you see into the distance?</span>Jaime Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09897418351554299694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194053936993140219.post-65089978619863062062011-10-16T17:02:00.000-04:002012-05-18T14:36:51.247-04:00Painting at Little Jetties<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">met to paint today at Little Jetties in Mayport, Florida. I've been to Mayport many times, to eat at Singleton's, to board the ferry, and last week, to paint during the Painting the Region event. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I had never been out to the end of the jetty until this morning and I didn't know what I was missing!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I dragged my rolling bag past a dozen or so FCPAP members, all in enviable locations with views of the Intracoastal Waterway, the purple flowering grasses, the fishermen and the aquatic birds. When I got to the end, I found a shady bush and plopped down into the sand. As the dolphins frolicked just offshore, I painted.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> I <i>almost</i> don't care if I like it or not - I just enjoyed sitting on the beach,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">watching the fishermen,women and boys, and the swimming dog. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The girl in the bikini didn't even bother to move.</span></div>
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